{"id":"cb0395cf-490f-4c51-af5d-fae33917c12e","task":"Select exit devices for a required-egress opening and confirm the correct listing (panic hardware vs. fire exit hardware) applies.","domain":"buildershardware.com (BHMA) / UL","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."],"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open) on a rated opening is a common and serious compliance failure.","Positive-pressure fire testing has effectively superseded the older neutral-pressure basis for new fire door listings — an older device's fire listing basis should be checked against current listing requirements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."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T22:29:41.688Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/cb0395cf-490f-4c51-af5d-fae33917c12e"}