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Escape Door System
EN 13637 - Standard for electronically controlled escape door systems for doors along escape routes.
Escape Door System - Run out Theft
The ASSA ABLOY Escape Door Systems video demonstrates how the EDS solution can help prevent and deter theft in retail. The video highlights how ABLOY’s access control and door monitoring technology can detect suspicious activity, trigger alarms, and provide staff with real-time awareness of potential security breaches. By combining controlled access and immediate alerts, the solution helps businesses reduce losses, improve site security, and create a safer environment for employees and customers.
An Escape Door System (EDS) is designed specifically to ensure people can escape safely through electrically controlled Escape doors, and maintains secure locking in the event of an emergency.
The importance of emergency escape routes is often underestimated because emergencies and tragedies are only highlighted when they do not work. Failing to provide a compliant escape can lead to the loss of life, substantial fines and even custodial sentences.
To date, it had not been possible to provide a compliant solution for an escape door when Read-In and Read-Out access control was specified, but with the EDS from Abloy complying to BS EN 13637, there is now a solution.
Compliance is Key
Escaping from a building can be a matter of life and death, so knowing what products comply to which standards is crucial - book onto one of our inudstry renowned Foundations Courses via the ABLOY Academy to find out more.
EN 13637 Tested Products
Touch Screen Display Terminal
For use with or without time delay. Operation through the touch display with an authorisation code.
ePED Display Terminal
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Escape Door System Documents
Compliant Locking Solutions
EDS in the Education Sector
EDS in the Retail Sector
ePED Display Door Terminal
Martyn's Law Is Changing
Understand the practical security, lockdown and life safety measures needed to support compliance with the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025.
An Escape Door System (EDS) is designed specifically to ensure people can escape safely through electrically controlled Escape doors, and maintains secure locking in the event of an emergency.
The importance of emergency escape routes is often underestimated because emergencies and tragedies are only highlighted when they do not work. Failing to provide a compliant escape can lead to the loss of life, substantial fines and even custodial sentences.
To date, it had not been possible to provide a compliant solution for an escape door when Read-In and Read-Out access control was specified, but with the EDS from Abloy complying to BS EN 13637, there is now a solution.
BS EN 13637 - Standard for electronically controlled escape door systems for doors along escape routes.
By fitting an Abloy EDS built to comply with standards, you are fulfilling your legal responsibilities and keeping people safe in the event of an emergency.
Applications
The EDS products from Abloy offer secure, safe and compliant solutions delivering many additional benefits over traditional escape hardware, and are ideal for securing the following areas:
Applications
- Office Buildings
- Critical Infrastructure
- Retail
- Education
- Care Homes
- Distilleries
- Finance
- Museums / Stadiums
Benefits
- Prevents children from leaving your premises without permission while maintaining safe escape routes if required.
- Allows an easy way to enable egress after an event or during an emergency, helping you maintain the highest safety standards by allowing smooth traffic flow out of all EDS exits.
- Provides a secure locking solution and prevents thieves from using the escape doors by delaying their exit, enabling security staff to take control.
- Electronically controlled Escape Door Systems helps prevent misuse and are monitored and controlled to allow safe egress through the escape route.
- Provides a Dynamic Lockdown solution to help save lives in the event of a terror attack or other unforeseen threats. Escape Door Systems can not only keep people safe by ensuring escape, they also protect your perimeter by preventing unauthorised people granting others access, restricting movement around the building and keep people safe in hostile situations.
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