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3.3.4.5.(1) | Application | Intent |
| OS3 |
| Objective | OS3 Safety in Use |
| Attribution | |
| Application | Application 1: Locking mechanisms on doors opening onto a public
corridor that provides an access to exit from
a suite.
Exceptions:
except for hotels and motels.
This applies to floor areas or parts
of floor areas used, or intended for use, as residential occupancies, 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).
Exceptions:
except as stated in:
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| Intent | Intent 1: To limit the probability that a person leaving a suite in
an emergency situation will be unable to return to the suite if they encounter
untenable conditions in the egress routes by reason of the door shutting and
locking behind them, which could lead to harm to persons. |
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