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Valuable advice on how to meet the
new security requirements within
the English Building Regulations
has been published by the Door
& Hardware Federation (DHF).
»»FOR THE FIRST TIME,
the Building Regulations
require new homes to
incorporate measures to
resist unauthorised entry
by casual or opportunist
burglars.
The DHF Guide to
Approved Document
Q of the Building
Regulations advises
architects, specifiers
and housebuilders how
the new provisions of
Document Q can be met,
specifically by choosing
doors and window
hardware that meet the
required standards.
The new security
obligation under
Document Q covers main
entrance doors, windows
and interlinked doors
to integral garages in
houses. It also covers
external entrance doors to
apartment blocks and to
individual apartment doors
that open into common
areas.
Document Q states that
doors and windows will
meet the new security
requirement if they are
sufficiently robust and fitted
with appropriate hardware.
The DHF Guide provides
practical guidance on how
this can be achieved.
In particular, the guide
describes how all easily
accessible doorsets
providing access should
comply with PAS 24:2012
or other standards that
provide similar or better
performance to ensure
they are secure.
In the case of bespoke
timber doorsets, the
guide details the security
standards required for
construction materials
and door hardware
components including
locks, hinges, letter plates,
door limiters and glazing.
The guide also lists
the applicable standards
relating to windows to
meet the Document Q
obligation that all easily
accessible windows
and rooflights should be
secure.
The DHF guide
recommends that thirdparty certification is
obtained from a UKASaccredited certification
body that has checked and
assessed the evidence
relating to the doors and
windows.
The DHF Guide to
Document Q can be
downloaded at
www.dhfonline.org.uk
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