What are emergency doors and how they are used for evacuation?

 

Emergency exits or emergency doors are important escape routes in a building whenever emergency incidents like fire happens. An emergency door is a special exist especially used for emergency exits when fire prevents you from exiting through regular doors or front doors.  Emergency along with regular doors make evacuation faster and the emergency doors prove effective and safe when the regular exit or entry points are compromised by fire.

How emergency doors work?

An emergency door or fire exit is equipped with a automatic release mechanism that ensure the doors or exit is opened with ease from inside but disabled to be opened from outside. Locks like electromagnetic or deadbolt are fitted with the emergency doors so they function better and keep inhabitants safe. It is normal for work places to have two emergency exits so evacuation of employees is swift and the same happens with people in nearby buildings. Two doors are required in work places where more numbers of employees are employed.

How many types of fire doors exist?

There are two types of fire doors exist mainly and they are fire doors and fire exit doors. Fire doors are usually located in the exterior of your building and marked as emergency exit. Fire doors can be found indoors particularly between stairs or bedrooms.

Can you leave emergency doors be left open?

If desired you can leave the emergency door open, but it can be a security risk if you leave it open. However the doors must be always closed and must have a self locking mechanism installed to make sure that doors shut automatically. You don’t have to lock the doors manually because they are designed to close by themselves.

What is fire fighting equipment?

Fire fighting equipments are special designed tools that are used to fight and suppress fire. There are different types of fire fighting equipment and accessories and it is mandatory for buildings to have them. Fire fighting equipment is a necessary fire suppression tool that is required to be deployed over buildings that house homes or offices. It is part of home safety and the safety of occupants and the primary fire fighting equipments are:

·         Fire hydrants and rising mains.

·         Hose reel systems.

·         Water mist and fogging systems.

·         Sprinkler systems.

·         Foam systems.

·         Dry powder.

·         gas systems (sometimes referred to as “clean agent systems”)

When installing fire fighting equipment make sure that it is done by licensed technicians or engineers as they are qualified and are in the knowhow on what kind of fire fighting equipment is required for your establishment. For correct choice of fire fighting systems you can trust Alma Trading, SA to provide them to you and install them. You can call them on phone number 0557574289 or send mail to info@almatrading.sa.