In a Mercantile Occupancy( grocery store) there have been questions raised regarding traffic doors and thier compliance with the minimum door width requirement of 32" (per leaf).
In most groceries there are traffic doors located between sales and backroom, or sales and meat prep, or produce preparation areas.
If these traffic doors(pivot type swinging doors that swing in both directions) do not have locking mechanisms or any retaining devices to inhibit the doors operation, are these doors required to meet the minimum width per leaf to comply with egress requirements.
The issue is using a 5'-0" cased opening with a pair of 2'-6" wide swinging traffic doors.
Does this condition meet the intent of the code?
and where in the codes would this be referenced?
Thank You in advance