Secure Spaces with Schlage Visual Indication Locks

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To Know It's Locked™ when moments count or to have the simple assurance that the door is secure can go a long way in contributing to peace of mind particularly for students and teachers. But lock status visual indication has far more applications than the classroom door. It is useful in health care, retail, commercial and even for specific code compliance situations. Schlage indication trims can even be applied to outdoor settings like park or service station single-use bathrooms on exterior doors.

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Security in Educational Settings

Industry leading best practices for securing classrooms defined by the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) and other studies recommend the use of indication trims for the classroom. Beyond the classroom, though, many spaces within a school environment can benefit from indication to enhance security. These include offices, teachers' lounges, study halls, adjoining rooms, libraries and other gathering spaces. This may also include the use of indication on panic hardware for larger spaces like cafeterias, auditoriums, gyms, and music rooms.

Privacy in Educational Settings

In the K-12 setting, use for indication as a security measure is widespread but in a larger campus space, privacy applications abound as well. Individual study pods, rehearsal rooms, single occupancy restrooms, and faculty offices. Though standard messaging is limited to OCCUPIED/VACANT and LOCKED/UNLOCKED on the ND cylindrical and B deadbolt series, they are available in three languages an have potential to utilize custom messages. The L Series mortise also carries DO NOT DISTURB and locked "symbol only" options.

Healthcare Applications

In hospital settings applications are mostly about privacy: patient restrooms, single occupancy restrooms, lactation rooms, physician sleeping/on call rooms, and dressing rooms. Multi-stall restrooms with thicker stall doors may also benefit. And when safety is important, indication can be used on radiology or other therapy room doors.

Commercial Real Estate

Within commercial properties indication is primarily about privacy. It is useful for single occupancy restrooms and shower rooms, or mother's lactation rooms. Where stall doors are thicker (1-3/8" minimum) it can be applied to multi-stall restrooms. Beyond that, there are uses for any meeting or focus rooms where occupancy readily visible from outside the room.

Retail

Retail applications can include main entries where visual indication of the door's locked or unlocked state is required by code. Restaurant patrons can benefit by being able to see the availability of a restroom from a distance to minimize their time away from the table. Schlage indication trims are designed with weep holes to enable their application on exterior doors providing utility for service stations or any facility with exterior entrances to private rooms. Within a retail space, they can be used on dressing rooms or any room requiring temporary closure for stocking or cleaning.

Specialized Uses

Churches, factories, airports, arenas and other spaces large and small can benefit from indication use. Here are some examples:

Main entrance doors of buildings where key-operated locks are allowed by code, along with the required signage
Family and assisted use restrooms
Exterior spaces with means of egress through a building
Rooms requiring temporary closures due to cleaning or stocking
Any single occupancy room requiring privacy

VISUAL INDICATION TRIM PRODUCTS

The L Series mortise lock has long offered indication trim, however, the improved trims feature both single- and dual-sided messaging, larger windows, and retrofit options. They are also compatible with Key Override and Vandlgard features valuable particularly in educational settings.
The ND Series Grade 1 cylindrical indication trim is a standout in the visual indication market. A very large, single window wraps three sides for exceptional visibility. And like all Schlage indication trim messaging, the use of red and white background colors assures readability for even color-blind individuals.
The B600 Series deadbolt is a fired-rated Grade 1, indication trim available in single or dual cylinder functions. Its three sided window is largest in the deadbolt market, yet the lock remains compact comparable in size to a credit card. The sleek design with its tamper-resistant window can be ordered single- or dual-sided for most functions.
While indication has long been a common offering amongst grade 2 deadbolts within the market, the B500 Series Grade 2 indication trim options are unique. Six of seven functions are offered with indication as single- or dual-sided on most. Mirroring the sleek design of the B600 elevates this solution as the ideal for privacy applications.

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