The specialists commissioned with the planning of the escape doors and panic doors must carry out a risk analysis before planning begins based on the future use of the building and the expected public.
Even before the planning phase, it is advisable to clarify which equipment is required by the state building regulations, what must be taken into account during planning or tendering, what evidence the manufacturers must provide and how these doors must work.
It is advisable to answer some important questions before the planning phase
What does the state building code require?
Depending on the installation location, what must be taken into account in the planning or in the tender for an escape or panic door?
How do these doors have to work?
What evidence does the manufacturer have to provide?
Escape doors
The requirements and test procedures for panic locks. It is used for buildings and parts of buildings that are open to the public. It assumes that the function of the escape doors is not known to the visitors and therefore everyone must be able to open them.
Application examples
Public areas of train stations, airports, banks, restaurants, etc.
Public areas of event buildings such as concert halls
Public administrations
Escape routes in schools
