2023-04-03 12:39:40 | FIRE PROVISO: |
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| ALL ACCESS CONTROL SHALL COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF |
| NFPA 101, CH 7, MEANS OF EGRESS. |
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| 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. |
| (6) HARDWARE FOR NEW INSTALLATIONS IS LISTED IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH |
| ANSI/UL 294, STANDARD FOR ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM UNITS. |
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| 7.2.1.6* SPECIAL LOCKING ARRANGEMENTS. |
| 7.2.1.6.1 DELAYED-EGRESS ELECTRICAL LOCKING SYSTEMS. |
| 7.2.1.6.1.1 APPROVED, DELAYED-EGRESS ELECTRICAL LOCKING |
| SYSTEMS SHALL |
| BE PERMITTED TO BE INSTALLED ON DOOR ASSEMBLIES SERVING |
| LOW- AND |
| ORDINARY- |
| HAZARD CONTENTS IN BUILDINGS PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN |
| APPROVED, SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM IN |
| ACCORDANCE |
| WITH SECTION 9.6 OR AN APPROVED, SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC |
| SPRINKLER SYSTEM |
| IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.7, AND WHERE PERMITTED IN |
| CHAPTERS 11 |
| THROUGH 43, PROVIDED THAT ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA |
| ARE MET: |
| (1) THE DELAY OF THE DELAYED-EGRESS ELECTRICAL LOCKING |
| SYSTEM SHALL |
| DEACTIVATE ALLOWING UNOBSTRUCTED EGRESS UPON ACTUATION |
| OF ONE OF |
| THE FOLLOWING: |
| (A) APPROVED, SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN |
| ACCORDANCE |
| WITH SECTION 9.7 |
| (B) NOT MORE THAN ONE HEAT DETECTOR OF AN APPROVED, |
| SUPERVISED |
| AUTOMATIC FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| SECTION 9.6 |
| (C) NOT MORE THAN TWO SMOKE DETECTORS OF AN APPROVED, |
| SUPERVISED |
| AUTOMATIC FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| SECTION 9.6 |
| (2) THE DELAY OF THE DELAYED-EGRESS ELECTRICAL LOCKING |
| SYSTEM SHALL |
| DEACTIVATE ALLOWING UNOBSTRUCTED EGRESS UPON LOSS OF |
| POWER CONTROLLING |
| THE LOCK OR LOCKING MECHANISM. |
| (3)* AN IRREVERSIBLE PROCESS SHALL RELEASE THE |
| ELECTRICAL LOCK IN THE |
| DIRECTION OF EGRESS WITHIN 15 SECONDS, OR 30 SECONDS |
| WHERE |
| APPROVED BY THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION, UPON |
| APPLICATION OF |
| A FORCE TO THE RELEASE DEVICE REQUIRED IN 7.2.1.5.10 |
| UNDER ALL OF THE |
| FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: |
| (A) THE FORCE SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO EXCEED 15 LBF |
| (67 N). |
| (B) THE FORCE SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO BE CONTINUOUSLY |
| APPLIED FOR |
| MORE THAN 3 SECONDS. |
| (C) THE INITIATION OF THE RELEASE PROCESS SHALL |
| ACTIVATE AN AUDIBLE |
| SIGNAL IN THE VICINITY OF THE DOOR OPENING. |
| (D) ONCE THE ELECTRICAL LOCK HAS BEEN RELEASED BY THE |
| APPLICATION |
| OF FORCE TO THE RELEASING DEVICE, REARMING THE DELAY |
| ELECTRONICS |
| SHALL BE BY MANUAL MEANS ONLY. |
| (4)* A READILY VISIBLE, DURABLE SIGN THAT CONFORMS TO |
| THE VISUAL CHARACTERS |
| REQUIREMENTS OF ICC/ANSI A117.1, ACCESSIBLE AND USABLE |
| BUILDINGS |
| AND FACILITIES, SHALL BE LOCATED ON THE DOOR LEAF |
| ADJACENT TO THE |
| RELEASE DEVICE IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS, AND SHALL |
| READ AS FOLLOWS: |
| (A) PUSH UNTIL ALARM SOUNDS, DOOR CAN BE OPENED |
| IN 15 SECONDS, FOR DOORS THAT SWING IN THE DIRECTION OF |
| EGRESS TRAVEL |
| (B) PULL UNTIL ALARM SOUNDS, DOOR CAN BE OPENED |
| IN 15 SECONDS, FOR DOORS THAT SWING AGAINST THE |
| DIRECTION |
| OF EGRESS TRAVEL |
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| PETER LEDUC |
| FIRE MARSHAL |
| 561-804-4709 |
| [email protected] |
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