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17 11, 2015

Classroom Barricade Follow-Up

By |2016-04-26T20:05:41-04:00November 17th, 2015|News, School Security|2 Comments

A few weeks ago I mentioned that there would be a meeting with the Ohio Board of Building Standards to discuss the proposed code language allowing classroom barricade devices. Quite a few of you left comments, and like me, most felt that the proposed language does not go far enough to keep teachers and students safe...

12 11, 2015

Closed Door Follow-Up

By |2015-12-16T09:59:56-05:00November 12th, 2015|Fire Doors, News, Videos|2 Comments

On Tuesday I posted some news reports about the effects of a closed door during a fire. NBC-5 has released a follow-up story on the fact that national fire safety organizations have not been including the message to sleep with your bedroom door closed in their educational materials...

6 11, 2015

FF: Good Luck Getting Out

By |2015-11-09T11:28:28-05:00November 6th, 2015|Doors Gone Wrong, Electrified Hardware, Fixed-it Friday, Means of Egress|14 Comments

Some Fixed-it Friday photos result in mixed emotions - sadness that people resort to these methods, excitement that I have something to share with you that will make you shake your head, concern that the creative application could cause harm. Like these photos from Leo Lebovits of M&D Door & Hardware, taken at a public swimming pool...

30 10, 2015

FF: To Exit, Enter Current Year

By |2015-10-30T12:01:36-04:00October 30th, 2015|Electrified Hardware, Fixed-it Friday, Means of Egress|10 Comments

Today's Fixed-it Friday photo was found on Imgur, so I don't know where it originated. It shows the creative use of an access control keypad to control egress. If this application was used in a memory care facility, it would be code-compliant if a delayed egress system or controlled egress system was used...

12 10, 2015

Barricade Device Update (October 2015)

By |2022-02-22T12:04:13-05:00October 12th, 2015|Articles, School Security|1 Comment

In the October issue of Doors & Hardware, I have an article on what took place in Ohio with regard to the state legislation on classroom barricade devices, and another article covering the myths and facts presented at the National Association of State Fire Marshals' annual conference (here's a video version of this information)...

6 10, 2015

Introduction to Codes

By |2016-05-18T16:43:28-04:00October 6th, 2015|Videos|5 Comments

Whether we’re specifying, supplying, installing, or inspecting doors and hardware, it’s our responsibility to speak up if we see situations that we know are not code-compliant and do our best to rectify them...

30 09, 2015

Field Labeling of Fire Doors and Frames

By |2017-05-01T09:34:05-04:00September 30th, 2015|FDAI, Fire Doors|7 Comments

With increased enforcement of the fire door assembly inspection requirements, deficiencies will no longer be ignored. When an AHJ sees non-labeled doors or frames in a location where a fire door assembly is required, it may be an indicator of other problems with the opening protective. In the past, there were limited options...

18 09, 2015

FF: School Safety “Sew-cials”

By |2015-09-18T13:17:17-04:00September 18th, 2015|Fixed-it Friday, Locks & Keys, Mexico Update, School Security|15 Comments

Ideally a classroom door can be locked from within the classroom without opening the door and potential exposing the teacher to an intruder in the hallway. Many schools have existing classroom function locksets, which have to be locked by inserting a key in the outside cylinder. When a district doesn't have the funding to replace the locks...

17 09, 2015

Construction Specifier: Understanding Code Requirements for Panic Hardware

By |2015-09-17T14:31:19-04:00September 17th, 2015|Construction Specifier, Panic Hardware|13 Comments

This article is currently posted on ConstructionSpecifier.com...The question, “When is panic hardware required by code?” is one that many specifiers continue to struggle with because there isn't a simple answer to this seemingly simple question...

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