Association bundles building door locking standards

Nov 12, 2003 12:00 PM

The Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association (BHMA) has made its 12 different ANSI/BHMA standards related to the locking of doors available in a bundled package.

The association is bundling the standards because there are many professions besides architectural specifiers with an interest in standards that relate to security, according to BHMA standards coordinator Mike Tierney.

Four new ANSI/BHMA standards relating to locking the door were released in the past three years: A156.25 Electrified Locking Devices; A156.29 Exit Locks, Alarms; A156.30 High Security Cylinders; and A156.31 Electric Strikes. Also, several existing lock-related standards have recently been updated.

The new A156.25 standard for electrified locking devices sets performance requirements for motors, solenoids and various other electrical components that are used in electrically activated locks.

Similarly, the A156.31 standard applies to electric strikes and frame mounted actuators. The new A156.30 standard on high-security cylinders includes security performance requirements for both mechanical and electrified high-security cylinders.

For more information, visit the online BHMA Bookstore at

www.buildershardware.com

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