JLC ??MAY 1991
PANIC BAR
P R I M E R
Commercial exit hardware requires
careful ordering and precise installation.
Good templates and instructions
help simplify the work.
Although you may not realize
it, the door opening
hardware you engage with
your hip as you leave McDonald's
with your morning coffee can be a
profitable sideline. In addition, it
can offer a way to break into commercial
work. Known as exit devices
to manufacturers, specifiers, and
building officials, they are required
on nearly all commercial doors that
offer egress.
More commonly called "panic
bars," they are relatively easy to
install given the instructions and
templates that come packed with
them. But because of the job they do
and the amount of use they get,
there