Means of Egress Plan — NFPA 101 + OSHA 1910.36-37
Egress plan covering OSHA 1910.36-37 and NFPA 101 Life Safety Code. Documents exit access, exits, and exit discharge for each workplace, with signage, lighting, and capacity requirements local fire authorities inspect.
When this template is required
29 CFR 1910.36 and 1910.37 require adequate means of egress in every workplace. NFPA 101 (Life Safety Code) is widely adopted by local fire codes. Existing buildings often have egress issues — blocked exits, locked doors, inadequate lighting, missing signage. Plan documents the egress system.
Why this template
OSHA + NFPA 101
OSHA 1910.36-37 provides workplace baseline; NFPA 101 provides building-level requirements adopted by local fire codes. Plan addresses both.
Per-area documentation
Each work area needs adequate egress — typically two exits if occupancy or travel distance exceeds thresholds. Plan documents and identifies inadequacies.
Emergency lighting + exit signs
Monthly visual inspection and annual functional testing (30-second monthly, 90-minute annual battery test). Schedule included.
Obstruction prevention
Blocked exits are #1 egress citation. Procedure addresses ongoing prevention — visual inspections, contractor coordination, immediate correction.
What you receive
- Means of Egress Plan (Word .docx)
- Per-area egress documentation (exits, distances, capacity)
- Egress lighting inspection schedule
- Exit signage inspection schedule
- Exit door hardware (panic hardware where required)
- Obstruction prevention procedure
- Emergency lighting testing (30-sec monthly, 90-min annual)
- Coordination with EAP
How you get it
This document is written and reviewed against the standard it cites, and it is ready now. The download link is emailed as soon as your payment clears.
Revisions included — if something about your operation changes what the document should say, reply to the delivery email and we will amend it.
Who buys this
- Office buildings
- Manufacturing facilities
- Warehouses
- Retail and hospitality
- Healthcare facilities
- Educational facilities
Frequently asked
What's means of egress?
Path from any point to public way outside. Three parts: exit access (path to exit), exit (door/stair), exit discharge (path to public way). All three need adequacy for safe evacuation.
How is this different from EAP?
EAP covers response procedures. Means of Egress covers the physical egress system. Both needed. EAP USES the egress system; system must be adequate for EAP to work.
What's NFPA 101?
Life Safety Code — comprehensive building life safety standard. Adopted by most state/local fire codes. Plan provides OSHA-required workplace elements with NFPA 101 alignment.
What about panic hardware?
NFPA 101 and local fire codes require panic hardware (push bar) on exit doors of high-occupancy or high-hazard buildings. Plan documents required locations and inspection schedule.