Delayed Egress Access Control Tutorial

Published Feb 04, 2020 15:39 PM

Delayed Egress marks one of the few times locking people into a building is legal.

With so much of access control driven by life safety codes, and a predominant focus of 'free egress' during an emergency, 'delayed egress' is contrary in preventing immediate exit.

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Comments (9)
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Undisclosed #1
Feb 04, 2020
IPVMU Certified

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Brian Rhodes
Feb 04, 2020
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Sean McBride
Feb 04, 2020
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Undisclosed #1
Feb 04, 2020
IPVMU Certified

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Ng Choy Mei
Oct 13, 2020
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Mike Turner
Oct 11, 2021
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Oct 28, 2022
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Nov 15, 2023
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Brian Rhodes
Nov 15, 2023
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