Oxford Shooting Update: A Warning About Non-Code-Compliant Door Barricade Devices
Most door barricade devices don’t comply with ADA and NFPA codes. They also pose other major risks.
Most door barricade devices don’t comply with ADA and NFPA codes. They also pose other major risks.
Identify your risks at the start of your mass notification project, but also during the project and for as long as the MNS system is in use.
The NFPA Ecosystem Assessment Tool gives communities the opportunity to revisit safety practices before weaknesses in the system lead to tragedies.
Be sure your mass notification systems are code- and standard-compliant so they will meet the challenges your campus could face.
Schools are trying to accommodate hybrid classrooms by installing residential systems that meet immediate classroom needs but do not meet mass notification and life safety requirements.
The Guardian Series products from SureCall provide public safety radio communications for first responders.
Johnson Controls’ TrueAlarm sensors provide earlier detection, better fire type recognition and fewer nuisance alarms, the company says.
Some fire departments are requiring low frequency sounders be installed retroactively due to these devices being more effective at waking “at-risk” individuals.
SAFEBOLT is the first barricade lock that respects all fire and life-safety codes for safe-haven locations, according to the company.
Some campuses are still turning to barricade devices to lock classroom doors. Here are five potential unintended consequences of using these devices.