As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, I was with our current specwriter apprentice/sales development program cohort last week and as always there was no shortage of interesting applications. I stopped into a large retail store to pick up an order from the Amazon Locker, and noticed their Wordless Wednesday method for entrance/exit control at the main entrance:
I also saw the door in the photos below tucked into a cluttered area next to the locker…we know that two motions to unlatch the door would be unacceptable by code. I posted a similar photo a few weeks ago, and asked whether you thought the double-hardware application would meet the intent of the code if only one device was latched. In my opinion, the answer is no – a building occupant would have to know which device to use – this requires special knowledge and could impact egress. Coincidentally, the panic hardware on this door was dogged, so only the exit alarm was latched. Still no. 🙂
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Do you bring this to someone’s attention when you spot these blatant code violations? I’m curious how you and others handle these situations when you find them. I’ve reported a couple violations to my local fire inspector over the years and he didn’t seem too concerned. I’ve only seen one of the two violations since reporting it and it was NOT fixed.
Hi Eric –
I do report the problems in some cases – it depends on how serious the violation is. The AHJs have typically been very responsive.
– Lori