HARDWARE & SECURITY
Yale’s Postmaster Professional TS008
letterplate ticks all the boxes for meeting
standards and fire door compliance
» YALE UNDERSTANDS THAT KEEPING
up to date on the latest security standards
can often be confusing. From fire door
compliance to meeting PAS 24:2016,
there are a number of factors to be
considered.
In the UK, current guidance states that
public or private shared properties should
be compartmentalised – spilt into smaller
spaces with barriers preventing the spread
of fire and smoke. The fire doorsets used
to help create these compartments should
be able to halt fire for at least 30 minutes,
with taller or higher occupancy buildings
needing doors able to endure for at least
60 minutes.
Since its launch in 2018, Yale’s
Postmaster Professional TS008 letterplate
has made significant developments
boasting a long list of features that set it
apart from other letterplates in the market,
most notably fire testing.
‘defend buildings against
the spread of fire’
PAS 24:2016
On 1st October 2018, an updated version
of the PAS 24 standard, which covers
enhanced security doorsets, came into effect.
PAS 24:2016 is now mandatory for all new
developments or refurbishment projects
that wish to meet Secured by Design, and
this includes the requirement for TS008
letterplates to be installed on all doorsets.
TS008
FD60
The FD60 specification tests doorsets to
withstand at least 60 minutes protection
against fires. When tested as part of a
doorset, Yale’s Postmaster Professional
TS008 letterplate not only exceeded the
FD60 time test by an additional 25%,
but also successfully passed the smoke
leakage test.
Secured by Design (SBD)
Studies have shown that SBD recognised
developments are up to 75% less likely to
be burgled and show a reduction of 25% in
criminal damage , while the Association of
British Insurers estimates that introducing
SBD across the UK would save the
economy more than £3.2 billion over the
course of 20 years . If a project is recognised
by SBD, it has shown that it meets a
number of exacting standards. As such, it
has become an important part of quality
assurance for housing providers and is
referenced in UK Building Regulations.
The TS008 technical specification
was developed by the Door & Hardware
Federation (DHF) and covers ‘enhanced
security and general requirements for
letter plate assemblies and slide through
boxes’. Its main purpose is evaluating
how the letterplate performs against
opportunist attacks from burglars and
other criminals, though it also assesses its
resistance to corrosion, water, and fire.
Approved Document Q
TS008 certified letterplates are specifically
referenced within the Building Regulation’s
Approved Document Q as being shown
to protect against various attack methods,
including letterplate ‘fishing’.
The Yale Postmaster Professional
letterplate helps architects, specifiers, and
OEMs to meet all these standards. It is the
most rigorously tested TS008 product on
the market and comes from a brand that is
trusted to produce fully compliant doorset
components.
The letterplate has an external
austenitic 304 stainless steel letter flap
that comes with a 25-year surface finish
guarantee. It also features a flap that opens
180 degrees to help eliminate excess
leverage on pivot points and a complete
peripheral seal on the external flap to help
form a thermal and acoustic barrier.
The Yale Postmaster Professional is
available in a range of finishes including
polished, brushed, satin silver, gold,
black and white, and its elegant and slim
design makes it suitable even for narrow
hallways. It also has no sharp corners,
reducing the risk of injury to children and
pets when held open by packages and
newspapers.
Opting for the Yale Postmaster
Professional TS008 letterplate on fire
accredited doorsets helps defend
buildings against the spread of fire and
meet the latest PAS 24 standard. This, in
turn, allows OEMs, housebuilders, and
social housing providers to ensure they
achieve Secured by Design across all
residences, in order to continue to provide
safe and quality housing to the nation.
Yale Door and Window Solutions
has also launched a whitepaper to help
architects, specifiers, and OEMs to
specify and fit letterplates that meet PAS
24:2016, in line with Secured by Design
regulations.
www.yaledoorandwindowsolutions.co.uk
MAR/APR 2020
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