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tion .
• Generally , non – authorized persons are not allowed to pass .
• ADA access would be through the companion product , often called Security Portals – which comprised of a pair of interlocking doors surrounding a small secure booth ( mantrap ).
• Advantages : High Security , can operate in an unmanned entrance way , ideal for data centers and high security , low throughput environments .
Companion ADA Gate Products
• Motorized Swing glass gates and manual access control gates provide a partner product / complement to some of the above products in certain environments .
* This article focuses on barrier type optical turnstiles because of their prevalence in the market today , but most concepts
presented here will apply to PEC ’ s in general .
Turnstiles are utilized in a wide variety of industries and applications .
Some of the more common ones include : healthcare , transportation , educational , entertainment , pharmaceutical , financial , and energy company corporate offices , large downtown property management buildings , HQ and administrative offices of practically every type of company .
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All of these turnstile / PEC applications will typically have some or all of the following characteristics :
• Regulations by government concerning storage and security of information
• Storage of sensitive data such as credit , government , military defense , customer information
• Potential threat to public safety ( i . e .; chemical plants , nuclear energy companies )
• Desire to help protect against threat of domestic violence , workplace violence , and / or terrorism
• Marketing of office space- secure environment is a selling point for property management companies
• Combination of Public Space / Secure Space in close proximity , same buildings , lobbies , shared elevators
• Busy downtown location / Busy lobby / busy security staff
Typically , a Turnstile / PEC decision involves a number of stakeholders in the decision and design stages .
• The Security Director or other responsible person receives input from internal and external sources , as he / she makes his selection and design decisions
• Human Resources , Finance , Facilities , Engineering , C-Level executives and others will be involved internally
• Externally we may be dealing with architects and interior designers , security design engineers , AHJ ’ s ( Authority Having Jurisdiction ), Fire Department , and maybe historical preservation boards in some cases
• The use of a security design engineer consultant is strongly recommended to help navigate the process
How many lanes should be in the design ? One of the most asked questions by end users , integrators , architects and others – this question has been the subject of other articles and papers written by myself and others .
Let ’ s keep the answer simple , because it really is easy to answer .
We could get into very detailed calculations about throughput optimization , shift staggering , visitor policy , break area locations , and card / biometric reader types .
But the easiest and simplest way to answer this question is to look at the number of authorized occupants ( card holders ) along with a couple of other pieces of data : 1 . How many entrances are going to be utilized in your access control plan ? You will need 37