3.1.8.13. Self-closing Devices

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3.1.8.13. Self-closing Devices

1) Except as permitted by Sentence (2), every door in a fire separation, other than doors to freight elevators and dumbwaiters, shall be equipped with a self-closing device designated to return the door to the closed position after each use.

2) A self-closing device need not be provided on a door that is located between

a) a classroom and a corridor providing access to exit from the classroom in a building that is not more than 3 storeys in building height,

b) a public corridor and an adjacent room of business and personal service occupancy in a building that is not more than 3 storeys in building height provided the door is not located in a dead-end portion of the corridor,

c) a patients' sleeping room and a corridor serving the patients' sleeping room, provided the room and corridor are within a fire compartment in a hospital or nursing home with treatment that complies with the requirements of Article 3.3.3.5., or

d) a patients' sleeping room and an adjacent room that serves the patients' sleeping room, provided these rooms are within a fire compartment in a hospital or nursing home with treatment that complies with the requirements of Article 3.3.3.5.