Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
Title 9. SAFETY |
Subtitle C. FIRE |
Chapter 791. FIRE ESCAPES |
Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Sec. 791.002. FIRE ESCAPE REQUIRED
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(a) The owner of a building shall equip the building with at least one fire escape and with additional fire escapes as required by Subchapters C and D if the building has at least:
(1) three stories and is used as a facility subject to Subchapter C; or
(2) two stories and is used as a school.
(b) A fire escape required by this chapter must meet the specifications provided by this chapter for an exterior stairway fire escape, an exterior chute fire escape, a combination of those exterior fire escapes, or an interior fire escape.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.