Door-hardware issues also affect organizations' plans for emergency preparation. Many organizations enhance their facilities' fire safety by organizing evacuation teams and appointing team leaders in each department or area. A team leader's duties related to doors and door hardware must include:
One approach more managers are taking to deal with the challenges of access, egress, and security is the installation of card locks. These locks provide a time- and date-stamped identification record of each entry and egress. This real-time record of all building occupants and their location is essential to finding everyone in an emergency.
Security personnel also must have a system that detects unauthorized entry, and they cannot guard all entrance doors and interdepartmental access points. Door-surveillance systems with up-to-date security cameras enable one security guard to observe many access points at the same time from a central monitoring point, providing additional safeguards against unauthorized entry or movement into unauthorized areas. A combination of card locks and surveillance cameras often provides facilities with the best opportunity for both security and safety.
Door Hardware: ADA, NFPA Affect Product Specification
Emergency Preparedness: Three Door-Hardware Issues
