Specifying panic hardware for gates and doors where it would be exposed to the weather has always been a challenge, but now there is a new option - Von Duprin Outdoor Defense!

I've done a fair amount of traveling, and I've seen a lot of door problems worldwide. Tim Weller of Allegion sent me today's Wordless Wednesday photos from a recent stop in Amsterdam.

Join the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools’ (PASS) third annual School Safety Summer Camp: a three-part webinar series presented by experienced speakers in school safety. The sessions are free!

In this Decoded article for the accessibility issue of Door Security + Safety Magazine, I covered the accessibility requirements for automatic doors.

Last month, I shared a post written by Christin Kinman of Allegion, about an innovative school security summit she was planning...today's post is a follow-up about this successful event!

The memories of the 3rd grade joke came flooding back when my kids and I were at the airport in Santa Marta, Colombia. And at least I got some Wordless Wednesday photos! 😀

Today's post is a follow-up to the previous article from US Glass Magazine, regarding IBC proposal G88-25. What are your thoughts on adding forced entry resistance requirements for schools?

In preparation for an upcoming session on this topic, I have updated this Decoded article with current code references. If you're not familiar with this recent code change, check it out!

Last month, Mark Kuhn and I happened upon an unusual Fixed-it Friday "fix" in Savannah...it wasn't very effective since Mark had the door open in a couple of minutes.

A few years ago, I shared a document from the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools which cautioned against the use of classroom barricade devices. In today's post I have some updated statistics.