David Bolton What ANSI A156.3 Actually Tests on an Exit Device -- and Why Grade 1 Matters on Your Next Project What This Article Covers -- and Who It Helps If you are specifying panic hardware for a school gymnasium, a retail main exit, a hospital corridor, or an industrial egress door, the compliance label on... ANSI A156.3 code compliance exit devices fire exit hardware panic hardware Aug 29, 2026 Our Blog
David Bolton Delayed Egress Alarm Modules: What Specifiers and Facility Teams Get Wrong Before the Door Goes Live What This Article Covers -- And Who It Helps Delayed egress alarm modules are one of the most misunderstood options in the exit device world. Specifiers order the wrong configuration. Facilities teams... code compliance delayed egress electrified hardware exit devices life safety Aug 17, 2026 Our Blog
David Bolton Panic Hardware in Assembly Occupancies: What the Occupant Load Threshold Actually Triggers What This Article Covers and Who It Helps If you are specifying, bidding, or inspecting door hardware in a theater, arena, conference center, house of worship, banquet hall, or any other assembly-use ... assembly occupancy code compliance exit devices life safety panic hardware Jul 13, 2026 Our Blog
David Bolton Panic Hardware on Stairwell Doors: Why the Dogging Function Gets Specified Wrong Before the Fire Marshal Reviews the Egress Plan The Short Answer That Saves You a Failed Inspection This article explains why the dogging function on panic hardware gets specified incorrectly on stairwell doors, who gets caught by that mistake, and... code compliance exit devices fire exit hardware panic hardware stairwell doors Jun 14, 2026 Our Blog
David Bolton Exit Device Basics: Panic Bar Types, Fire Ratings, and Code Compliance Explained What Is an Exit Device (Panic Bar)? An exit device -- commonly called a panic bar, crash bar, or push bar -- is a door-latching assembly that releases the latch when pressure is applied in the directi... code compliance egress hardware exit devices fire exit hardware panic hardware Apr 18, 2026 HES Electric Strike Informational Videos
