@FNL said:
We are using these locks: Doric DS255 Sliding Window Limiter. They are currently being installed throughout the building.
I wonder if these actually comply with the regs as they allow the lock to be completely removed.
In fact, in the ad it says “…however there may be a requirement for a combination of hardware items to meet requirements as set in the National Construction Code.”
However, the regs say this:
A screen, lock or any other device is a complying window safety device for the purposes of section 118 of the Act if it:
(a) is capable of restricting the opening of a window so that a sphere having a diameter of 125 millimetres or more cannot pass through the window opening, and
(b) is capable of resisting an outward horizontal action of 250 newtons, and
(c) has a child resistant release mechanism, in the case of a device that can be removed, overridden or unlocked.
That suggests to me that the lock may well be OK – but if a lock that can be unlocked and tossed in a drawer is compliant, what’s the point?