To increase student safety, the NYCDOE selected Detexโsย EAX-500 door alarmย to secure all exterior exits in all schools. The product sounds an alarm at 100dB when someone attempts an unauthorized exit, alerting school staff to potential wandering incidents.
The recently completed alarm installation spans all five of the cityโs boroughs and includes thirty school districts. Originally scheduled for a three-year timeline, Detex ramped up EAX-500 production, and Maximum Security Group accelerated installation, to complete the project in just ten months.
โAs a company that has manufactured life safety and security door hardware for over a century, we are always proud when our products make a substantial difference in the wellbeing of our users, such as these New York City students,โ says Ken Kuehler, Director of Marketing and Sales at Detex Corporation, a New Braunfels, TX-based company.
In addition to drawing immediate attention to wandering incidents, the alarms alert security personnel to all unauthorized security door use, preventing unsanctioned entry to school buildings.
Jim Lengyel, President ofย Maximum Security Group, the Queens-based locksmith company that installed Detexโs alarms, says he has seen them in action: โThe alarm works really well. I have observed kids react to it and notice the signs on the door. They turn around and choose the appropriate exit instead.โ
After the projectโs successful implementation, the Department of Education approached Lengyel to install similar alarms in all of New York Cityโs Pre-Kindergarten buildings. His company will use a combination of Detexโs EAX-500 door alarms and Detex Value Series panic hardware to secure about 400 Pre-K locations.
โWe recommended Detex products for the Pre-K buildings after seeing how well they worked in elementary schools,โ explained Lengyel. โBeyond installing alarms, we will be bringing all of these Pre-Kindergarten doors up to current fire code regulations. Weโre using Detexโs life safety products to make it happen.โ
For more information, visit www.detex.com or email marketing@detex.com.
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