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by Nundnet / Monday, 25 April 2022 / Published in Access Controls, Nundnet News Desk, Technology, Turnstiles
panic bars or push bars or crash bars

Panic bars are often called as crash bars or panic exit device or sometimes as push bars. The name panic or push or crash were attributed to the device at this is last refuge during panic or mass evacuations from the building and generally used at fire or emergency exit locations of the building as per engineering standards. These bars are operated by push which helps in releasing the door lock in case of any sort of emergency or whatever situation.  Being operation without key to make easy exit possible , panic or push bars have a horizontal flat bar that is attached on the inside of an outward opening door. While pressing the bar, latch mechanism retracts and unlocks the door to allow an easy & fast exit.

Table of Contents

  • Origin of panic or push or crash bar
  • Types of Panic bars
  • Standards & Compliance requirements for panic bars
  • Application of panic bars

Origin of panic or push or crash bar

Every device has a story of origin as it is well said that necessity is mother of invention. Either the need or a tragedy or luxury is prompting story for ever new thing. Panic bars reffered as crash or push bars came into being after a very tragic incident.  In 1880, due to the bolted door at exit of school building in England, some 180 children died. A British inventor Robert Alexander Brigg was motivated by this disaster & invented the panic bar which was then granted patent. But nothing stopped here as the law regulated for panic modes did not make any impact outside United Kingdom. Then similar disaster happened in United States when some 600 people died in theatre fire at Chicago, 174 people died in Ohio school fire. So the series of such incidents prompted to make panic bar as an inclusive norm in building safety.

Types of Panic bars

Several types of panic bars are available based on application and all comply with the safety standards. Sometimes classified as vertical rod type or concealed vertical rod type, and panic bar levers. Widely categorised systems are Mechanical panic bars & electromechanical panic bars. Mechanical push bars are standalone devices & uncontrolled as and when the push bar is pressed, the door is opened but nothing is controlled or recorded as it is not connected to any access control system. Mechanical push bars are very common and are available as basic configuration, and in certain cases the mechanical push bars are used in combination with the electric locks like NU881P1D, and these electric locks are connected to access control system. The electro mechanical push bars are provided with built-in electric latch, LED display units & delay relays. Such push bars are connected to the power supply & can be integrated with the access control units as well. The latch built-in can be fail safe or fail secure and the delay can be adjusted from one to several seconds.

Standards & Compliance requirements for panic bars

Using panic bars with fire exit doors, it must & should comply with UL 10C i.e. Standard for Positive Pressure Fire Tests of Door Assemblies,  ANSI/BHMA A156.3,  grade 1, 500,000 cycles test & are rated to withstand for three hours. In European Union, the panic bars Comply EN1125 & EN179 standards. In general the panic bars are mounted between 34 ~ 48 inches above the floor.

Application of panic bars

Panic bars provide the quick unrestricted egress that is allow for quick exit in the event of an emergency. According to International Building code requirements, the panic bar is required for doors serving three user group levels as applicable to lock or latch mentioned below in table 1.

OCCUPANCIESOCCUPATION LOAD
Assembly>50 people
Educational>50 people
High HazardAny
TABLE 1 : Required locations for panic or push or crash bar

The facilities following NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, panic hardware requirement is classified in four categories as mentioned below in table 2.

OCCUPANCIESOCCUPATION LOAD
Assembly>100 people
Educational>100 people
Daily>5 people
High HazardAny
TABLE 2: NFPA101 Life safety code

For any room or store that contains electrical equipment, must follow NFPA 70 National Electric Standard Code which requires the use of panic hardware for safety reasons, the minutes are summarised as below in table 3.

EQUIPMENTCURRENT RATING
Switching or control device>800Amperes
Equipments>600Volts
Battery rooms 
TABLE 3: NFPA 70 Life safety code

Panic bars are an integral part of modern building codes & proper selection helps in ensuring safety of premises.  

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