BUILDING AND GROUNDS MAINTENANCE
Locks and Key Systems
Course 374: Locks and Key Systems
Covers basic lock types: mortise, auxiliary or rim, tubular bolt, key-in-know, narrow stile, and unit lock. Explains how they operate,
how to install, maintain, and adjust them. Also describes key control, master key systems, panic bars, and other accessories for
building security.
TPC Training Systems is accredited by IACET to offer 0.5 CEU for this program.
Lesson 1: Commonly Used Doors and Locks Lesson 4: Maintaining and Adjusting Locks
Topics Topics
Terminology of Locks and Doors; Door Function and Operation; Door How Lock Problems Develop; How to Disassemble Locks; Opening a
Construction and Material; Hinge Construction and Operation; Installing Cylinder With a Key; Opening a Cylinder Without a Key; Cleaning Lock
Hinges; Levels of Building Security; Mortise Lock; Auxiliary, or Rim, Lock; Mechanism; Lubrication and Lubricants; Malfunctions of Locks; Symptoms
Tubular Bolt Lock; Key-in-Knob Lock; Unit Lock; Narrow-Stile Lock of Problems With Keys; Symptoms of Bolt and Latch Malfunctions;
Problems Caused by Misalignment; Problems With Settling; Problems
Objectives With Steel and Kalamein Doors
Use standard lock and door terminology.
Differentiate between right-hand and left-hand doors, and between Objectives
hollow-core and solid-core doors. Describe how lock problems can develop.
List four different types of hinges. List preventive maintenance practices that promote good lock
Explain installation procedures for full-mortise, half-mortise, full- function.
surface , and half-surface hinges. Describe the process of opening a cylinder both with and without a
Identify the mortise lock, auxiliary lock, tubular bolt lock, key-in-knob key.
lock, unit lock, and narrow-stile lock. Tell how to clean and lubricate lock mechanisms.
List common problems with bolts and latches and their remedies.
Lesson 2: How Locks Operate
Topics Lesson 5: Key Control and Master Key Systems
Mortise Lock Mechanism; Mortise Lock Installation; Rim Spring-Bolt Topics
Locks; How Rim Bolt Locks Work; Jimmy-Resistant Lock Operation; What Is Master Keying?; Master Key Systems; Advantages and
Tubular Bolt Locks; Operation of Key-in-Knob Lock; Unit Lock Functions; Disadvantages; Alternatives to Master Keying; Key Control; Advanced
How Narrow-Stile Locks Work Key Control; Importance of Record Keeping; Key Storage; Key Tagging
Procedures; Check Existing Systems; Custom Systems; Other Access
Objectives Control Systems
Describe how a mortise lock mechanism works.
Tell what operations are involved in installing a mortise lock. Objectives
Compare the functions of rim spring-bolt locks, rim bolt locks, and Describe how a master key system operates.
jimmy-resistant locks. List the advantages and disadvantages of master keying.
Diagram the construction of a tubular bolt lock. Differentiate between the maison system, keyed-alike system, and
Explain how key-in-knob locks, unit locks, and narrow-stile locks sectional system.
operate. List the information that must be included in the security survey plan,
key progression chart, and key issuance files.
Lesson 3: Installing Locks Identify other access control systems, such as card-key systems,
Topics electronic systems, and push-button locks.
Care in Installation; Installing the Mortise Lock; Installing the Auxiliary
Lock; Installing the Tubular Bolt Lock; Installing the Key-in-Knob Lock;
Installing the Unit Lock; Installing the Narrow-Stile Lock; Care and
Handling of Lock Tools
Objectives
Explain how to position a mortise lock with the proper setback for
installation.
Describe installation procedures for an auxiliary lock, tubular bolt
lock, key-in-knob lock, unit lock, and narrow-stile.
List the tools needed to install locks.
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