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3.3.1.13.(6)
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Application
Application 1: 
Locking devices on an egress door in an access to exit serving a contained use area or an impeded egress zone, in buildings described in Sentence 1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A.
Application 2: 
This also applies to tents and air-supported structures, as stated in Sentences 3.1.6.1.(1) and 9.10.1.2.(1).
Application 3: 
This also applies to the release hardware for:
  • sliding exit doors permitted to serve Group B, Division 1 occupancies or impeded egress zones in other occupancies, as stated in Sentence 3.4.6.13.(2), and
  • a principal entrance door to a building as well as exit doors that are permitted not to be readily openable, as stated in Sentence 3.4.6.15.(1).
Exceptions: 
except as stated in:
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Intent
Intent 1: 
To exempt doors in certain occupancies from the requirements of Sentences 3.3.1.13.(2) and 3.4.6.15.(1) to be readily openable, on the basis that the doors can be released locally or remotely by trained staff.
Intent 2: 
To state the application of Sentences 3.3.1.13.(7) and (8).
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