Put Safety First With an Exit Door or Door Crash Bar
A door crash bar is a must for commercial properties to ensure safety and security. While locks are important for preventing unwanted entry, sometimes you need to ensure that locked doors are easy to exit. Put safety first by installing panic-door hardware on your exit door so people can leave quickly. This can reduce the potential for confusion and injury in the event of an emergency.
At Lowe’s, we offer a selection of steel and aluminum panic-door hardware, including reversible, rim exit and vertical rod exit device designs for doors of various sizes.
You’ll find crash bars in a variety of types and sizes to fit different exit doors. As you shop, look for the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) grade. It indicates how the device performed in a series of standardized tests. An ANSI grade of 1 is the highest rating for a door crash bar.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What should I call the bars on doors?
A: These bars are known as door crash bars, push bars or panic devices. The purpose of these pieces of panic-door hardware is to help people exit a locked door quickly and easily.
Q: Are crash bars a requirement on exit doors?
A: They aren’t a requirement on residential doors, but they are a requirement on commercial properties. The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regularly inspects the exit doors of commercial properties. OSHA sets standards for how many exit doors a property needs and for the placement of those doors. Check OSHA guidelines to learn about the best practices for installing and maintaining exit door devices.
Q: What are door crash bars?
A: A door crash bar is a bar across a door that, when pushed, quickly opens the door even if the door is locked from the outside.
