The swift evacuation of a building and its occupants is critical in an escape or emergency situation. For decades, escape doors and exit hardware have been co-dependent in their purpose of ...

Briton has launched a new exit hardware catalogue, showcasing its range of trusted panic and emergency exit hardware systems, and providing specifiers and trade professionals with a user-friendly ...

Panic hardware, marked by its durability and ease of use, is a popular exit device used to provide quick egress for building occupants in a state of emergency. However, some specifiers struggle with ...

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Most security and safety executives are familiar with the national fire alarm and signaling code, released and updated regularly by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and better known as ...

Many electronic security professionals are confused about code requirements regarding the interconnection of their systems with doors used as fire exits — specifically, how they are to be properly ...