Door hardware & access control

Exit devices & exit trims

Grade 1 rim, surface vertical rod and mortise exit devices for single doors and pairs – heavy and maximum duty, fire-rated, with lever or pull trims.

United States Australia / NZ Europe

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Surface vertical rod device for pairs.

Mortise exit device – maximum duty.

Rim device, field-sizable for 28 – 48 in doors.

BHMA Grade 1
Rim, surface vertical rod, mortise
Heavy and maximum duty
Fits 28 – 48 in doors, field-sizable
3 h fire-rated versions
Non-handed, lever / pull / key trims

Single door or pair

Exit device types
Type	Doors	Duty	Notes
Rim	Single doors; pairs with mullion	Heavy / maximum	Latch on the door edge, surface strike
Surface vertical rod	Pairs without mullion	Heavy / maximum	Top and bottom rods latch into head and floor
Mortise lock	Single doors	Maximum	Mortise lock body – strongest, most functions

Stainless steel latch bolts with ⅝ in throw, adjustable strikes and non-handed design simplify installation on new and retrofit doors. Exit trims – lever, pull, key-retract or dummy – provide entry from the outside.

Code first

Exit devices are life-safety hardware. Doors on escape routes must open with one push, without a key or special knowledge; on fire doors the device must be fire-rated (fire exit hardware, no dogging). We select devices from the egress and fire schedule of your drawings.

Standards and requirements by market

Codes World Steel designs, fabricates and documents this product to – and the key geometric and load requirements in each market.

United States

ANSI/BHMA A156.3Exit devices
NFPA 80 · UL 10CHardware on fire doors
ICC A117.1 / ADAAccessible operating hardware
NFPA 101Life safety code – egress hardware

All United States standards →

Australia / NZ

AS 1905.1Hardware on fire-resistant doorsets
NCC D3Egress – door hardware on exits

All Australia & New Zealand standards →

Europe

EN 1125Panic exit devices with push bar
EN 179Emergency exit devices

CE marking: EN 1125 for public escape routes

All Europe standards →

Summary for orientation only – the project specification, the adopted code edition and the authority having jurisdiction govern.

Finishes

Finish	Standards / notes
Finishes	US32D satin stainless, AL aluminium, US26D by series
Keying	Keyed different, keyed alike, master and grand master, construction master; 6-pin C-keyway, popular keyways and small-format interchangeable core (SFIC)