exit stairs sign

Shop an exit stairs sign to identify an egress stairway with clear EXIT and STAIRS messaging, tactile characters, braille, and a coordinating stair symbol. Choose from multiple sign collections, colors, and finishes to coordinate required identification with surrounding healthcare signage.

Shop an Exit Stairs Sign

Choose Exit Stair Signs That Fit Your Facility

Exit stair identification can meet a life safety need without looking disconnected from the rest of your interior sign system. Choose a style that coordinates with nearby room, restroom, elevator, and wayfinding signs while keeping the exit message clear and easy to recognize.

When ordering, consider:

• Sign Style: Coordinate the shape, finish, and design with surrounding interior signage.
• Color Contrast: Select text, graphic, and background colors that keep the message easy to distinguish.
• Tactile Features: Choose raised characters and braille for locations where tactile exit identification is required.
• Stair Symbol:Use the graphic as an additional visual cue to reinforce the stairway message.
• Project Consistency: Coordinate signs across multiple stair doors when the same identification is needed throughout a facility.

Match the Sign to the Stair Location

These signs identify stairs that are part of the exit path, combining stair identification with an EXIT message. A stairs exit sign can help distinguish an egress stairway from stairs serving a different purpose.

Other stair locations may require different identification:

• Use Stairs Signs when the primary need is to identify a stairway without an EXIT message.
• Use Stairway Floor Number Signs when a stair enclosure requires floor-level, stair designation, exit-discharge, or other detailed identification.
• Use Exit Route Signs when occupants need directional guidance before reaching the stairway.

Choosing the sign based on the stair’s function helps avoid using a general identifier where more specific egress information is needed.

Exit Stair Signage Requirements

The 2010 ADA Standards specifically require tactile identification at doors serving exit stairways. Required tactile signs must comply with applicable standards for raised characters, braille, visual characters, and mounting location. Review 2010 ADA Standards Section 216.4.1 when selecting signage for an exit stairway.

That requirement applies to the tactile identification at the exit stair door and is separate from other stairway identification or directional signage that may be required elsewhere in the egress system.

Because requirements vary by building, occupancy, location, and adopted code, confirm the required sign and placement with the building official, fire marshal, or other authority having jurisdiction before ordering.

Coordinate Your Exit Signage

Exit stair identification is one part of a complete means-of-egress system. Coordinate stair-door messaging with other Exit Signage so patients, visitors, and staff can recognize exits and follow the appropriate route through the facility.

Shop online or contact HealthcareSigns.com for help coordinating exit, stair, and interior signage across a larger project.