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3.3.1.13.(7)
ApplicationIntent
OS3
ObjectiveOS3 Safety in Use
Attribution
[F12-OS3.7]
Application
Application 1: 
Method and location of release of local locking devices permitted by Sentence 3.3.1.13.(6) 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 limit the probability that security personnel will be unable to operate the door release hardware from either sides of the door in an emergency situation, which could lead to persons being trapped in a contained use area or an impeded egress zone, which could lead to delays in the evacuation or movement of persons to a safe place, which could lead to harm to persons.
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