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82 NWPCA Fire Code Compliance Manual for Outdoor Storage of Wood Pallets | Version 1.0 (December 2017) Facilities should restrict access to critical assets by establishing secure perimeters. Secure perimeter should be established using physical, electronic, or other means [NFPA 730 §20.3.1.2]. Portal Control. [NFPA 730 §7.5] Movement through every portal in a secured perimeter should be controlled. The number of portals in a security perimeter should be restricted to the minimum required for safe and efficient operation of the facility. Exterior entrances should be provided with locking devices. Exterior hinge pins on doors in security perimeters should be secured against removal [NFPA 730 §7.5.2]. Locking devices should be properly installed and in good working order. Doors intended to be continuously secured should automatically close and securely latch [NFPA 730 §7.5.3]. Egress and fire resistance provisions relating to doors and hardware should be maintained. Individual products should be listed to the following standards as applicable [NFPA 730 §7.5.3.2]: (1) ANSI/BHMA A156 Series, for builders' hardware (2) ANSI/UL 1034, for burglary-resistant electronic locking mechanisms (3) ANSI/UL 437, for key locks (4) ANSI/UL 768, for combination locks (5) ANSI/UL 294, for access control system units (6) UL Subject 2058, for high security electronic locks (7) ANSI/UL 305 and ANSI/BHMA A156.3, for exit panic devices Key/Credential Control. [NFPA 730 §7.5.4] The integrity of key/credential systems should be protected by the use of key/credential control. Key/credential control procedures should include but not be limited to the following: (1) Rekeying when a key to a designated controlled or restricted area is lost (2) Maintaining access lists for persons authorized to draw master keys (3) Maintaining security of key/credential storage containers and cabinets (4) Performing security checks of key/credential storage containers and cabinets (5) Performing an inventory of keys/credentials annually or as dictated by the security plan (6) Maintaining a written record of key/credential issuance requests, approvals, and issuances (7) Destroying or maintaining security on keys/credentials not issued or no longer needed (8) Discretely identifying keys/credentials and key/credential tags by use of a coding system (9) Training employees on key/credential control policy and procedure Key/credential control records should include but not be limited to the following [NFPA 730 §7.5.4.3]: (1) Number assigned to each key/credential and lock (2) Location of each lock (room number) (3) Person to whom each key/credential has been issued (4) Date of issuance (5) Date of return (6) Documented acceptance for each key/credential issued and returned

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