Antimicrobial Copper Door Hardware in Education
Door handles in a school can be touched several thousand times per day. That is thousands of opportunities to transfer bacteria and infectious diseases.
School Security for Fire Marshals – FAQ’s
Questions from Parents and Others How are Fire Marshals qualified to advise us on how to protect our kids from a shooting at their school? As Fire Marshals, we are devoted to protecting human life, property and the environment. As part of this commitment, we endeavor to assure that school facilities have the proper protection …
Oregon School Security
We are always looking for ways to help our state school districts with all of the code challenges they face. None more evident than Oregon school security. The Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association (BHMA) has developed some resources on classroom security and safety in addition to the National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM). These documents …
School District Fire Door Inspections
Providing you the most comprehensive school district fire door inspection literature in Oregon and SW Washington. At Oregon Door Consultants we understand how hard it is to find the correct information in an easy to read format.
Fire Door Inspection Report
School districts around the Pacific Northwest count on Oregon Door Consultants to be their strategic partner when it comes to inspecting and reporting on fire door and egress assemblies. One requirement of NFPA 80 is that a record of all inspections and testing shall be signed by the inspector and kept for inspection by the …
Swing Door AAADM Inspections for Schools
Opening the Door to Independence The primary feature that makes automatic swing doors so popular in schools is the ease of use in ADA applications. Children, particularly those using walkers or wheelchairs, are confronted daily with the challenges around every corner and at every doorway. Preforming a swing door AAADM inspections in your school helps …
School Fire Door Inspections
Are your school fire door inspections being completed annually? Are facilities technicians preforming the inspections? Does the facility technician have the knowledge and understanding of the operating components of the fire door assembly? Can the serve as the “qualified person” to preform the inspections as required by NFPA 80? I would bet that you weren’t …
Schools
In the ever-changing landscape within schools it is near impossible for facility managers, engineers and maintenance technicians to keep up on all those codes that they are mandated to follow. We have heard countless times that there are so many systems in a school, doors have not been a huge priority over many years. Unfortunately, …
