| (a) Corridors and other means of egress must be kept
clear of obstructions and must not be used for any purpose which would
interfere with its use as an exit, such as for storage, vending machines,
seating, or similar purposes. The corridor width must be maintained
at all times.
(b) Doors within the means of egress must not be equipped
with a latch or lock which requires the use of a key or tool to open
from the inside of the building. A latch or other fastening device
on a door must be provided with a knob, handle, panic bar, or other
simple type of releasing device, the method of operation of which
is obvious, even in darkness. An exception is that large facilities
are permitted to have doors which are locked, if residents can be
rapidly removed using remote control of locks or by keying all locks
to keys readily available to staff who are in constant attendance.
(c) A hold-open device must be installed on each exit
door of large facilities.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §551.64 adopted to be effective July 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 5328; amended to be effective May 1, 2000, 25 TexReg 3557; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register April 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 1883; amended to be effective February 24, 2022, 47 TexReg 787 |
