ERD - "Emergency route diagram." (ASTM E2238-02 Section 1.1)
ORIENTATION - "ERD's should represent and be oriented to the actual floor arrangement as viewed by the building occupants. This means that the top of the diagram should be oriented in the direction the reader is facing." (ASTM E2238-02 Section 8)
CADD STUDIO LLC plans are rotated so that you don't have to imagine yourself upside down to read the map and to know how to exit the building.
LIMITED INFORMATION - "ERD's should contain only the information necessary for the occupant to become oriented to and locate the egress path(s) from their locations." (ASTM E2238-02 Section 5.1)
CADD STUDIO LLC plans show only the text necessary to direct the reader to safety.
"ERD's should only cover the area/floor of the facility that contains the primary and secondary routes." (ASTM E2238-02 Section 5.1.1)
CADD STUDIO LLC plans limit the portion of the building shown. This allows the scale of the plans to be larger and easier to read.
IN COLOR - "Optimally, signs should be provided in color to more easily distinguish primary and secondary routes." (ASTM E2238-02 Section 5.1.2)
CADD STUDIO LLC plans are printed in color and mounted in red frames to distinguish them as containing emergency information.
YOU ARE HERE - "The current location should be…labeled "YOU ARE HERE" in capital letters." (ASTM E2238-02 Section 5.1.3)
CADD STUDIO LLC plans have a bright yellow oval that quickly catches the reader's attention.
ROUTES - "The primary path of egress should be represented by a continuous, solid red line with directional arrows from the Current Location to the primary exit." (ASTM E2238-02 Section 5.1.6.1)
CADD STUDIO LLC plans have a red primary route line that is sanded for improved visibility.
"The secondary path of egress should be represented by a continuous, dashed blue line with a directional arrow from the Current Location to the secondary exit." (ASTM E2238-02 Section 5.1.6.2)
CADD STUDIO LLC plans have a blue secondary route line that is sanded for improved visibility.
ASSEMBLY LOCATIONS - "The ERD should display point(s) of assembly for building occupants to gather and to be accounted." (ASTM E2238-02 Section 5.1.11)
CADD STUDIO LLC plans list the assembly point and allow the customer to denote different assembly points for different sections of the building.
TEMPORARY SHELTER "Temporary shelters should be marked by dashed double red lines." (ASTM E2238-02 Section 5.1.5)
CADD STUDIO LLC plans show severe weather shelters as hatched areas.
EXITS "Exits should be marked by a rectangle marked "EXIT" in red capital letters." (ASTM E2238-02 Section 5.1.4)
CADD STUDIO LLC plans mark the actual exit from the building for both evacuation routes.
FRAMES - "ERD's should be durable and not subject to deterioration such as fading and tearing." (ASTM E2238-02 Section 7.1)
CADD STUDIO LLC plans are mounted in 16"X16", matted red aluminum frames with Plexiglas fronts and ready to hang. Tamper resistant mounting hardware is available from CADD STUDIO LLC.
PLACEMENT -- "Facilities should consider placing ERD's in every room, at each exit (if there are multiple room exits), and in large occupancy areas every 50-75 ft." (ASTM E2238-02 Section 9.1)
CADD STUDIO LLC will provide you a marked drawing showing where each of the proposed plans is to be placed.
TITLE - "The top of the ERD should display a title indicating the floor number." (ASTM E2238-02 Section 5.1.1)
CADD STUDIO LLC plans have a bold red lettered title block that shows the floor number for buildings with multiple floors.
ILLUMINATION - "ERD's should be continuously illuminated on its face with a minimum of one (1) footcandle (10 lux). ERD's can be self-luminous in accordance with ASTM E 2072 or UL 924, or both." (ASTM E2238-02 Section 6.2)
CADD STUDIO LLC plans are available in photo luminescent (Glow-in-the-dark) media.
EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT - "Fire safety plans shall include the following: 4.6 Manual fire alarm boxes. 4.7 Portable fire extinguishers." (IFC, Chapter 4 Section 404.3.2)
CADD STUDIO LLC plans show the location of emergency equipment e.g. fire extinguishers, fire alarm pull stations, first aid cabinets, eyewash stations, etc. Customers choose which items of emergency equipment they want to show on the finished plans.
EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER - "Fire evacuation plans shall include the following: 6. The preferred…means of reporting fires or other emergencies…" (IFC, Chapter 4 Section 404.3.1)
CADD STUDIO LLC plans list the building's emergency phone number.
COMPANY LOGO - CADD STUDIO LLC plans include your company logo on every plan.
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