WAC 296-800-31030: Exit doors must be readily opened from the inside.

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WACs > Title 296 > Chapter 296-800 > Section 296-800-31030

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296-800-31025 << 296-800-31030 >> 296-800-31035

WAC 296-800-31030	No agency filings affecting this section since 2003
Exit doors must be readily opened from the inside.

Exemption:

An exit door may be locked or blocked from the inside in a mental, penal, or correctional institution, if supervisory personnel are continuously on duty and a plan exists to remove employees and inmates during an emergency.

You must:

• Make sure all exit doors readily open from the inside without keys, tools, or special knowledge. A device that locks only from the outside, such as a panic bar, is permitted. An exit door must be free of any device or alarm that could restrict emergency use of an exit if the device or alarm fails.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 . 01-11-038, § 296-800-31030, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01.]