{"id":61260,"date":"2023-08-31T11:07:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T09:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hoppe.com\/gb-en\/?page_id=61260"},"modified":"2025-04-04T14:13:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T12:13:08","slug":"bs-3621","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hoppe.com\/gb-en\/contacts-service\/standards\/bs-3621\/","title":{"rendered":"BS 3621 \u2013 Thief Resistant Locks (Key Egress)"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container has--bg-white\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3 text-md-end\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lock functions and applications:<\/h3>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since its inception, BS&nbsp;3621 has always required security from both sides, meaning that, once locked, a key is always required to open the door, whether from the inside or the outside. Recognising that there are situations in which a keyless egress lock (secure only from the outside) can offer acceptable security, as well as safety benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-advgb-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"border-width:1px;background-color:#f5f5f5;border-top-color:#000;border-right-color:#000;border-bottom-color:#000;border-left-color:#000\" data-border-color=\"#000\"><strong>Standard<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"border-width:1px;background-color:#f5f5f5;border-top-color:#000;border-right-color:#000;border-bottom-color:#000;border-left-color:#000\" data-border-color=\"#000\"><strong>Function<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"border-width:1px;background-color:#f5f5f5;border-top-color:#000;border-right-color:#000;border-bottom-color:#000;border-left-color:#000\" data-border-color=\"#000\"><strong>Comments<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border-width:1px;border-top-color:#000;border-right-color:#000;border-bottom-color:#000;border-left-color:#000\" data-border-color=\"#000\"><strong>BS 3621<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"border-width:1px;border-top-color:#000;border-right-color:#000;border-bottom-color:#000;border-left-color:#000\" data-border-color=\"#000\">Locked by key from both sides<\/td><td style=\"border-width:1px;border-top-color:#000;border-right-color:#000;border-bottom-color:#000;border-left-color:#000\" data-border-color=\"#000\">Provided that the key is removed, this type of lock is secure against operation by intruders reaching through a letter-plate, breaking nearby glazing etc. Best used where emergency escape is not required or where other means of escape exist.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> Door and Hardware Federation (DHF) Best Practise Guide: BS 3621:2007 Thief resistant locks assemblies \u2013 Key egress<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":49274,"parent":500,"menu_order":16,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-61260","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/www.hoppe.com\/gb-en\/author\/simone-stecher-hoppe\/","display_name":"simone-stecher-hoppe"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 3 years ago","modified":"Updated 1 year ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on 31. 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