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Chapter 12-3 — RELEASING SYSTEMS FOR SECURITY BARS IN DWELLINGS

Section 12-3-10 — ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE TEST

2025 California Referenced Standards Code (Title 24, Part 12) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-07-29 · California

12-3-10.1 After each of the following exposures, test assemblies shall be subjected to the Manual Actuation Test. The test shall be performed while the test assemblies are in the test chambers, or immediately after their removal from the test chamber. Opening forces after these conditionings shall not exceed the values shown in Section 12-3-8.2 or 12-3-8.3. A single sample shall be subjected to each exposure. The same sample, or different sample, shall be allowed to be used for each exposure condition.

12-3-10.2 Elevated ambient. Samples shall be conditioned in a 120°F (49°C) environment for 24 hours.

12-3-10.3 Low ambient. Samples shall be conditioned in a 32°F (0°C) environment for 24 hours.

12-3-10.4 Humidity test. Samples shall be conditioned for 24 hours in moist air having a relative humidity of 85 +/– 5 percent at a temperature of 90°F +/– 5°F (32 +/– 2°C).

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▸ Contents — 2025 California Referenced Standards Code (Title 24, Part 12)
2025 California Referenced Standards Code (Title 24, Part 12)
  1. Chapter 12-1 — ADMINISTRATION
  2. ▸ Chapter 12-3 — RELEASING SYSTEMS FOR SECURITY BARS IN DWELLINGS
    Overview
    1. Section 12-3-1 — SCOPE
    2. Section 12-3-2 — GENERAL
    3. Section 12-3-3 — ASSEMBLY
    4. Section 12-3-4 — MATERIALS
    5. Section 12-3-5 — TEST SETUP AND SAMPLE PREPARATION
    6. Section 12-3-6 — SECURE ATTACHMENT TEST
    7. Section 12-3-7 — OPERATION TEST
    8. Section 12-3-8 — MANUAL ACTUATION TEST
    9. Section 12-3-9 — ENDURANCE TEST
    10. Section 12-3-10 — ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE TEST
    11. Section 12-3-11 — ABUSE TEST
    12. Section 12-3-12 — MARKINGS
    13. Section 12-3-13 — INSTRUCTION MANUAL
  3. Chapter 12-4A — LABORATORY ANIMAL QUARTERS STANDARDS
  4. Chapter 12-7A — MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION METHODS
  5. Chapter 12-11A and 11B — BUILDING AND FACILITY ACCESS SPECIFIC…
  6. Chapter 12-13 — STANDARDS FOR INSULATING MATERIAL
  7. Chapter 12-31C — RADIATION SHIELDING STANDARDS
  8. Chapter 12-71 — AIR FILTERS

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