Under the NFPA Life Safety Code (LSC), can an ALC have delayed egress locks on its exit doors?
Yes. The 2006 LSC provides that approved, listed, delayed-egress locks shall be permitted to be installed on doors serving low and ordinary hazard contents in buildings protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic fire detection system in accordance with Section 9.6 or an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 9.7, and where permitted in Chapter 12 through Chapter 42, provided that specific criteria are met, including required signage.
