 MODULE 6.5: REQUIREMENTS FOR EXIT ROUTES
Locking arrangements
- An exit door should be unlocked from the inside.
- Employees should be able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge.
- A device such as a panic bar that locks only from the outside is permitted on exit discharge doors. The door to the right is blocked and the exit sign is not illuminated.
- Exit route doors should be free of any device or alarm that could restrict emergency use of the exit route if the device or alarm fails.
- An exit route door may be locked from the inside only in mental, penal, or correctional facilities and then only if supervisory personnel are continuously on duty and the employer has a plan to remove occupants from the facility during an emergency.
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