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OCTOBER 2014 PRO INSTALLER
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New CE
requirements for
fire doors – are
you compliant?
John Warburton, recently appointed to the role of Sector Manager for Windows and Doors Certification at
BRE Global takes a brief look at the new requirements for CE marking for fire door sets which covers fire
resistance and smoke control characteristics and soon becomes mandatory
All those involved in the manufacture and installation of
fire door sets will be directly
affected by the publication
of EN 16034, the harmonised
European standard that has
passed the formal voting
procedure and will be made
mandatory in the coming
months.
Since July 2013, all door sets must
be CE marked with manufacturers
publishing a declaration of performance (DOP) under the hEN
14351 standard. This covers over 20
characteristics, but manufacturers
need only declare values for those
required by building regulations for
the country in which they are to be
installed. As most door sets manufactured in the UK are installed
in the UK, there are only a few of
the characteristics that are essential.
These are thermal performance,
dangerous substances, safety devices and ability to release in the case
of emergency exit devices.
As soon as there is a legal requirement to CE mark fire door sets to
EN 16034 which covers fire resistance and smoke control characteristics, manufacturers will be required
by regulation (Construction Products Regulation (CPR)) to CE mark
their products to the performance
characteristics in hEN 14351 and
EN 16034 and publish two DOPs
to cover both sets of performance
characteristics. As an installer of
door sets, it is vital that the products
selected for an installation meet the
current regulations and evidence
can be provided to support claims
of compliance. Doors without the
correct CE marking and declarations
of performance will not be in conformity with the legal requirements
of the CPR and will become a matter for investigation and prosecution
by Trading Standards and are also
likely to require replacement with
products that do conform to the
requirements.
BRE can help you with your CE
marking requirements – we are a
notified body under the CPR for
doors, windows and a range of
building related products and have
been for many years.
For manufacturers who want to
demonstrate product performance
that goes beyond the minimum
levels of the CE mark, in particular
for geographical territories outside
of the European Union, BRE Global
can also offer LPCB independent
third party certification.
LPCB has been working with
industry and insurers for over
a 100 years to set the standards
necessary to ensure that fire and
security products and services work
effectively and deliver consistent
fire performance as required. In that
time the LPCB Mark has become an
internationally recognised certification mark of trust and value.
Under the LPCB brand, BRE Global offers i