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An update on
security standards
» » “THE DECISION OF THE UK TO LEAVE
Europe in last year’s referendum should
have minimal direct impact on security
standards until our full withdrawal from
the EU,” says Douglas Masterson, Technical
Manager at the Guild of Architectural
Ironmongers and UK Expert for the
European Task Group TG7 EN 1906.
He continues, “Despite the political
and economic upheaval, we will remain a
member of the European Union for at least
the next two years. A withdrawal agreement
must now be negotiated, but the legal
situation today on European standards still
remains the same.
“The ironmongery industry is hugely
dependent on conformity with European
Standards, CE marking and the provision
of accurate Declarations of Performance
(DoPs).
“These standards have a massive impact
on the specification of best levels of
security on buildings as well as ensuring
the correct product is used on fire, smoke
and escape route doors.”
‘the legal situation today
on European standards
still remains the same’
Following recent updates, Douglas gives
an up-to-date report on some of the most
influential security standards for both
doors and locking devices.
RECENTLY PUBLISHED STANDARDS
The following standards have been
either recently revised or created:
BS EN 12209:2016 MECHANICALLY
OPERATED LOCKS AND
LOCKING PLATES
This BS EN 12209 revision contains
significant changes to the 2003 version. This
new version will not become harmonised
until the Commission agree its publication
date into the Official Journal of the
European Union. This means that locks can
only be CE marked to the 2003 version and
testing to the 2016 version is voluntary.
BS EN 1303: 2015
CYLINDERS FOR LOCKS
The revision to this standard was
published in June 2015 and supersedes
the 2005 version. The changes from the
previous edition include additional
grades for attack resistance, changes
to operation at extreme temperature,
development of the plug extraction test
and adds new grades for suitability for
fire and smoke resistant doors. It should
be noted that this is not a harmonised
standard (hEN) and therefore cannot be
CE marked against.
PAS 24:2016 ENHANCED
SECURITY PERFORMANCE
REQUIR