{"id":18664,"date":"2023-09-11T06:55:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T06:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monroeengineering.com\/blog\/?p=18664"},"modified":"2023-09-11T06:56:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T06:56:23","slug":"how-to-choose-crash-bar-covers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monroeengineering.com\/blog\/how-to-choose-crash-bar-covers\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Choose Crash Bar Covers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Crash bar covers are a smart investment for nearly all business owners and facility managers. Consisting of fittings that cover crash bar handles on doors, they enhance the aesthetics of the doors with which they are used while simultaneously protecting against the transmission of germs. You’ll need to choose the right crash bar covers, however, to take advantage of their benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Antimicrobial Material<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You should choose crash bar covers made of an antimicrobial material. Otherwise, they won’t protect against the transmission of terms. Materials are considered antimicrobial if they destroy or inhibit the growth of microorganisms. Infection-causing bacteria, viruses and fungi are microorganisms. While they can grow just about anywhere, they are particularly common on door handles, including crash bars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As people enter and leave your commercial building through a door, they’ll touch the door’s crash bar. Some people will transfer germs from their hands to the crash bar, whereas others will pick up these germs. Antimicrobial materials can neutralize germs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are copper crash bar covers. They are made of over 99% pure copper. Copper is an antimicrobial material. It can destroy and inhibit the growth of microorganisms in the following ways:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n