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An electronic lock is a locking device which is powered by an electrical current. They usually have a keypad which the correct code must be entered into before the lock will open.

What happens if the batteries run down?

All electronic locks are designed to save your combination in an internal memory even if the batteries run down. Batteries are accessible from the outside of the safe and are very easy to replace by following the manufacturers instructions. Rechargeable batteries are not suitable and can cause irreparable damage to the lock itself.

An emergency bolt is a vertical locking bolt which is designed to allow a fire exit door to be secured against unauthorised access from the outside whilst ensuring that the occupants of a building can escape through the door easily in an emergency situation

Emergency bolts should only be used for applications where a final exit door is to be used only by trained personnel that have prior knowledge of the device and a panic situation is unlikely to occur.

An emergency latch allows a fire exit door to be secured against unauthorised access from the outside whilst ensuring that the occupants of a building can escape through the door easily in an emergency situation

Emergency latches should only be used for applications where a final exit door is to be used only by trained personnel that have prior knowledge of the device and a panic situation is unlikely to occur.

Emergency lighting is desined to which is designed to illuminate escape areas in the event of a mains power failure. they usually have an internal rechargable battery and are available in various types:

Maintained

When in maintained operation an emergency light stays on at all times and stays lit for the minimum emergency duration after a mains failure.

Non maintained

When in non-maintained operation the emergency light will only come on in the event of a mains failure and will stay lit for the minimum emergency duration required.

Please Note: Maintained units are capable of being wired to enable non-maintained operation.

Mains Operation

Ordinary lights without emergency functionality sold by us to allow you to equip all parts of a building with identically looking lights, even when some of the lights do not need to be emergency lights.

Slave Units

Slave units have no internal backup battery. In the event of a power failure, slave units are powered by a bank of batteries centrally located within a building. The operation of the slave unit (i.e. maintained/non-maintained) is reliant on the operation of the backup battery system.

A product certified to EN 1125 is suitable for use where members of the public, or non-trained persons, will have access to an exit door in the event of an emergency. The exit device is designed to provide "safe and effective escape through the doorway with minimum effort and without prior knowledge of operation."

A product certified to EN 179 is suitable for use where only trained personnel (non-public) will have access to an exit door in the event of an emergency. The exit device is designed for use by those who are "familiar with the emergency exit and its hardware and therefore a panic situation is unlikely to occur."

An evacuation chair enables the safe, controlled evacuation of people with mobility impairments down a flight of stairs during an emergency.

An evacuation sheet is a smooth padded sheet that allows patients to be evacuated from their beds safely and easily in the event of an emergency.

An evacuation sledge is a padded sledge which allows patients and immobile people to be evacuated over uneven surfaces in emergencies.

An external access device allows authorised users external entry through an emergency exit door without jeopardising security.

An extinguisher agent is the substance contained inside a fire extinguisher which is used to extinguish fires.

See: Fire Extinguisher Rating