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3.4.6.16.(5) | Application | Intent |
OS1 |
Objective | OS1 Fire Safety |
Attribution | |
Application | Application 1: Release hardware on at least one door at each exit and egress location referred to in Sentence 3.4.6.16.(4) for
the egress of persons other than the public during times when the public is
neither present nor being admitted to the area that the exit and
egress facilities serve. This applies to exit and
egress doors referred to in Sentence 3.4.6.16.(1):
This applies, in buildings described
in Sentence 1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A, to:
Application 2: This also applies to:
Exceptions:
except as stated in:
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Intent | Intent 1: To limit the probability that exit and egress door release
hardware will not operate immediately or that doors will not be readily operable
in a fire emergency, which could lead to delays in opening exit and egress
doors, 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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