Panic and emergency exits are essential components of escape and rescue routes, enabling people to evacuate quickly and safely in an emergency. They ensure that the way out of a building remains unobstructed at all times, even in the event of fire, smoke, power failure, or panic situations.
Escape and rescue routes encompass all structural and organisational measures that facilitate rapid evacuation. This includes emergency exits, panic doors, staircases, ramps, and corridors, as well as clear signage through photoluminescent signs and emergency lighting. Escape routes must always remain unobstructed and be designed so that people can evacuate safely even under stress or in a state of panic. Route design takes into account width, layout, and the absence of obstacles to prevent bottlenecks, injuries, or panic reactions.
Our panic and emergency exit systems can be tailored to individual requirements and fitted with panic or emergency exit functions, allowing the passage to be opened in an emergency with minimal effort and without prior knowledge of operation.
Our door units can be individually equipped with emergency exit or panic locks:
All doors meet the required minimum widths and ensure full accessibility without thresholds or obstructive stops. Partial or full panic functions ensure that the passage can be opened quickly and easily in an emergency.
Regular inspections, maintenance, and documentation are crucial to guarantee functionality in an emergency. Each door is checked on site, maintenance records are documented, and safe operation is ensured.
Since April 2003, the harmonised European standards for escape and rescue routes have applied: DIN EN 179 and DIN EN 1125. Both standards were incorporated into the building regulations list at the end of February 2004, and are therefore part of German building law.
The standards regulate:
The specific design of escape routes is not regulated by these standards – these requirements are determined by the competent building authority.