The „escape route study guide“ - do you know the right answers?

If an escape route does not function in an emergency, the consequences are often fatal. Accessibility, signage and simple operation of escape routes must therefore always be taken into account: In the event of fire, smoke orterror attack, all people must be able to open escape routes intuitively, quickly and without toolsat all times. Escape routes must also function in the event of a power failure. But how can all this be guaranteed and how can misuse of the escape routes be prevented at the same time?

There is a lot to consider when planning, commissioning and maintaining doors in escape routes. Some questions should be clarified in advance and the path through the jungle of standards is often not easy. How good it is to have a kind of ‘study guide’ to help you question by question through the jungle of regulations. The experts at ASSA ABLOY Sicherheitstechnik are now making this study guide available online.

Here is a small excerpt from the catalogue of questions:

• Which regulations apply to doors in the escape route?

• Can a fire door be retrofitted with anything the operator wants?

• Can fire protection doors be used as escape doors?

• What must be tested during commissioning?

• How should the tests be recorded?

Do you know the answers? If not, you can download the „Escape route study guide”, which provides compact and clear answers to these and many other questions. It also explains important terms such as “preload” and explains the difference between an escape situation and a panic situation.