Which term refers to the portion of the means of egress that is inside the building and leads to an exit?

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

Answer: (B)

The means of egress is made up of three parts: the interior portion that leads toward an exit, the interior protected path itself, and the exterior portion after leaving the building. The term for the inside portion that directs occupants toward an exit is exit access. It includes spaces like rooms, corridors, and lobbies from which you begin moving toward an exit door. The next segment, the exit, is the protected interior path to the outside, and exit discharge is the portion outside the building leading to the public way. So, the inside-to-exit portion described is exit access.