Minnesota Administrative Rules

1311.0505

[Repealed, 39 SR 95]

1311.0505 SECTION 505, WINDOWS AND EMERGENCY ESCAPE OPENINGS.

Subpart 1.

Section 505.3 Replacement window emergency escape and rescue openings.

IEBC section 505.3 is amended by adding a subsection to read as follows:

505.3.1 Licensed facilities. Windows in rooms used for foster care or day care licensed or registered by the state of Minnesota shall comply with the provisions of section 505.3 or all of the following conditions, whichever is more restrictive:

a. minimum of 20 inches in clear opening width;

b. minimum of 20 inches in clear opening height;

c. minimum of 648 square inches (4.5 square feet) clear opening; and

d. maximum of 48 inches from the floor to the bottom of the clear opening.

Subp. 2.

Section 505.4 Emergency escape and rescue openings.

IEBC section 505.4 is amended to read as follows:

505.4 Emergency escape and rescue openings. Emergency escape and rescue openings shall be operational from the inside of the room without the use of keys or tools. Bars, grilles, grates, or similar devices are permitted to be placed over emergency escape and rescue openings provided that the minimum net clear opening size complies with the code that was in effect at the time of construction and such devices shall be releasable or removable from the inside without the use of a key, tool, or force greater than that which is required for normal operation of the escape and rescue opening. Where such bars, grilles, grates, or similar devices are installed, they shall not reduce the net clear opening of the emergency escape and rescue openings.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 326B.02; 326B.101; 326B.106

History:

44 SR 487

Published Electronically:

March 31, 2020