A panic bar is a piece of physical security infrastructure that can be installed on a door and is designed to help you exit in the event of an emergency.
Panic bar installation.
Get panic door push bars installed to ensure your office is always prepared in case of a life threatening emergency.
Panic bars installed on fire doors must be certified fire hardware.
These doors are clearly labeled by manufacturers.
Usually panic bar installation on double doors will involve installing two vertical rod panic bar.
Although the measurements on the panic bars may seem to fit the stile of your door a stile is the vertical area on the sides of the door that you are going to use for mounting commercial door hardware standard one point latch bars have some complications when using outside trim or with glass doors.
Single door panic exit installation on a glass door or narrow stile door.
One panic bar for each door.
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Some codes require that panic hardware also be tested for resistance in the case of hurricanes or tornados.
Tip for double door panic bar installation.
Each panic bar on each door has two latches bolts one at the top of the door and one at the bottom of the door.
It s designed specifically to be easily opened even by someone panicking hence the name.
Fire door to be equipped with fire exit hardware.
Panic hardware also known as an exit device or fire exit hardware when used on fire doors is designed to provide fast and easy egress to allow building occupants to exit safely in an emergency.
Code publications define panic hardware as a door latching assembly incorporating a device that releases the latch upon the application of a force.
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