Fire and exit doors are vital for the fast, safe escape of occupants from a building during an emergency. They are a critical part of the fire and safety infrastructure of a building. By law there are very specific locking requirements required for Exit Doors.
The Building Codes of Australia state that personal safety takes precedence over security.
Exit Doors must comply with the following:
Exit doors, which also include Fire Doors and Path of Travel Doors can generally be identified (but not always) by an illuminated green “EXIT” sign above the door. Local councils are the authority responsible for compliance with these regulations and they require compulsory annual fire safety statements from building owners.
Assured Locksmiths and Security Solutions can perform compliance assessments of your building and provide a report of findings and recommendations of any breaches in compliance of regulations. Our highly skilled technicians can rectify these breaches and then issue you with a compliance certificate.
For more information follow this link to excerpt from BCA on Master Locksmiths Association Australia website.
Fire Door locks must be self-latching and be fire rated in accordance with AS1905.1. Fire Doors must also be fitted with an AS1905.1 fire rated automatic door closer. Neither the lock or door closer can be fitted with a hold open feature. ny additional door hardware must also be appropriately fire rated.
Door lock heights on Exit Doors, Fire Doors, Path of Travel Doors, and Disabled Access Doors now have a standardised lock height of 900mm-1100mm. The exception being locks fitted in Childcare facilities, or swimming pools, which may be fitted 1500mm-1650mm high as deemed necessary.
All commercially fitted doors, internal and external, including Emergency Exit Doors, must comply with DDA/AS1428.1
*Please note that this document is to be used as a guide only.
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