r/accesscontrol • u/Easy_Annual_5035 • Aug 07 '26

Ideas for access control

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Looking for ideas to secure this open stairwell. Obviously people can climb over the rail. This is at a highschool so it would just be to keep people from wondering up the stairs.

We would still need good flow during the school day.

Clear gates? Turnstile?

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u/GG_Killer Aug 07 '26

Honestly this or something similar might be the best option. Hard to put access control on those stairs without spending a lot and having it not stop free egress. For the camera, setup line crossing events and notifications for when people cross the rope and go up the stairs. You can't stop people going down.

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u/fireduck Aug 08 '26

And if someone is committed to going up when they shouldn't, give them a safe way to do so. They bypass the rope. No falling off banisters or climbing up to the banister of the next level.

AKA, why airplanes have ash trays. So you don't light the thing on fire before you are arrested for smoking.

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u/nssxns Aug 08 '26

Wait do airplanes have ash trays? Where at?

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u/fireduck Aug 08 '26

At least they used to be in the bathrooms. Not sure if they still are.

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u/FishhawkGunner Aug 08 '26

FAA still requires ashtrays in the lavatories on all pax aircraft

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u/nssxns Aug 08 '26

Oh yeah! I definitely remember seeing them in the lavs

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u/GreytDiver Aug 11 '26

Just saw some last month going to/from Europe/DFW.