The _________ is that portion of a means of egress that leads to an exit.

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

Answer: (B)

Exit access describes the portion of a means of egress that leads from the occupied area toward the exit. It covers spaces like corridors, aisles, ramps, and doors that connect people to the exit boundary, stopping where the protected exit path begins. After you pass the exit boundary, you’re in the protected path called the exit, and then the path that carries you from the exit to the exterior is the exit discharge. The other terms don’t fit this description: exit discharge is the segment from the exit to the outside, exit width refers to how wide the components must be rather than what part of the path is being described, and exit clearance isn’t a standard term for describing a portion of the means of egress.