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| 2014-09-17 15:39:00 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | ACCESS-CONTROLLED EGRESS DOOR ASSEMBLIES (?MAG-LOCKS?) |
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| | 7.2.1.6.2 (NFPA 101) DOOR ASSEMBLIES IN THE MEANS OF |
| | EGRESS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH AN |
| | APPROVED ENTRANCE AND EGRESS ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM, |
| | PROVIDED THAT ALL 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 DOOR LEAVES |
| | THAT ARE ARRANGED TO UNLOCK IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS |
| | UPON DETECTION OF AN APPROACHING OCCUPANT OR LOSS OF |
| | POWER TO THE SENSOR. |
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| | (2) LOSS OF POWER TO THE PART OF THE ACCESS CONTROL |
| | SYSTEM THAT LOCKS THE DOOR LEAVES SHALL AUTOMATICALLY |
| | UNLOCK THE DOOR LEAVES IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS. |
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| | (3) DOOR LEAVES SHALL BE ARRANGED TO UNLOCK IN THE |
| | DIRECTION OF EGRESS FROM A MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE |
| | LOCATED 40 IN. TO 48 IN. VERTICALLY ABOVE THE FLOOR AND |
| | WITHIN 60 IN. OF THE SECURED DOOR OPENINGS. |
| | |
| | (4) THE MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE SHALL BE READILY |
| | ACCESSIBLE AND CLEARLY IDENTIFIED BY A SIGN THAT READS |
| | AS FOLLOWS: 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 DOOR LEAVES SHALL REMAIN UNLOCKED FOR NOT LESS |
| | THAN 30 SECONDS. |
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| | (6) ACTIVATION OF THE BUILDING FIRE-PROTECTIVE |
| | SIGNALING SYSTEM, IF PROVIDED, SHALL AUTOMATICALLY |
| | UNLOCK THE DOOR LEAVES IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS, AND |
| | THEY SHALL REMAIN UNLOCKED UNTIL THE FIRE-PROTECTIVE |
| | SIGNALING SYSTEM HAS BEEN MANUALLY RESET. |
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| | (7) THE ACTIVATION OF MANUAL FIRE ALARM BOXES THAT |
| | ACTIVATE THE BUILDING FIRE-PROTECTIVE SIGNALING SYSTEM |
| | SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO UNLOCK THE DOOR LEAVES. (8) |
| | ACTIVATION OF THE BUILDING AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER OR FIRE |
| | DETECTION SYSTEM, IF PROVIDED, SHALL AUTOMATICALLY |
| | UNLOCK THE DOOR LEAVES IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS, AND |
| | THEY SHALL REMAIN UNLOCKED UNTIL THE FIRE-PROTECTIVE |
| | SIGNALING SYSTEM HAS BEEN MANUALLY RESET. |
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| | ALL OF THESE REQUIRMENTS SHALL BE MET AND CLEARLY |
| | IDENTIFIED AND INDICATED ON THE PLAN AT EACH INTENDED |
| | INSTALLATION LOCATION. |
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