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

Section 12-3-7 — OPERATION TEST

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

12-3-7.1 Following the Secure Attachment Test, each of the two samples of the system shall unlatch immediately without intentional delay during each of 10 attempts to operate the system, and the security bars shall be fully opened to create the opening specified in Section 12-3-3.10. During each attempt, the actuating mechanism shall be operated as intended, using a finger, hand or foot movement as described in the operating instructions provided to unlatch the security bars. The security bars shall then be opened to the full open position, and the system shall then be reset to the closed position. An examination shall be performed to verify that the security bars are completely reset prior to the next attempt.

12-3-7.2 Springs provided in the latch or on the security bars that are intended to move the security bars from the latched position shall be removed or disabled prior to the test.

12-3-7.3 Prior to the test, the assembly shall be operated and reset a number of times to acquaint the operator with the system and its opening and reselling operation. On some systems, it may be necessary to slam, tap or otherwise carefully align the security bars in the latch to successfully reset the system into the closed position.

12-3-7.4 In the event that the actuating mechanism or assembly does not operate as intended during each of the 10 attempts, the test assembly, mounting method, actuating motion and system resetting procedure shall be reviewed to determine a potential cause of failure. After correcting any identified problems, the set of 10 operations shall be repeated with no unsuccessful attempts.

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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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