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Important: Before installing electrified hardware, always contact the Local Authority Having Jurisdiction (LAHJ) for code and installation requirements for the area the products are being installed.
Recently I was asked to provide an access solution for a medical clinic. The clinic consisted of a number of suites sharing a long hallway. The entry of each suite is through a single storefront (aluminum and glass) door. The door also acts as the means to egress so “remaining unlocked during business hours” is essential.
As the number of persons leaving the company having access to keys grew, so did the amount of time required to manage keys and the expense to rekey a suite each time a termination occurred.
An interim solution was to limit key issuance to staff employees who by nature were more likely to be long-term employees. This presented a problem as some employees often arrived earlier than staff employees.
When discussing the situation with the building representative, auditing initial access into each suite was determined not to be an issue. I recommended installing a non-audit trail or time clock capable digital keypad access control system for each suite entry.