The maximum unlatching force shall not exceed 15 pounds.
Exit door push bar requirements.
While originally conceived as a way to prevent crowd crushing in an emergency crash bars are now used as the primary door opening mechanism in many commercial buildings.
In facilities that are required to follow nfpa 101 life safety code there are four occupancy classifications where panic hardware is required.
Other requirements for panic hardware include.
They do not apply if a door has push pull hardware and no lock or latch.
Design and construction requirements for exit routes.
1910 36 d 2 exit route doors must be free of any device or alarm that could restrict emergency use of the exit route if the device or alarm fails.
The touch bar is suitable for all doors aluminum hollow metal or wood where there is no projection on the face.
Latching and locking doors that are hand activated and which are in a path of travel shall be operable with a single effort by lever type hardware by panic bars push pull activating bars or other hardware designed to provide passage without requiring the ability to grasp the opening hardware.
The global door controls touch panic bar is a the global door controls touch panic bar is a 32 in.
A device such as a panic bar that locks only from the outside is permitted on exit discharge doors.
Basically if a door doesn t have a lock with a push pull or a latch the door is not legally required to need panic hardware.
1910 36 d 2 exit route doors must be free of any device or alarm that could restrict emergency use of the exit route if the device or alarm fails.
A crash bar also known as a panic exit device panic bar or push bar is a type of door opening mechanism which allows users to open a door by pushing a bar.
Push pull until alarm sounds.
The actuating portion of the panic device must be at least half the width of the door.
Note that these requirements only apply to doors that lock or latch.
A device such as a panic bar that locks only from the outside is permitted on exit discharge doors.
Exit device in an aluminum finish.
Sometimes panic hardware is called fire exit hardware or they may be referred to as egress doors.