The necessity of panic exit device

 

The scene of the fire is unpredictable. First, people inhale a large amount of smoke and cause fatigue and even loss of consciousness. If it is an ordinary handle lock or ball lock for an escape door, let alone pulling down or turning the handle to push the door out. If the smoke is strong, can you open your eyes to find the position of the door lock? That is the problem. With the continuous construction of large shopping malls, supermarkets, schools, hospitals and other places, the fire safety inside the building needs to have extremely high requirements, and laws and regulations require that public places must be equipped with fire escape rods.

Here we come to understand the importance of the panic exit device:

1. What is the panic exit device?

2. The necessity of panic exit device

 

1.       What is the panic exit device?

The panic exit device is a kind of escape device. It is mainly used in emergency exit doors of large supermarkets, shopping malls, office buildings, hospitals, schools, factory buildings and other public places with large flow of people. It has the function of preventing outsiders from entering the interior without permission, and can also reach the emergency of internal personnel in the event of fire in case of safe escape.

There are generally two types of panic exit devices: push bar and touch bar.

The main basic components of the panic exit device are:

1-1. Latch bolt (and auxiliary bolt);

1-2. Push bar (or pressure bar)

1-3. Outer door accessories: It can be installed according to specific needs or not.

The panic exit device needs to comply with the European EN1125 / EN1634 standard, or the US UL10C standard.

 

2.       The necessity of panic exit device

From the legal point of view, according to the British fire protection regulations, in addition to the BS EN1125 and BS EN179 standards for escape devices, there are the following regulations for the door control devices on fire rated doors: if the building is resident with fire in which there are more than 60 workers, the escape door must be used panic exit device. Apart from the panic escape bar, no other security devices should be installed on the door.

In terms of safety, in the event of fire and various emergency situations, the panic exit device can ensure that a large number of people in the building can quickly and safely escape.

Under the premise of ensuring the safety of the people in the building, the outer door is locked securely, which has both an anti-theft function and a rapid evacuation effect in an emergency; among all the functions of the escape rod, just press and push when going out indoor One movement of the bar can retract all the bolts to open the door.

The panic exit device has an automatic locking function after each door is closed: it not only effectively prevents unqualified personnel from entering the building from the escape channel, but also ensures that the people in the building are very easy to escape, improving and ensuring the safety and escape function of the building.

 

Faced with the high-rise buildings that are constantly appearing now, panic exit device is the main means of escape for people who are on the upper floors of the building when a fire occurs. It can ensure that the escaped personnel quickly leave the fire site and reach a safe zone in a short time. D & D's panic exit device has passed the test of BS EN1125 and UL10C. While having security functions, anti-theft and anti-prying, it is designed to grow into a bar and push rod type specifically for fire conditions, increasing the contact area and unlocking opportunities. Even if it is not clear, without strength, as long as you use the power of running and the weight of your body to push the door with any part of your body, you can open the lock and open the door at the same time, which is safe and convenient.

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