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Safety&Security(PrepareandBeAware)

Doors101

ByMarkRowh December1st,2014

Doorsandlocksforoffices,classroomsandother

facilitiesmaynottopanyone’sprioritylist.The

samemightbesaidofemergencylighting.But

whensupportofcampussafetyandsecurityis

considered,theirimportanceisundeniable.Asa

result,dueattentiontoselecting,inspectingand

maintainingdoorsandaccompanyinghardware,as

wellemergencylightingsystems,seemsamustfor

everyinstitution.Atthemostfundamentallevel,this

meansassuringthatvitalcomponentswork

togetherproperly,accordingtoAngeloFaenza,generalmanagerofPERSONAandvicepresident,

campuselectronicaccesscontrolforASSAABLOY.

“Forthelocktowork,whethermechanicalorEAClockingdevice,theverybasicsofthedoorand

framebeinginsyncwiththelockingdeviceiscritical,”hesays.“Onceyouhavethatdoorandframe

operatingproperly,thebalancebetweenlifesafetyandsecurityshouldalwayscomedowntohow

theinstitutionisprotectingitsmostpreciousasset—thestudents,facultyandstaff.”

AccordingtoWilliamSporre,vicepresident,globalsalesandmarketingforMarksUSA,quality

shouldtakeprecedenceovercostsavingswhenitcomestoinvestinginsuchequipment.

“Therearenoshortcutsincostwhenchoosingtomaintainsecurityhardwareandprovidelife

safety,”hesays,notingthattheuseofBuildersHardwareManufacturersAssociation(BHMA)ANSI

GradeOneULlistedhardwareisessential.Headdsthattherearemanychoicesinlessergrade

hardware,whichmightnotsatisfycoderequirements.

“Certainlyfirerateddoorsthatmeetcodearealsoessential,andavarietyoffunctioninglifesafety

hardwaremeritsconsideration.”Examplesincludelocksetsforclassroomsthatallowinstructorsto

locktheexteriorleverinthecaseofemergencywithoutgoingoutsidetheclassroom.Availablein

bothcylindricalandmortisedesign,theseproductssupportsafetyandsecuritywhilemeeting

buildingandfirecodes.

PHOTOCOURTESYOFKABAACCESS&DATASYSTEMS

SAFETYISKEY.Afunctionalandworkingkey

controlsystemenhancescampussecurity.

Institutionsshouldestablishkeycontrolpolicies

andprocedures,andfollowthem.Thepurposeof

thekeypolicyistoprotectthepropertyand

privacyofthecollegeoruniversity,andof

individualsassignedtouseuniversityfacilities,by

limitingaccesstosuchfacilitiestoassigned

individualsandtotheirsupervisors.Thenumber

ofkeysissuedshouldbekepttoaminimum,and

aprocessforreplacinglostkeysshouldalsobe

included.

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AdvancePlanning

Duringinitialconstruction,reachingoutfortheright

technicalexpertiseinproperproductapplications

andcodecomplianceisakeytosuccess,

accordingtoFaenza.

“Getthespecs,codesandcomplianceissues

doneatthetimeofpreparingthespecification

whichwillleadtoaproperdoorandhardware

schedule,”hesays.“Countontherespective

expertsintheirfieldtohelpwiththis.”

Hesaysthisapproachcanheadoffproblems,

includingaddedcostsformeasuressuchas

havingtoretrofitanewdoorandframebefore

occupancy.“Somanytimesabrandnewdoorand

framearecutpostinstallandpreoccupancy

becauseproperattentiontoapplicationand

compliancewasnotdonecorrectlybeforebid,”

Faenzasays.“Dothisearlyintheplanningstages

withtheexperts.”

Whilesecurityisparamount,otherfactorsshould

alsobeconsidered,dependingontheneedsofspecificcampusenvironments,saysDaleMathias,

vicepresidentofmultihousingsalesforKABAAccess&DataSystems.

“Inastudenthousingenvironment,productdesignandfinishisimportant,”hesays.“Thefinish

shouldbedurabletowithstandheavyuseandabuse.Andanantimicrobialfinishcanhelpcontrol

bacterialspreadinenclosedheavilyusedenvironments.”

Onceequipmentisinplace,focusedmaintenanceeffortsarerecommended.

Attheminimum,facilitiesstaffshouldfollowaregularmaintenanceplanthatincludescheckingon

vandalizedhardware,upgradingtomeetcodechangesandincorporatingadvancementsinproduct

design.

“Settingupappropriateprojectmaintenanceschedulesiscritical,”Faenzasays.“Campuses

generally

haveexcellent,welltrainedandskilledtradesmen.Itislessanissueofskillthanwhetherthe

campusplansforit.”

Mathiasaddsthatforbothtraditionalandelectronicequipment,scheduledmaintenanceisakeyto

forestallingproblems.

“Forelectronic,batteryoperateddevices,setupmaintenanceschedulesforbatterychangeonan

annualorsemiannualbasisifnecessary.Andscheduledoorinspectionthroughoutcampus,

especiallycoldenvironments,toinsureproperclosureandsecuritywherecritical.”

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ElectronicsandLighting

Inplanningahead,Mathiasadvisesmovingaway

frommechanicalorhardkeyedequipmentwhere

possible.

“Alwaysplanandbudgetforelectronicaccess

controlinprivatizedorpublicstudenthousing,

studyareas,researchandpublicgatheringareas

forsafetyandsecurityreasons,”hesays.

Mathiasnotesthatwhilehardwiredsystemscan

beeffective,wirelesssecuritysystemshave

becomethelogicalnextstepforcampussecurity.

“Wirelesssecurityhasevolvedandisa

dependabletechnologytoday,”hesays.“Itiscost

effectiveandlessthanhalfthecostoftraditional

hardwiredsystems.”

Withlighting,attentiontosecurityissuescanalso

bringcampusimprovements.Insomecases,theemphasisfallsonbackuplightingforuseduring

powerfailures.Whetherrelyingongeneratorsorbatterybackupsystems,theselightssupportsafe

egressfromdarkenedbuildingswhilealsoprovidinglightingforemergencyworkers.

Manyschoolsarealsoutilizingblueemergencylights,withnewerLEDtechnologyproviding

increasedbrightnessandreducingenergyconsumptionatthesametime.Whencombinedwith

easytousecallboxes,theyenhancesecurityinparkinglots,alongwalkwaysandinothercampus

locations.

Certainlyfordoors,locksandrelatedequipment,upfronteffortsarealmostsuretopayoffinthe

longrun.

“Thedoorandframeandtheaccompanyinghardwareoraccesspointsaretheonethingthatnoone

noticesuntilthereisaproblem,”Faenzasays.“Whenthereisaproblemitissuddenlyurgent,asitis

themeansbywhichpeopleenterandleavebuildingsaswellastheirsuiteoroffice.”

Intheend,hesays,theuseofhighqualityhardware,doors,framesandaccesspoints,alongwith

theworkofproperlytrainedtradesstaff,willgoalongwaytowardsheadingoffemergenciesand

promotingasecurecampus.

PointstoPonder

Indealingwithfacilitiesrelatedsecurityissues,choicesarenotalwaysclearcut.Herearethree

optionsworthpondering.

1.Glassornoglass?Doorsconstructedofglass,orofothermaterialswithglassinserts,are

popularonmanycampuses.Butaretheyagoodchoicefromasecurityviewpoint?Advocatespoint

totheincreasedvisibilitythatcouldallowsecuritypersonnelorotherstospotuntowardactivitymore

readily—andperhapsserveasadeterrentintheprocess.Butothersarguethattheywouldprovide

lessprotectionfromashooterorotherintruder.

2.Whogetsamasterkey?Thismayfallunderthe“nothing’ssimple”adage.Withtraditionallock

andkeysystems,itmakessensetolimitthenumberofstaffmemberswhohaveaccesstomaster

keys.Butwhereshouldthatlinebedrawn?Obviously,thefewerissued,thebetter.Howcanthe

bestbalancebeachievedbetweensecurityandconvenienceforbuildingusers,especiallythose

withlegitimateneedforafterhoursaccess?

3.Howmuchisenough?Withsomelightingneeds,acommonviewisthemore,thebetter.But

withemergencylighting,whichbydefinitionisinfrequentlyused,thequestionarisesastotheideal

levelofresourcededication.Justhowmuchshouldbeinvestedinmaintainingorupdating

emergencylightingsystems?Andhowoftenshouldthisberevisited?

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