STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS MEANS OF EGRESS
ALL FIRE ESCAPES MUST BE INSPECTED AND CERTIFIED
MUST BE KEPT PAINTED
MUST BE STRUCTURALLY SOUND
MAINTENANCE OF EXITS
OBSTRUCTIONS: It shall be unlawful to obstruct, or reduce in any manner, the clear width of any doorway, halfway, passageway or other means of egress required by the provisions of this regulation.
MAINTENANCE: All exterior stairways and fire escapes shall be kept free of snow and ice. Exterior stairways and fire escapes constructed of materials requiring the application of weather protecting products, shall have these products applied in an approved manner and shall be applied as often as necessary to maintain the stairways and fire escapes in safe condition where corrodible structural parts of such stairways and fire escapes tie directly into the building structural system, all joints shall be sealed as necessary, to prevent water from damaging or corroding structural elements.
TESTING AND CERTIFICATION: All exterior bridges, steel or wooden stairways, fire escapes and egress balconies shall be examined and/or tested and certified for structural adequacy and safety every one to five years (depending on local laws), by a State registered professional engineer, or others qualified and acceptable to the building official; said engineer or others shall then submit an affidavit to the building official.