The_________ is that portion of a means of egress that is between the end of an exit and a public way.

• A. Exit discharge
• B. Exit access
• C. Exit clearance
• D. Exit width

Answer: (A)

The means of egress is made up of three parts: exit access, the path inside the building from occupied space to the exit door; the exit, the protected path from that door to the discharge point outside; and the exit discharge, which is the portion that runs from the end of the exit to a public way. The segment between the last door of the exit and the outside public way is the exit discharge. This is the part occupants travel through to reach the street or other public space, after leaving the building. Exit access describes the interior approach to an exit, while exit width is a measurement of openings or corridors, not a segment of egress. Exit clearance isn’t a standard term for a portion of means of egress.