Printed from the blog of Lori Greene, AHC/CDC, CCPR, FDAI
Allegion
Email: lori_greene@allegion.com, Blog: www.idighardware.com or www.ihatehardware.com

WW: Delayed Egress Retrofit

Joe Fazio of Precision Doors & Hardware sent me today’s Wordless Wednesday photo. I don’t know what to say. How about you?

Comments: 3

NFPA 3000 Webinar – Archived Recording

One part of this webinar that got my attention was the EMS perspective on how a delay in accessing the classroom could affect the medical outcome. The archived webinar is linked in this post.

Comments: 0

WWYD? Classroom Exit Alarm

I really need your expertise on this one…talk to me about exit alarms to deter the use of classroom doors, or to at least notify the teacher that someone has opened the door.

Comments: 9

FF: Door Holder

Thanks to Kelly Reese of Allegion for today’s Fixed-it Friday photo! Hopefully this isn’t a fire door!

Comments: 5

Decoded: Crossword Puzzle – Part 2 (March 2019)

A couple of weeks ago I posted Part 1 of my new Decoded crossword puzzle…here’s Part 2! I would appreciate any feedback before the March issue of Door Security + Safety goes to print.

Comments: 2

WW: Moose & Squirrel

Animals + automatic doors…what could be better on a Wordless Wednesday? Ok – I can think of a few things that might be better, but check these out anyway…

Comments: 4

NFPA Journal: Mind the Gap

To bring more clarity, the Fire Protection Research Foundation has begun work on a full-scale fire test on fire doors with varying gaps between the door and frame.

Comments: 5

DSSF – NFPA 3000 Webinar

Training alert! On January 16th the DSSF will host a webinar on NFPA 3000 – Standard for Active Shooter / Hostile Event Response (ASHER), presented by John Montes of NFPA.

Comments: 1

FF: Restaurant Ingenuity

Sometimes when I see these creative solutions it seems like it would have been easier to use something that has already been invented, but I guess that would take all of the fun out of it.

Comments: 7

Errata to ICC A117.1-2017

Before you get excited about the maneuvering clearance change in the 2017 edition of A117.1, check the errata document. Or maybe I’m the only one who gets excited about that stuff…

Comments: 3

WW: Classroom Egress

Andrew Harris of Willis Klein sent me today’s Wordless Wednesday photo, and it’s disheartening. This is the exterior door of a middle school classroom with one or more students who have special needs.

Comments: 15

Decoded: Crossword Puzzle – Part 1 (February 2019)

If you remember my last Decoded crossword puzzle you may find it hard to believe that I created it 4 years ago! Let’s see if you’ve been paying attention!

Comments: 4

Load more

This website or its third party tools use cookies, which are necessary to its functioning and required to achieve the purposes illustrated in the cookie policy. If you want to know more or withdraw your consent to all or some of the cookies, please refer to the cookie policy. By closing this banner, scrolling this page, clicking a link or continuing to browse otherwise, you agree to the use of cookies.

This website or its third party tools use cookies, which are necessary to its functioning and required to achieve the purposes illustrated in the cookie policy. If you want to know more or withdraw your consent to all or some of the cookies, please refer to the cookie policy. By closing this banner, scrolling this page, clicking a link or continuing to browse otherwise, you agree to the use of cookies.