Re-Entry Door Unlocked By Fire Alarm Braille & Tactile Signs

Clearly communicate how an emergency crossover door functions during a fire alarm with Safety Media’s Re-Entry Door Unlocked By Fire Alarm Braille & Tactile Signs. These signs provide the required tactile re-entry message in raised characters and Braille so people using an exit stair can identify that an electromagnetically locked crossover door will unlock when the fire alarm system releases the locking device.

Ontario Building Code Article 3.4.6.16.(5)(l) addresses electromagnetic locks installed on doors providing emergency crossover access from exit stairs in accordance with Article 3.4.6.18. Subclause 3.4.6.16.(5)(l)(iii) requires a tactile information sign displaying the words RE-ENTRY DOOR UNLOCKED BY FIRE ALARM to be permanently mounted near the door on the exit-stair side and to comply with Article 3.8.3.1. This product addresses the tactile signage requirement. A separate visual information sign with the same wording is required to be mounted directly on the door, on the exit-stair side, under Subclause 3.4.6.16.(5)(l)(ii).

Product Specifications:

• Wording: RE-ENTRY DOOR UNLOCKED BY FIRE ALARM
• Size: 13 in. W × 5.5 in. H
• Tactile Characters: Raised 1 mm
• Braille: Raised 0.7 mm
• Material: Choose from 1/8 in. thick PVC Sintra or 1/8 in. brushed silver aluminum composite panel (ACM).
• Printing: UV printed
• Ontario Building Code Application: Designed for the tactile re-entry signage requirement in OBC 3.4.6.16.(5)(l)(iii).
• Mounting: Double-sided foam tape
• Application: Tactile identification near applicable emergency crossover doors from exit stairs

Installation reference: Because this tactile sign is required under OBC 3.4.6.16.(5)(l)(iii), its placement follows Article 3.8.3.1.(7). Install it on the wall closest to the latch side of the door, or on the nearest wall to the right where no latch-side wall is available. Centre the sign 1,500 mm above the finished floor, with its edge no more than 300 mm from the door.