Posts Tagged 'safety'
We’ve all heard of “Tornado Alley”, but there’s a new hotspot for these powerfully destructive storms. Have you heard of “Dixie Alley”? Beginning about 15 years ago, there has been a substantial incremental increase of tornado activity in the south, where risk of hurricane is also high along the coasts of the Gulf of Mexico …
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As the old saying goes “where there’s smoke, there’s fire”. So it’s easy to see why smoke rated door assemblies may be confused with fire rated door assemblies. These are two completely different ratings though, which are based on test methods mandated by code per the application of the opening. The simplest way to explain …
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Attack resistant door, frame & hardware assemblies delay or thwart an attacker’s efforts to enter a classroom. Now, new features provide additional opportunities for school districts to improve classroom security. In-swing capabilities and fire-rated options meet (or exceed) 5-aa10 test standards, making attack resistant openings viable for more schools.…
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Trade shows might not seem as important these days with so much information available at your fingertips, but nothing compares to seeing and touching the actual products that you’re interested in. ISC West, the security industry’s largest active tradeshow, is this week in Las Vegas and the ASSA ABLOY booth (#8061 if you’re going to …
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ASSA ABLOY has a wide selection of high performing specialty doors and frames available for all sorts of applications. Many times customers are looking to get a single opening with a combination of these specialty attributes. To provide you with an idea of what attributes are available with each other, I’m going to start a …
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