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APPENDIX D
Specific Building Codes
The following general information on code requirements should not be considered definitive. The
information provided represents Securitron’s best understanding of individual codes at the time
of this manual’s most recent revision. Codes, however, may change and are also subject to local
interpretations that may differ from those provided here. Please consider this information as a
preliminary point of reference which should be confirmed or altered in accordance with the
direction given by any local authority having jurisdiction.
The following chart (Table D-1) describes four individual building code requirements in five
areas of function: Nuisance Delay, Release Delay, Post Alarm Relocking, Power Loss and Special
Application Requirements.
FUNCTION
Nuisance
Delay
Release
Delay
Post Alarm
Relocking
Power
Loss
Special
Application
Requirements
NFPA-101
NATIONAL FIRE
PREVENTION
ASSOCIATION
[LIFE SAFETY
CODE]
(2006)
Permitted:
1-3 Seconds
- - - - - - - -
Selectable
Permitted:
15 Seconds
- - - - - - -
Local
Approval
30 Seconds
Relocking
- - - - - - - -
Manual
Means
ONLY
Door
Releases
Upon
Loss
of
Power
Visible Sign
(1" High x 1/8"
Stroke)
- - - - - - - - -
Reading:
"PUSH UNTIL
ALARM SOUNDS"
"DOOR CAN BE
OPENED IN 15 [30]
SECONDS"
IBC
INTERNATIONAL
BUILDING CODE
(2006)
Permitted:
1 Second
- - - - - - - -
Fixed
Permitted:
15 Seconds
- - - - - - -
Local
Approval
30 Seconds
Relocking
- - - - - - - -
Manual
Means
ONLY
Door
Releases
Upon
Loss
of
Power
Visible Sign
(Within 12" of
Releasing Device)
- - - - - - - - -
Reading:
"PUSH UNTIL
ALARM SOUNDS"
"DOOR CAN BE
OPENED IN 15 [30]
SECONDS"
Recognized But
Not Active
BOCA
BUILDING
OFFICIALS CODE
ADMINISTRATORS
(2000)
For
Reference
Only
Permitted:
1 Second
- - - - - - - -
Fixed
Permitted:
15 Seconds
- - - - - - -
Local
Approval
30 Seconds
Special
Relocking
Sequence:
- - - - - - -
Delayed
Relock
30 Second
Post Door
Closure
- - - - - - -
Custom
Times
Available
Door
Releases
Upon
Loss
of
Power
Visible Sign
(Within 12" of
Releasing Device)
- - - - - - - - -
Reading:
"PUSH UNTIL
ALARM SOUNDS"
"DOOR CAN BE
OPENED IN 15 [30]
SECONDS"
NBC
NATIONAL
BUILDING CODE
OF
CANADA
(2005)
Not
Allowed
- - - - - - - -
Fixed
Permitted:
15 Seconds
- - - - - - -
ONLY
Relocking
- - - - - - -
Manual
Means
ONLY
Door
Releases
Upon
Loss
of
Power
Visible Sign
(Within 12" of
Releasing Device)
- - - - - - - - -
Reading:
"PUSH UNTIL
ALARM SOUNDS"
"DOOR CAN BE
OPENED IN 15
SECONDS"
Table D-1