Doors are an extremely important part of a reliable means of egress, and are thus an important part of any building's fire protection provisions. Ensuring that doors are not blocked, that their hardware works properly, that fire doors will close and latch, and that they can perform their intended function is an important part of building maintenance. To make sure that doors work as designed, a new Section 7.2.1.15 "Inspection of Door Openings" was added to the 2009 edition of NFPA 101? Life Safety Code? to address the annual inspection of doors that are required to swing in the direction of egress. According to Section 7.2.1.4.2, doors must swing in the direction of egress when they serve an area with 50 or more occupants; when they are used in an exit enclosure; or when they serve an area containing high-hazard contents, as defined in Section 6.2.2.4.
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