4101:2-90-14 Hardware for exit doors.

For exit doors from spaces where it is not necessary to have persons restrained, hardware shall be Type A or B as classified in section 1223.27 OBC-1964. Reliable means shall be provided through the design, construction, arrangement, and operation of looking devices or through sufficient attendants on duty at all times to permit the prompt release of persons from any locked part of the building should an emergency occur.

The requirement for Type A or B hardware does not apply to small rest homes.

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 07/10/2007 and 07/01/2012

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 3781.10(E)

Rule Amplifies: 3781.03, 3791.04

Prior Effective Dates: 12/21/76