The more I look at today’s Wordless Wednesday photos, the more deja vu I’m feeling. Do these doors look familiar to anyone else? I saw them at the Stockyards last week but I’m thinking someone may have sent me photos of the same doors previously. I looked, but I didn’t find them in my archives.
I guess the delayed egress locks weren’t providing this enough security for this western wear store, but I’m sure the padlocked gate on the outside stops shoplifters in their boots. Unfortunately, it also prevents egress in an emergency.
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Guilty
Maybe May or so 2018???
I see they fixed the problem
Interesting that one of the delayed egress doors has the older “KEEP PUSHING” sign while the other door has the newer “PUSH UNTIL ALARM SOUNDS” sign. When did the required text change?
The gates can be used for off-hours security, right?
I’ve seen them allowed when a building is not occupied under certain conditions, but as you can see from these photos, the grilles and other non-compliant security measures often end up in use even when the building is occupied. There are also firefighters to think about, during a fire when the store is closed.
– Lori
This is very common for mercantile spaces in inner city environments. As noted, the locked gates are intended to be used after hours when not occupied. It doesn’t solve the issue brought up regarding firefighter access.
Are these really allowed by code? I’m not able to dig this one up.
Hi Andy –
I thought these might be covered in the section on security grilles, but I just checked the 2024 IBC and the section is specific to horizontal sliding or vertical security grilles – not swinging gates. If these are considered gates, the IBC says: 1010.4 Gates. Gates serving the means of egress system shall comply with the requirements of this section. Gates used as a component in a means of egress shall conform to the applicable requirements for doors.
I’m not sure why a rolling grille would be ok after hours and not a swinging gate…that’s a good question for another post! Here’s the IBC section, which would only permit the grille on the main exit (not the one in the photo), and also requires the gate to be openable from the inside when the space is occupied. This gate is not openable from the inside.
1010.3.4 Security grilles. In Groups B, F, M and S, horizontal sliding or vertical security grilles are permitted at the main exit and shall be openable from the inside without the use of a key or special knowledge or effort during periods that the space is occupied.
The grilles shall remain secured in the full-open position during the period of occupancy by the general public. Where two or more exits or access to exits are required, not more than one-half of the exits or exit access doorways shall be equipped with horizontal sliding or vertical security grilles.
– Lori