Texas Health And Safety Code Title 9, Chapter 791 - Fire Escapes
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 791.001 - Definitions
In this chapter: (1) "Owner" includes an individual, firm, association, or private corporation. (2) "Story" has its usual architectural meaning and includes: (A) a basement...
- Texas Section 791.002 - Fire Escape Required
(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...
- Texas Section 791.003 - Compliance
A building constructed after September 1, 1925, and subject to this chapter shall be equipped with fire escapes and must meet all other requirements of...
- Texas Section 791.004 - Exemptions
(a) This chapter does not apply to the construction of a structure in a municipality that has in effect a nationally recognized model building code...
- Texas Section 791.005 - Location Of Fire Escapes
Consistent with accessibility, each fire escape subject to this chapter must be located as far as possible from stairways, elevator hatchways, and other openings in...
- Texas Section 791.006 - Inspection; Approval
(a) A fire escape subject to this chapter and each extension or addition to that fire escape shall be inspected before being approved for use....
SUBCHAPTER B MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR FIRE ESCAPES
- Texas Section 791.007 - Tests; Affidavit
(a) The person who erects a fire escape shall test the fire escape, on its completion and before final approval of the fire escape, by...
- Texas Section 791.011 - General Requirements
(a) A fire escape shall be constructed and arranged in a manner that: (1) permits exit on the fire escape from each floor of the...
- Texas Section 791.012 - Minimum Specifications For Exterior Stairway Fire Escapes
(a) An exterior stairway fire escape is a structure that: (1) is located on the exterior of a building; (2) is constructed of iron, steel,...
- Texas Section 791.013 - Minimum Specifications For Exterior Chute Fire Escapes
(a) An exterior chute fire escape is a structure that is located on the exterior of a building and constructed of iron or steel and...
- Texas Section 791.014 - Minimum Specifications For Interior Fire Escapes
(a) An interior fire escape may be: (1) a stairway composed of iron, steel, or concrete; or (2) a straight or spiral chute composed of...
- Texas Section 791.015 - Exit Lights; Guide Signs
(a) At least one red light must be installed and maintained in good condition at each exit to a fire escape in a building subject...
SUBCHAPTER C ADDITIONAL FIRE ESCAPE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES
- Texas Section 791.016 - Painting And Maintenance Requirements
(a) A fire escape constructed of iron or steel must be painted with at least two coats of good metallic paint when erected. The fire...
- Texas Section 791.021 - Additional Fire Escapes For Certain Facilities
(a) This section applies to: (1) a hospital; (2) a seminary; (3) a college; (4) an academy; (5) a school; (6) a dormitory; (7) a...
- Texas Section 791.022 - Additional Fire Escapes For Certain Office Buildings, Stores, Or Industrial Plants
(a) This section applies to: (1) an office building; (2) a wholesale or retail mercantile establishment or store; (3) a workshop or manufacturing establishment; or...
- Texas Section 791.023 - Additional Fire Escapes For Certain Warehouses And Mills
(a) This section applies to a warehouse, storehouse, or mill building. (b) Each facility subject to this section and Section 791.002 that has a lot...
SUBCHAPTER D ADDITIONAL FIRE ESCAPE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN SCHOOL BUILDINGS
- Texas Section 791.024 - Additional Fire Escapes For Nonschool Public Buildings
(a) This section applies to a building, other than a school building, that is owned by this state or by a municipality or county of...
- Texas Section 791.031 - Definitions
(a) In this subchapter, "story" means the space between two successive floor levels of a building, and a basement is a story if the floor...
- Texas Section 791.032 - Application
This subchapter applies to a building in which a school of any kind is conducted and that is: (1) at least two stories high; and...
- Texas Section 791.033 - Compliance Requirements
Each person who has charge or supervision of a school building subject to this subchapter, or who has charge or supervision of the letting of...
- Texas Section 791.034 - Administration; Enforcement
(a) The state fire marshal shall administer and supervise the enforcement of this subchapter and Section 791.024. (b) The state fire marshal, an inspector of...
- Texas Section 791.035 - Fire Escape Requirement
(a) A school building of at least three stories and of fireproof construction, semifireproof construction, or ordinary construction shall have one fire escape for each...
- Texas Section 791.036 - Required Types Of Fire Escapes; Specifications
(a) A fire escape for a school building constructed before March 17, 1950, may be either an interior fire escape or an exterior fire escape....
- Texas Section 791.037 - Exterior Fire Escape Exits
(a) An exit door leading to an exterior fire escape must open on a landing that is at least the width of the doors. The...
SUBCHAPTER E ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTY PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 791.038 - Windows
A window located beneath or within 10 feet of a fire escape must be glazed with wire glass. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec....
- Texas Section 791.051 - Enforcement
(a) The attorney general, the county attorney of a county in which a building is maintained in violation of this chapter, or the district attorney...
- Texas Section 791.052 - Criminal Penalty
(a) A person commits an offense if the person obstructs a fire escape or a hallway or entrance leading to a fire escape in a...
Last modified: September 28, 2016