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Plan Review Notes

Notes

Date	Text
2021-01-29 14:28:48	FIRE PROVISO:

	ALL ACCESS CONTROL SHALL BE INSTALLED PER NFPA 101, CH
	7, MEANS OF EGRESS

	7.2.1.5.6 DOOR HARDWARE RELEASE OF ELECTRICALLY LOCKED
	EGRESS
	DOOR ASSEMBLIES. DOOR ASSEMBLIES IN THE MEANS OF EGRESS
	SHALL BE
	PERMITTED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH APPROVED ELECTRICAL
	LOCKING SYSTEMS
	RELEASED BY THE OPERATION OF DOOR HARDWARE PROVIDED
	THAT ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
	CONDITIONS ARE MET:
	(1) THE HARDWARE FOR EGRESS-SIDE OCCUPANT RELEASE OF
	THE ELECTRICAL
	LOCK IS AFFIXED TO THE DOOR LEAF.
	(2) THE HARDWARE HAS AN OBVIOUS METHOD OF OPERATION
	THAT IS READILY
	OPERATED IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS UNDER ALL LIGHTING
	CONDITIONS.
	(3) THE HARDWARE IS CAPABLE OF BEING OPERATED WITH ONE
	HAND IN THE
	DIRECTION OF EGRESS.
	(4) OPERATION OF THE HARDWARE DIRECTLY INTERRUPTS THE
	POWER SUPPLY TO
	THE ELECTRIC LOCK AND UNLOCKS THE DOOR ASSEMBLY IN THE
	DIRECTION
	OF EGRESS.
	(5)* LOSS OF POWER TO THE LISTED RELEASING HARDWARE
	AUTOMATICALLY ELECTRICALLY
	UNLOCKS THE DOOR ASSEMBLY IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS.


	PETER LEDUC
	FIRE MARSHAL
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