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| EN Standards The current situation as at 1st September 2003 | |
| Title of European Standard | EN Number | Adoption |
| Controlled door closers | EN 1154 | Complete |
| Electrically powered hold open devices | EN 1155 | Complete |
| Door co-ordinators | EN 1158 | Complete |
| Emergency exit devices | EN 179 | Complete |
| Horizontal panic exit devices | EN 1125 | Complete |
| Cylinders for locks | EN 1303 | Complete |
| Sliding door hardware | EN 1527 | Complete |
| Corrosion resistance | EN 1670 | Complete |
| Single axis hinges | EN 1935 | Complete |
| Lever handles and knobs | EN 1906 | Complete |
| Padlocks and padlock fittings | EN 12320 | Complete |
| Gaskets and weather-stripping | prEN 12365 | Dec 2003 |
| Door and window bolts | EN 12051 | Complete |
| Locks and latches | prEN 12209 | Dec 2003 |
| Automatic door systems | prEN 12650 | Jan 2005 |
| Window fittings (17 parts) | prEN 13126 | Oct 2003 |
| Electronic locks | prEN 12209-3 | Dec 2003 |
| Electronic emergency systems | prEN 13637 | ? |
| Electronic panic systems | prEN 13633 | ? |
| Multi-point locks and latches | ? | ? |
| Hardware for shutters | prEN 14648 | ? |
| Each product will be classified under a number of performance headings and generally, these will be the same for all products |
| All products will be marked with a six or more digit classification coding which will show, in fine detail, just what levels of product performance are being claimed for the item. This classification system, when applied to all items of architectural hardware, will enable complementary items to also to be specified to, for instance, a common level of corrosion resistance, category of use, door mass etc. |
| Digit 1 - Category of use |
| Grade 1: medium frequency of use by people with a high incentive to exercise care and with a small chance of accidents occurring or of misuse |
| Grade 2: medium frequency of use by people with some incentive to exercise care but where there is some chance of accidents occurring or misuse |
| Grade 3: high frequency of use by public and others with little incentive to exercise care and a high chance of accidents occurring or of misuse |
| Grade 4: for use on doors which are subject to frequent violent usage |
| Digit 2 - Durability/Number of test cycles |
| Grade 1: 2,500 cycles |
| Grade 2: 5,000 cycles |
| Grade 3: 10,000 cycles |
| Grade 4: 25,000 cycles |
| Grade 5: 50,000 cycles |
| Grade 6: 100,000 cycles |
| Grade 7: 200,000 cycles |
| Grade 8: 500,000 cycles |
| Grade 9: 1,000,000 cycles |
| Digit 3 - Test door mass |
| Grade 1: up to 20kg |
| Grade 2: up to 40kg |
| Grade 3: up to 60kg |
| Grade 4: up to 80kg |
| Grade 5: up to 100kg |
| Grade 6: up to 120kg |
| Grade 7: up to 160kg |
| Grade 8: up to 200kg |
| Grade 9: up to 250kg |
| Digit 4 - Fire behaviour |
| Grade 0: not approved for use on fire/smoke resisting door assemblies |
| Grade 1: suitable for use on fire/smoke resisting door assemblies, subject to satisfactory assessment of the hardware item relative to the performance of the specified fire/smoke resisting door assembly |
| Digit 5 - Safety in use |
| Grade 0: no defined safety performance |
| Grade 1: satisfies the safety in use requirements contained in the "Construction products directive" issued by the EU |
| Digit 6 - Corrosion resistance |
| Five corrosion grades are identified in accordance with BS EN 1670 |
| Grade 0: no defined corrosion resistance |
| Grade 1: mild resistance |
| Grade 2: moderate resistance |
| Grade 3: high resistance |
| Grade 4: very high resistance |
| Example |
| For example, for a door closer or floor spring tested to BS EN 1154 the following classification code would indicate that it could close the door from 180 degrees, had been tested to 500,000 cycles, was suitable for doors up to 60kg, suitable for use on fire doors, safe in use and with mild corrosion resistance |
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| Each product and/or its packaging will be required to be marked with: |
| The manufacturers name or trademark or other means of identification |
| Product identification number |
| The six digit classification number as above |
| The BS EN standard number |
| The year and week of manufacture (this may be coded) |
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