Fire exit signs or Exit signs

[Guest Sue Hallworth]

We are in the process of making sure that all our routes to exits/fire exits have the correct signs to conform to regulations. Please can you advise if the signs with the word Fire exit, an arrow and a running man are only to be used to direct to a dedicated fire exit? Should other routes to exits that are used on a daily basis but which would also be used to exit in the case of a fire have signs with just the word Exit, an arrow and a running man?

Thank you

[Tom Sutton]

All exits are dedicated fire exits, if they are needed to escape from a fire. If a route is unfamiliar to the occupants, like routes not in normal use, or people who are unfamiliar to the premises, like visitors, then these routes should be signed using the standard fire exit sign. The standard sign is the Icon (running man left or right) and the directional arrow pointing in the direction of escape. You can also have supplementary text Fire Exit or Exit or FIRE EXIT or EXIT.