Steps

Confirm the exit device meets the applicable ANSI/BHMA exit device standard for the required grade and function (rim, surface vertical rod, mortise, or concealed vertical rod).
If the opening is fire-rated, specify fire exit hardware carrying a fire door listing with positive latching, not standard panic hardware.
If the opening is not fire-rated but still requires panic hardware by occupant load, confirm the device carries the applicable panic hardware listing.
Verify dogging (hold-open) features, if present, are disabled or removed on any fire-rated exit device, since dogging is prohibited on fire exit hardware.
Confirm mounting height and single-motion, maximum-force release requirements are met during final hardware inspection.

Known gotchas

Standard panic hardware and fire exit hardware look nearly identical but are separately listed products — installing standard panic hardware (which can be dogged/held open) on a rated opening is a common and serious compliance failure.
Positive-pressure fire testing has effectively superseded the older neutral-pressure basis for new fire door listings — an older device's fire listing basis should be checked against current listing requirements before assuming it's still an acceptable match for a new rated opening.
Field-dogging a fire exit device to prop a rated door open, even temporarily during move-in, defeats the self-latching requirement and is a code violation, not just a hardware misuse issue.

iccsafe.org / up.codes (confirm locally adopted IBC edition) · 5 steps · unrated

Coordinate electrified door hardware (electric strikes, mag locks, electrified exit devices) with fire alarm and sprinkler release requirements on an access-controlled egress door.

manufacturer / local fire marshal · 5 steps · unrated

Design and commission a delayed-egress locking system for a retail, museum, or similar space where merchandise/collection security requires a brief exit delay.

local fire marshal / iccsafe.org · 5 steps · unrated

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Select exit devices for a required-egress opening and confirm the correct listing (panic hardware vs. fire exit hardware) applies.

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