Man door by the Overhead door

[StrP88]

Anybody can direct me in what code and where clearly states that a mandoor has to be by an overhead door?
Please reference the source, page number
I greatly appreciate your help.

Thanks

 

[BSVBD]

What makes you think that it HAS to be by an O.H. door?

Architecturally, mandoors, or service doors, ARE often placed adjacent to O.H. doors for practicality and efficient design flow of the occupancy. When a trucker backs the trailer to a loading dock, it is quite practical to have the service door or service entrance adjacent to that location.

I don't think it is a code requirement.

 

[TehMightyEngineer]

I've never heard of a code requirement for this (not saying there isn't, just never heard of it). As BSVBD said, it's a common request of loading dock facilities for the trucker to use. I've also seen it in a lot of industrial facilities so they can separate pedestrian traffic from forklift traffic. If the overhead door can be blocked or otherwise unusable then it could be required for egress but beyond that I imagine it's not specifically required.

Professional and Structural Engineer (ME, NH, MA)
American Concrete Industries

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[mike20793]

I've got an auto maintenance facility project right now that has a series of roll up doors with no man doors by them.

 

[BSVBD]

DO keep in mind that ANY O.H., roll-up or similar door is NOT an acceptable egress door!

 

[MotorCity]

I also have never heard of such a requirement, but you may want to talk to the architect. There ARE code requirements (which I cannot cite) that limit travel/walking distances to egress doors. Typically I have seen this represented by circles shown on a floor plan where the radius is the maximum travel distance. The goal being to eliminate any gaps in coverage where the egress distance is exceeded.

 

[EdStainless]

Many companies safety policies prohibit personnel from walking through overhead doors.
It isn't design driven, but a safe practice of NEVER waling in a traffic path.

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[Brad805]

It is all about travel distance. I doubt you will find a rule stipulating one must have a man door beside an overhead door; however, means of egress dictates the maximum distance a person may travel to escape if there is need to do so. It is convenient to have a door.

 

[MikeHalloran]

A day of working on a vehicle stopped outside a service bay, and having to walk around to the end of the building, or raise and lower the garage door, just to step inside and get a tool, would leave you ready to shoot the architect who didn't specify a man door somewhere nearby.



Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA