Understanding Means of Egress in Assembly Occupancies

Type: Instructor Led Classroom Training 

Location: On-Site at BFCA 

Time: 8:45 AM - 4 PM CST 

Course Description:

A six-hour (0.6 CEU) course structured for the municipal instructor or design professional, this course administers comprehensive instruction and illustration of the use, application, intent and rationale of appropriate means of egress (Chapter 10) as defined in the 2021 International Building Code.  Participants will be led in demonstrating knowledge in the different occupancy classifications; calculations of occupancy load in each area; location of specific code sections that provide requirements, and the interrelationships between occupancy, number of occupants, and common path of travel to determine the means of egress.  Participants will apply the code requirements to create a safe and code compliant means of egress system.

Learning Objectives:

Students successfully completing the IBC Chapter 10 – Means of Egress six-hour course will:

• Identify and apply code requirements to create a safe and code compliant means of egress system
• Utilize specified codes to determine means of egress requirements
• Recognize and differentiate the interrelationships between occupancy, number of occupants, and common path of travel
• Demonstrate the use of given formulas to calculate the occupant load in each area