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We are currently upgrading our access control system to one that is standard across all our sites.
The installers have informed us that our fire alarm system
is not integrated to the access control system to open all doors if the alarm
is activated. They believe that this is a legal requirement. Our scenario could be that the fire alarm goes off in the
middle of the night and all doors open allowing anyone to enter. This does not
seem right. We have breakglasses on every door that would open the doors in an
emergency.
Is this at our discretion - how do we manage this? Any advice greatly received, thank you.
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As with everything else ... it depends. We had a secure unit where the door releases were time controlled and would unlock to enable escape but not 'open' the doors, still needed positive action from inside to actually open the doors.
Also previously in a mental health unit where the doors were limited, some clients learnt early on that setting off the fire alarms would unlock the doors. The time limit stopped immediate use of the doors with an override for the staff if the alarm was 'real'. Also changed the manual call points (MCP) from 'break plastic/glass' to key operated in relevant areas. Maybe its on phraseology - the doors should / must release electronic locks to enable escape but not open the doors automatically. Edited by user 14 January 2019 21:39:07(UTC)
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