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Shiny key inserting into blue mortise lock under ANSI/BHMA A156.13-2022.
ANSI | Construction | Doors and Locks

ANSI/BHMA A156.13-2022: Mortise Locks and Latches

ByBrad Kelechava August 15, 2023May 21, 2025

Locks are a universal means of providing security to whatever is beyond the door to which they are affixed. Mortise locks support an especially secure…

Door handles with a chain link around them and a lock on connecting the ends
ANSI | Fire Safety

Locked Doors: Security Barricade or Life Safety Hazard?

ByNational Fire Protection Association (NFPA) April 3, 2017May 29, 2025

The same situation has unfolded countless times: locked egress doors trapping occupants in a building. A core component of the NFPA 101: Life Safety Code…

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