Delayed Egress Door Alarm

The exit check electromagnetic delayed egress lock is designed to delay egress through perimeter exit doors for 15 or 30 seconds.

Delayed egress door alarm.

Delayed egress means that a door which otherwise must remain unlocked to allow quick and easy exit from one side in case of emergency can be blocked for a short interval. This delay gives additional time for an employee or security person to respond to the door once the alarm has been activated. This 15 second delay allows management time to respond before someone exits and the alarm deters the exit from occurring. Delayed egress door alarms and warnings.

Some localities may also require a remotely located manual reset station attended at all times by trained personnel. An audible alarm and emergency lighting are required in the vicinity of the door and signage stating how the delayed egress lock functions must be posted on the door. The delayed egress locks shall be unlocked by a signal from the fire command center. The door s must unlock allow immediate egress upon loss of power controlling the delayed egress locking device.

The 15 second timer must be initiated by a 15 pound maximum force and the delayed egress lock must be rearmed manually after the release cycle is complete. Paddle and bar activated deadlatches sound an alarm that continues until a key resets it. Grainger carries a wide variety of emergency exit door alarms to help deter unauthorized use of emergency doors or alert you to unannounced visitors. These systems can be installed at many different types of access points but are primarily used on doors within an exit path.

The advantage of the delayed egress locking system is that it provides a delay between the time that a person activates the alarm and when the door actually unlocks. Concurrently an alarm sounds while security and personnel are alerted of unauthorized egress. 15 second delayed egress with instant 95db dual piezo alarm meets ul specifications instant alarmed exit in case of actual emergency or fire meets nfpa 1012 life safety code easy to install surface mount unit in a standard panic bar deadbolt deadlatch design. The system is most commonly comprised of an exit device incorporating delayed egress features or an electromagnetic lock and power supply one of which would contain delayed egress circuitry.