17 UNION Trade catalogue Door closers & exit hardware Door furniture Locks & cylinders Standards and types of exit hardware Correctly certified panic and emergency exit hardware is a legal requirement on escape doors and is covered by two standards. Outside access devices (OAD) Designed to allow access into a building through an escape door. As an approved accessory they have been tested with the ExiSAFE panic and emergency products to prove that, whilst offering a lockable entry from outside, they do not prevent escape from inside. EN 1125 – push bar panic escape hardware Panic escape hardware is required to cover a minimum of 60% of the door width, making them easy to find and operate during sudden evacuation of a building. By law these devices must be used in public places where occupants of the building are not familiar with the layout and means of escape. EN 179 – push pad emergency exit hardware Push pad operated emergency exit devices can only be used where operators are familiar with hardware and how to use it. Some escape doors are also fire doors, for these it is essential that you use fire tested escape hardware. All ExiSAFE products are fire tested for timber and metal doors. If in doubt fit a push bar panic hardware solution
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