| 2014-12-18 16:03:29 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY PETER LEDUC, |
| | FIRE MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | PER SECTION 7.2.1.6.2, ACCESS-CONTROLLED EGRESS DOORS |
| | ARE PERMITTED PROVIDED THAT ALL SEVEN OF THE FOLLOWING |
| | CRITERIA ARE MET: |
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| | 1. A SENSOR SHALL BE PROVIDED ON THE EGRESS SIDE, |
| | ARRANGED TO DETECT AN OCCUPANT APPROACHING DOORS THAT |
| | ARE ARRANGED TO UNLOCK IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS UPON |
| | DETECTION |
| | OF AN APPROACHING OCCUPANT OR LOSS OF POWER TO THE |
| | SENSOR. |
| | |
| | 2. LOSS OF POWER TO THE PART OF THE ACCESS CONTROL |
| | SYSTEM THAT LOCKS THE DOORS SHALL AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK |
| | THE DOORS IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS. |
| | |
| | 3. THE DOORS SHALL BE ARRANGED TO UNLOCK IN THE |
| | DIRECTION OF EGRESS FROM A MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE |
| | LOCATED VERTICALLY 40 TO 48 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR AND |
| | WITHIN 60 INCHES |
| | HORIZONTALLY OF THE SECURED DOORS. |
| | 4. THE MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE SHALL BE READILY |
| | ACCESSIBLE AND CLEARLY IDENTIFIED BY A SIGN THAT READS |
| | PUSH TO EXIT. |
| | |
| | 5. WHEN OPERATED, THE MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE SHALL |
| | RESULT IN DIRECT INTERRUPTION OF POWER TO THE LOCK, |
| | INDEPENDENT OF THE ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM ELECTRONICS, |
| | AND THE DOORS |
| | SHALL REMAIN UNLOCKED FOR NOT LESS THAN 30 SECONDS. |
| | |
| | 6. ACTIVATION OF THE BUILDING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL |
| | AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS IN THE DIRECTION OF |
| | EGRESS, AND THE DOORS SHALL REMAIN UNLOCKED UNTIL THE |
| | FIRE ALARM SYSTEM |
| | HAS BEEN MANUALLY RESET. |
| | |
| | 7. ACTIVATION OF THE BUILDING AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER |
| | SYSTEM OR AUTOMATIC DETECTION SYSTEM SHALL |
| | AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS IN THE DIRECTION OF |
| | EGRESS, AND THE DOORS SHALL |
| | REMAIN UNLOCKED UNTIL THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM HAS BEEN |
| | MANUALLY RESET. |
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