Re:Escape rooms are big business
by CydeWeys on Saturday August 10, 2019 @10:05AM
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It's standard fire code rules. All doors between occupied rooms and exits must be unlocked during business hours. Exit doors must have emergency releases that can open them from the inside. You must have your plans approved for these and other issues before construction can begin.
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Re:Escape rooms are big business
by the_mitsuhiko on Saturday August 10, 2019 @01:05PM
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But that was the case in Poland too by law. The owner locked the door anyways.
Compliance with laws varies by country band city.
> You must have your plans approved
Oh, plans. Right, and then half of the shops put a (real steel) chain and padlock (or a large piece of furniture) on the emergency exit, or they use the exit stairway as storage. But indeed on the plans there is an emergency exit anyone can open if needed.
Re:Escape rooms are big business
by dreamcompiler on Saturday August 10, 2019 @12:42PM
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Not in the US they don't. Emergency exits frequently have alarms but locking those doors is a good way to get your business shut down. (Yes violations do happen, but those businesses get fined and shut down pretty quickly.)
Re:Escape rooms are big business
by reaperducer on Saturday August 10, 2019 @07:35PM
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Emergency exits frequently have alarms but locking those doors is a good way to get your business shut down.
Unless you are the government. Then you can lock your fire exits and let your fellow bureaucrats die. It's the Chicago way.