Group is dead other than Key fighting with trolls

commercial buildings? building code says door MUST open OUT, without the need for a key..has to do with a mob panic thing.. how many fires in night clubs etc that the exits were blocked??? assuming there IS a code in use and its enforced.. this came because of the big fire in NYC many years ago-the 'sweat shop' had the doors locked and no one could leave, place caught on fire.. thats life safety.. is it done otherwise? sure.. how big is the law suit for wrongful death when the accident happens???

--Shiva--

-snip- Naw Tim isn't whining. He's trying to bait Key and Key is (pretty much) ignoring him which is driving Tim nuts.

ohhhhh contrare, this group is not dead, I just don't post much. Easiest resolution, is to place all spammers and BS posters on ignore. It takes care of most !!!!

Jack

From the standpoint of being able to exit at all times, the lock is probably just fine. However:

My mom goes to visit my grandfather (true story) and through the glass panel on the door sees him lying on the kitchen floor. The doors are locked. She has a key. It works. She goes in, renders some aid, and phones for paramedics. This was before cell phones.

Now, supposing she was locked out. Her key doesn't work. Whatever. She isn't strong enough to break in herself. Neighbor isn't home. She runs up and down the street yelling and knocking on doors until someone comes out whereupon the paramedics are summoned, they break down the door and go in. Poor grandpa had to lay there a little longer before getting necessary medical assistance.

As it was, grandpa had a stroke and had already been on the floor for some time.

Now from the fire department standpoint, residential door jambs are mostly not able to withstand the kick of a fireman's turnout boot. Usually the jamb splits and the door remains intact. And the lag time between a fireman seeing someone on the ground and taking out the door is very short. Maybe 2 seconds.

Now, whether or not I would have such a lock? I doubt it. I don't see a need in my situation. And when my son and his wife come to spend the weekend they sometimes arrive late, after the wife and I have turned in. He has a key, they let themselves in.

agree, it took care of troll-boy-timmy for me :-)