Fire Code Door Handles

Above all equip doors with panic hardware and fire exit hardware.

Fire code door handles.

Fire life safety accessibility codes a reference guide for doors hardware. Building codes for exterior doors. Safety to life in buildings and structures covers the life safety code. These products ensure that the doors can be unlocked automatically upon fire alarm or by a signal from the fire command center and that they remain latched as required for fire doors.

Commercial cylindrical lever heavy duty non handed grade 2 door handle passage satin chrome 26d inox bl 07 ul 3 hour fire rated ada compliant 4 3 out of 5 stars 33 99 70 99. Nfpa 80 standard for fire doors and other opening protectives 2007 edition 20 21 nfpa 80 standard for fire doors and fire windows. Title 24 part 2 section 2 3303 b 2 a. Doors to enclosed fire service access elevator lobbies with the exception of doors to the hoistway elevator control room or elevator control space.

Hardware consisting of bars that extend to at least half of the width of the door leaf. This standard regulates the installation and maintenance of assemblies and devices used to protect openings in walls floors and ceilings against the spread of fire and smoke within into or out of buildings. 1 1 1 with the exception of fabric fire safety curtain assemblies this standard addresses assemblies that have. Codes typically require stair doors to be equipped with fail safe electrified locks or fail safe electrified lever trim for fire exit panic hardware.

Authorities having jurisdiction determine the codes that apply in a specific geographic area. For example this should not be less than 30 inches and not more than 44 inches above the floor. Ingersoll rand is a 17 billion global diversified industrial company driven by employees who are proud to offer products. An applied force of 15 pounds should be enough to release the latch.

Overall a fire rating can range from 20 minutes to three hours but keep in mind that 20 minute doors are designed to block smoke rather than flames. A 1 1 see annex k for general information about fire doors. The rating requirements for each type of door and wall in a building are set by a fire marshal or by building codes.