UFC 4-740-14
1 August 2002
wheelchairs. Provide gates with not less than 1020 mm (44 in.) clear width as
necessary in the play area fence.
2-15.1.10
Provide doors with not more than one latching/locking device operable
with a single motion.
2-15.1.11
Provide all closet doors a latching mechanism that can be operated by
children from the inside (i.e. hotel-style latching where operation of the inside door
handle always opens the door but the door is always locked from the corridor or activity
room side).
2-15.1.12
Provide the door to the kitchen with a magnetic hold open device
connected to the alarm system to allow movement of food carts into and out of the
kitchen without chocking or blocking the door open.
2-15.2
Additional Exiting Requirements For Extreme Cold Weather
Locations. Extreme cold weather locations are those with more than 50 hours per year
with a dry-bulb temperature below 15 degrees C (5 degrees F) between the hours of
0900 and 1600. (Weather data for DoD is maintained by the Air Force Combat
Climatology Center and may be accessed for all DoD locations at
installation or city name. Temperature data is found in the Table, Dry-Bulb Temperature
Hours for an Average Year and is presented first by month and annual summary. From
the summary under the column 0900 to 1600, total the hours. For example, the number
in parenthesis are the hours in that temperature range for the following bases: Bangor,
ME (40); Elmendorf AFB, AK (151); Minot, ND (244); Offutt AFB, NE (41); and Andrews
AFB, MD (0). If a location meets the criteria for an "extreme cold weather location," see
the additional fire protection and exiting requirements in paragraph 7-2. Weather data is
also available at http://www.afccc.af.mil/ using the "Other Domain" link to submit a
service request for the weather data.
2-15.3
Exit Marking. Provide LED illuminated exit signs where exit marking is
required by NFPA 101. By requirement, install exit signs in the individual child activity
rooms at the exterior exit door.
The Air Force does not require exit signs in the
individual child activity rooms.
2-15.4
Emergency Lighting. Provide emergency lighting in all areas required by
NFPA 101, in all child care activity rooms, and at the front desk area for desk attendant
to make emergency calls and carry out other duties necessary for the safety and
security of the children. Whenever possible, incorporate the emergency lighting into the
normally provided lighting fixtures.
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BARRIER FREE ACCESSIBILITY. Design CDCs to be barrier-free and
accessible in compliance with the Architectural Barriers Act (Public Law 90-480) of
1968, http://www.access-board.gov/ufas/ufas-html/ufas.htm - ABA. Provide barrier free
design requirements according to the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS),
published as Federal Standard (FED-STD)-795, http://www.access-board.gov/ufas/ufas-
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