Re: sharing an office

[doc -at- edwordsmith -dot- com]

On Monday 22 May 2006 15:32, Geoff Lane wrote:
> On Monday, May 22, 2006, quills -at- airmail -dot- net wrote;
>
> > Or perhaps you boss has an interpretation of this "regulation" that is
> > not being passed on to.
>
> ---
>
> 30 inches per person? There are two people for who that space is an
> escape route. I suspect the boss might be interpreting the requirement
> to mean that each must have 30 inches (i.e. five foot gap) so that
> they can escape simultaneously.
>
> That said, it's only a hunch sparked by experience of pedantic
> jobsworths!

 I get a pretty clear picture of why OSHA, if not the fire marshall, would 
require an emergency egress route to be sized to make it possible for 
everyone in the room to get out without climbing over furniture or each 
other.

But what about widening the office doorway to 60"?  No?  Hmm. But anyway, 
there is still a fair case for doing what can readily be done, to make the 
office a safer place during a general emergency.  To this end, office mates 
could stage OSHA drills, and practice to train themselves to stay calm and 
cooperative in getting out together.  

All standard disclaimers etc.

Ned Bedinger
doc -at- edwordsmith -dot- com

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