Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 518 - FREESTANDING EMERGENCY CENTER CODE › Section 518.2180 - Construction Details

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
			 Compartmentation, exits, automatic extinguishing systems and other details
			 relating to fire prevention and fire protection shall comply with requirements
			 listed in the appropriate sections of NFPA 101.
b) Items such as drinking fountains,
			 telephone booths, vending machines and portable equipment shall be located so
			 as not to restrict corridor traffic or reduce the corridor width below the
			 required minimum.
c) Doors
1) Doors to observation/treatment rooms shall
			 not be lockable from inside the room.
2) Special Locking Arrangements: Electronic
			 locking devices may be installed at specific locations to restrict egress or
			 ingress for patient/staff safety or security, provided that each of the
			 following is complied with and after receiving approval from the Department:
A) The facility shall submit a narrative to
			 the Department providing a rationale for having a locked door in a required
			 means of egress. The rationale shall relate to security issues.
B) The building shall be fully
			 sprinklered.
C) All locking system
			 components shall be U.L. listed.
D)
			 Cross corridor, smoke or control doors that are located in a required means of
			 egress shall be secured only with electronic locks and automatic release
			 devices. The use of only manual keys or tools to unlock the door is not
			 permitted.
E) Locked doors shall
			 have continuous staff supervision (direct or electronic remote).
F) No other type of locking arrangement shall
			 be used in a required means of egress.
G) All locked doors shall release
			 automatically with actuation of the fire alarm system.
H) All doors shall release automatically with
			 loss of electrical power to the locking device.
I) All locks shall initiate an irreversible
			 process that will release the lock within 15 seconds whenever a force of not
			 more than 15 pounds is continuously applied to the release device (lever type
			 handle or panic bar) for a period of not more than three seconds. Relocking of
			 such doors shall be by manual means only. Operation of the release device shall
			 activate a sign in the vicinity of the door to assure those attempting to exit
			 that the system is functional. Delays of up to 30 seconds may be acceptable,
			 based on the program narrative.
J)
			 Permanent signs shall be posted on locked doors that state: "Push until alarm
			 sounds. Door will be opened in 15 seconds." Sign letters must be at least 1
			 inch high with 1/8 inch stroke. Signs may be omitted for security reasons,
			 based on review and approval by the Department of the written
			 rationale.
K) Emergency lighting
			 shall be provided at all locked door locations.
L) The FEC shall fully apprise the local fire
			 department of locked doors or units and all related details of the
			 system.
M) Any discharge exit door
			 may be locked against entry.
N)
			 Additional electronic release of locked doors initiated from a staff duty
			 station is to be provided.
O) No
			 more than one such device may be installed in any path of travel to exit
			 discharge.