Reliable emergency exit equipment with electronic control from effeff ASSA ABLOY Sicherheitstechnik GmbH.
During crowded events, such as sports competitions, holidays and concerts, or at airports, museums, hospitals, theaters, office buildings — in a word, anywhere where a large number of people can gather, there is always a risk of events that pose an increased danger. Time-tested, reliable electronic and mechanical equipment offers uncompromising safety for people and material assets and meets the requirements of the new Russian standard GOST R 52750-2007.
A new standard has recently been published in Russia: «Emergency opening devices for evacuation and emergency exit doors. GOST R 52750-2007». Compliance with its requirements should help minimize the dangerous consequences of emergency situations. The standard describes existing problems and ways to solve them using modern technology.
It must be acknowledged that despite the existing regulations on safety and fire protection of buildings and numerous preventive measures in all countries, man-made and other disasters at sites with large concentrations of people are, unfortunately, not uncommon.
Smoke, fire, explosion, even heavy rain, for example, at a stadium can cause sudden panic and, as a result, a crush, in which there is a real danger of injury or even death of people. Mass panic causes absolutely uncontrollable fear and the desire of people to leave the dangerous place as quickly as possible. In this case, it often does not matter whether the danger actually exists. In fact, people who find themselves in such a situation are driven by instincts: to get away from danger, to save their lives. Such a state can cause a chain reaction, which ultimately leads to panic.
That is why it is so important to equip evacuation routes with modern, reliable technical means, the use of which will help people quickly leave the facility in case of danger, and will ensure unimpeded entry for rescue service specialists. At the same time, in everyday situations, legal users of facilities can restrict unauthorized passage through emergency exit doors, thereby eliminating, for example, theft (in a supermarket or museum) or abuse, for example, at concerts, cinemas or discos.
When planning evacuation routes and emergency exit doors, a conflict of interests often arises. What is more important: the anti-panic function or protection against the abuse of emergency exits? In this case, the problem of equipping emergency exits is often relegated to the background or not considered at all. This happens especially often in small and medium-sized facilities, perhaps due to the desire to save money, fears that the appearance of the facility will deteriorate, or due to the customer's lack of awareness of the problem or the requirements of standards.
To protect the premises from unwanted entry, it is not necessary to lock the emergency exit with a padlock. Modern equipment of evacuation routes guarantees protection from burglary and unauthorized use, but at the same time provides a reliable evacuation option when the risk of panic is minimized. This solution is implemented by using an additional (in addition to the main lock) locking device, such as, for example, a special latch for emergency exits. In the normal case, the door can be opened by pressing the emergency release button on the terminal located directly next to the door. For people, the very fact of using this button is an increased psychological barrier and excludes unintentional exit. With the help of electronic components, it is possible to control all actions and manipulations with the door: an alarm will be triggered or a signal will be sent to the security console of the facility.
Modern equipment allows access control. For example, a person with a key can unlock a door without triggering an alarm. Also, the activation of an alarm can be controlled via a timer or an access control system. In addition, electronic control significantly increases ease of use.
How does an emergency exit control system work ASSA ABLOY Sicherheitstechnik GmbH offers a reliable, modern solution for emergency exit systems of the traditional, well-known brand effeff. The systems offered ensure the ability to evacuate people at any time and, at the same time, protect against the abuse of emergency exits.
The basic emergency exit control system from effeff consists of three essential components: an electromechanical locking device, a control element and a controller. The modular design allows for flexible assembly.
Special effeff emergency exit electric strikes – models 331U and 332. The latter is the most compact emergency exit electric strike in the world. It operates on the normally open principle and provides reliable door unlocking when the power is turned off, even with a door load of up to 5000 and 3000 Newtons, respectively. They are mounted in a pair with a mechanical lock model 807, which is inaccessible for unlocking it mechanically — only electrically.
The central element of the emergency exit terminal is the illuminated emergency release button, which, when pressed, immediately opens the door from the inside. The model 1338-20 controller terminal provides all the functions required for monitoring and control, necessary for protecting the emergency exit, as well as interfaces which, if necessary, provide the possibility of networking the entire system, with an output to a central board, for example model 925, via a two-wire communication bus.
The centralized control and monitoring board provides an important function of a modern escape route system. The effeff 925 board provides control over 70 individual emergency exit doors; for larger facilities, the effeff WinFT software developed for Windows is available, which allows monitoring and control of 110 doors equipped with effeff emergency exit systems via a computer monitor.
To eliminate the conflict of interests of «evacuation systems or intrusion protection», ASSA ABLOY Sicherheitstechnik GmbH recommends equipping facilities with electronic-mechanical emergency exit systems. For more detailed information, please contact us directly.