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2022-05-03 09:45:49 | FIRE PROVISO COMMENTS: |
| NFPA 101, LIFE SAFETY CODE |
| (1) 7.2.1.5 LOCKS, LATCHES, AND ALARM DEVICES. |
| 7.2.1.5.1 DOOR LEAVES SHALL BE ARRANGED TO BE OPENED |
| READILY |
| FROM THE EGRESS SIDE WHENEVER THE BUILDING IS OCCUPIED. |
| 7.2.1.5.2* THE REQUIREMENT OF 7.2.1.5.1 SHALL NOT APPLY |
| TO DOOR |
| LEAVES OF LISTED FIRE DOOR ASSEMBLIES AFTER EXPOSURE TO |
| ELEVATED |
| TEMPERATURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LISTING, BASED ON |
| LABORATORY |
| FIRE TEST PROCEDURES. |
| 7.2.1.5.3 LOCKS, IF PROVIDED, SHALL NOT REQUIRE THE USE |
| OF A KEY, |
| A TOOL, OR SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OR EFFORT FOR OPERATION |
| FROM THE |
| EGRESS SIDE. |
| 7.2.1.5.4 THE REQUIREMENTS OF 7.2.1.5.1 AND 7.2.1.5.3 |
| SHALL NOT |
| APPLY WHERE OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN CHAPTERS 18 THROUGH |
| 23. |
| 7.2.1.5.5 KEY-OPERATED LOCKS. |
| 7.2.1.5.5.1* EXTERIOR DOOR ASSEMBLIES SHALL BE |
| PERMITTED TO |
| HAVE KEY-OPERATED LOCKS FROM THE EGRESS SIDE, PROVIDED |
| THAT ALL |
| OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET: |
| (1) THIS ALTERNATIVE IS PERMITTED IN CHAPTERS 11 |
| THROUGH 43 |
| FOR THE SPECIFIC OCCUPANCY. |
| (2) A READILY VISIBLE, DURABLE SIGN IN LETTERS NOT LESS |
| THAN 1 IN. |
| (25 MM) HIGH ON A CONTRASTING BACKGROUND THAT READS AS |
| FOLLOWS IS LOCATED ON OR ADJACENT TO THE DOOR LEAF: |
| THIS |
| DOOR TO REMAIN UNLOCKED WHEN THE BUILDING |
| IS OCCUPIED. |
| (3) THE LOCKING DEVICE IS OF A TYPE THAT IS READILY |
| DISTINGUISHABLE |
| AS LOCKED. |
| (4) A KEY IS IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE TO ANY OCCUPANT |
| INSIDE THE |
| BUILDING WHEN IT IS LOCKED. |
| 7.2.1.5.5.2 THE ALTERNATIVE PROVISIONS OF 7.2.1.5.5.1 |
| SHALL BE |
| PERMITTED TO BE REVOKED BY THE AUTHORITY HAVING |
| JURISDICTION |
| FOR CAUSE. |
| (2) 37.3.5.3 PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS SHALL BE |
| PROVIDED IN ALL |
| MERCANTILE OCCUPANCIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.9. |
| |
| C. WALKER |
| 561-804-4762 |
| [email protected] |