Pull with thumbpiece

[Tim Cannon]

I am sure this has been adressed, but I can not find it. In a commercial building is a pull handle with a thumbpiece acceptable on the other side of a panic? Something tells me no since it would require tight grasping and pinching. It was specd by the architect, but I was going to submitt a lever handle in it's place. Thoughts or code #'s...

 

[Gregg Harris]

I am sure this has been adressed, but I can not find it. In a commercial building is a pull handle with a thumbpiece acceptable on the other side of a panic? Something tells me no since it would require tight grasping and pinching. It was specd by the architect, but I was going to submitt a lever handle in it's place. Thoughts or code #'s...

You are addressing two separate issues. Panic hardware is required in direction of egress chapter 10. Accessibility requirements would be in chapter 11

 

[cda]

You are addressing two separate issues. Panic hardware is required in direction of egress chapter 10. Accessibility requirements would be in chapter 11

I think the question is on the non panic hardware side is the thumb push with handle allowed per chapter 11 and ada

 

[fatboy]

To me, the thumb latch could constitute tight grasping and pinching........we have them on our two stairwells on all four floors, sometimes they can be challenging for anyone.

 

[JPohling]

I would not specify that type of hardware. lever type please.