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Shop an exit stair up sign for doors that lead to a grade-level exterior exit by traveling up a stairway. Choose from multiple healthcare sign collections, colors, finishes, and design styles with raised text and braille for tactile exit identification.

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Choose a Style for Your Exit Door

For California exit doors that lead directly to a grade-level exterior exit by means of a stairway traveling up, EXIT STAIR UP is required tactile messaging. The sign itself can still coordinate with the surrounding interior. Choose from designs that complement nearby room, wayfinding, and life safety signage while keeping the required exit message clear and easy to identify.

When ordering, consider:

• Sign Style: Coordinate the shape, materials, and finish with the facility’s interior sign system.
• Color Contrast: Select text and background colors that keep the required message easy to distinguish.
• Tactile Features: Choose a design with raised characters and braille for accessible identification.
• Installation Environment: Review individual product specifications for mounting options and recommended use.
• Project Consistency: Coordinate signs across applicable exit doors when the same design system is used throughout the facility.

When to Use EXIT STAIR UP

The message is determined by the route beyond the door. Under the 2025 California Building Code, EXIT STAIR UP identifies a required exit door that leads directly to a grade-level exterior exit by means of a stairway that travels up.

This means the sign should be selected based on the actual egress path—not simply because the door is near a stairway. Verify that occupants travel upward after passing through the door and that the stairway leads directly to the applicable grade-level exterior exit before ordering.

For a different route configuration, shop Exit Route Signs to review other tactile exit messages designed for stairs, ramps, exit enclosures, and exit passageways.

EXIT STAIR UP Sign Requirements

California Building Code Section 1013.4 specifically identifies EXIT STAIR UP as one of the tactile messages used for required exit doors leading directly to a grade-level exterior exit by means of a stairway. Raised character and braille exit signs must also comply with applicable California accessibility provisions.

Review the 2025 California Building Code requirements for tactile exit signs when planning California egress signage. Because the required message depends on the route beyond the door, confirm the direction of travel, final exit condition, and project-specific requirements with the building official, fire marshal, or other authority having jurisdiction before ordering.

Coordinate Your Exit Route Signage

Tactile stair-door identification is one part of the larger egress system. Coordinate EXIT STAIR UP messaging with other required Exit Signage so door identification, directional information, and related life safety messages work together throughout the facility.

Shop online or contact HealthcareSigns.com for help coordinating exit and life safety signage across a larger healthcare project.