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* Life Safety drawings such as this sample need to include all of these requirements…. Top 10 Life Safety Findings Number 10: 13.01.02 Door Locks Doors in the path of egress are not permitted to be locked, with the following exceptions: Clinical needs locks Delayed egress locks Access-control locks Surveyors will cite the organization if they do not comply with these exceptions Top 10 Life Safety Findings Doors in the path of egress may be locked where the clinical needs of the patients require specialized security measures for their safety. This is interpreted for behavioral health units, such as psychiatric units and Alzheimer’s units. These types of locks are not permitted for infant security, or any other purpose. Top 10 Life Safety Findings Delayed egress locks are permitted, but only in buildings fully protected with sprinklers or fully protected with smoke detectors. Common deficiencies cited by the surveyors are for delayed egress locks in buildings that are neither fully smoke detected or sprinklered. Top 10 Life Safety Findings Another frequent citing is a delayed egress lock without the proper signage with 1 inch tall lettering that says: “PUSH UNTIL ALARM SOUNDS DOOR CAN BE OPENED IN 15 SECONDS” Top 10 Life Safety Findings Access-control locks are a misnomer… they are not locks in the path of egress. They are required to have a motion sensor on the egress side that detects a person approaching and automatically unlocks the door. Top 10 Life Safety Findings They are also required to have a “Push to Exit” button mounted on the wall of the egress side, within 5 feet of the door, that unlocks the door when depressed. Frequent findings by surveyors identify hospitals that do not have one or the other, or neither. Top 10 Life Safety Findings So… it’s important to understand that doors in the path of egress cannot be locked, unless they meet the prior exceptions. If cited, it will be an automatic Condition Level Deficiency aka known as a