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6. All clinical staff shall have the keys, codes or delay electronics have been deactivated,
other means necessary to operate the locking sys- rearming the delay electronics shall be by
tems. manual means only.
7. Emergency lighting shall be provided at the door. Exception: Where approved, a delay of not
8. The door locking system units shall be listed in more than 30 seconds is permitted on a
accordance with UL 294. delayed egress door.
Exceptions: 5. The egress path from any point shall not pass
through more than one delayed egress locking
1. Items 1 through 4 shall not apply to doors to system.
areas occupied by persons who, because of
clinical needs, require restraint or containment Exceptions:
as part of the function of a psychiatric treat- 1. In Group I-2 or I-3 occupancies, the
ment area. egress path from any point in the
2. Items 1 through 4 shall not apply to doors to building shall pass through not more
areas where a listed egress control system is than two delayed egress locking
utilized to reduce the risk of child abduction systems provided that the combined
from nursery and obstetric areas of a Group I-2 delay does not exceed 30 seconds.
hospital. 2. In Group I-1 or I-4 occupancies, the
[BE] 1010.1.9.8 Delayed egress. Delayed egress lock- egress path from any point in the
ing systems, shall be permitted to be installed on doors building shall pass through not more
serving the following occupancies in buildings that are than two delayed egress locking
equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler sys- systems provided that the combined
tem in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or an delay does not exceed 30 seconds
approved automatic smoke or heat detection system and the building is equipped
installed in accordance with Section 907: throughout with an automatic
sprinkler system in accordance with
1. Group B, F, I, M, R, S and U occupancies.
Section 903.3.1.1.
2. Group E classrooms with an occupant load of less 6. A sign shall be provided on the door and shall
than 50.
be located above and within 12 inches (305
Exception: Delayed egress locking systems shall be mm) of the door exit hardware:
permitted to be installed on exit or exit access doors, 6.1. For doors that swing in the direction of
other than the main exit or exit access door, serving egress, the sign shall read: PUSH
a courtroom in buildings equipped throughout with UNTIL ALARM SOUNDS. DOOR
an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with CAN BE OPENED IN 15 [30]
Section 903.3.1.1.
SECONDS.
[BE] 1010.1.9.8.1 Delayed egress locking system. 6.2. For doors that swing in the opposite
The delayed egress locking system shall be installed direction of egress, the sign shall read:
and operated in accordance with all of the following:
PULL UNTIL ALARM SOUNDS.
1. The delay electronics of the delayed egress DOOR CAN BE OPENED IN 15 [30]
locking system shall deactivate upon actuation SECONDS.
of the automatic sprinkler system or automatic 6.3 The sign shall comply with the visual
fire detection system, allowing immediate, character requirements in ICC A117.1.
free egress.
Exception: Where approved, in Group I
2. The delay electronics of the delayed egress occupancies, the installation of a sign is not
locking system shall deactivate upon loss of required where care recipients who,
power controlling the lock or lock mechanism, because of clinical needs, require restraint
allowing immediate free egress.
or containment as part of the function of the
3. The delayed egress locking system shall have treatment area.
the capability of being deactivated at the fire 7. Emergency lighting shall be provided on the
command center and other approved locations.
egress side of the door.
4. An attempt to egress shall initiate an irrevers- 8. The delayed egress locking system units shall
ible process that shall allow such egress in not be listed in accordance with UL 294.
more than 15 seconds when a physical effort
to exit is applied to the egress side door hard- [BE] 1010.1.9.9 Sensor release of electrically locked
ware for not more than 3 seconds. Initiation of egress doors. Sensor release of electric locking sys-
the irreversible process shall activate an audi- tems shall be permitted on doors located in a the means
ble signal in the vicinity of the door. Once the of egress in any occupancy except Group H where

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