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For escape and rescue routes, the following applies with few exceptions: a maximum length of 35 m and a minimum width of 120 cm. Emergency exits must be at least 90 cm wide. Stricter requirements apply for occupancy of more than 200 persons.

Therefore, the following applies to access controls:

• The clear passage width of doors must be at least 90 cm. Doors to subordinate rooms, such as cleaning rooms or sanitary facilities, may be narrower.
• Doors must open in the direction of escape. Exceptions are doors to rooms that can accommodate fewer than 20 persons.
  
• Doors in rescue routes must be able to be opened from the outside by emergency personnel.
  
• Tilting, lifting, rolling, high-speed, and sliding doors, as well as revolving doors, are only permissible if they contain doors that open in the direction of escape, or if additional such doors are present.
  
• Automatic sliding and swinging doors are permitted in escape routes, provided they ensure escape at all times and are suitable for use in escape routes.
  
• For doors in escape routes that can be locked, locking systems must comply with the Swiss standard EN 179 or Swiss standard EN 1125.
  

Burglar resistance and escape route

For burglar-resistant doors with escape and panic functions, a locked door is not sufficient, as the door handle must always be able to open the locked door lock. Therefore, for doors with panic function, normal glazing according to the required test class is not adequate, as a hole in the glazing allows the door handle to be easily operated. The door opens, and the resistance class is not achieved. The solution is our Sicurtec glass.