The Ontario Building Code | Doors
3.3.2.6. doors
(1) A door equipped with a latching mechanism in an access to exit from a room or suiteof assembly occupancy containing an occupant load more than 100 shall be equipped with a device that will release the latch and allow the door to swing wide open when a force not more than that specified in Sentence 3.8.3.3.(7) is applied to the device in the direction of travel to the exit.
In Plain Language
This clause closes out the assembly occupancy-specific egress requirements of Subsection 3.3.2 by addressing remaining conditions not otherwise directly covered earlier in the Subsection.
This is a plain-language summary of the 2012/2017 Ontario Building Code text above, for general understanding only and not a substitute for the Code. Always confirm current requirements against the 2024 edition (O.Reg. 163/24) or a qualified professional before construction.