979 assaabloy.com Product type Harmonised EN Fire doors Non-fire doors Mechanical locks and latches EN 12209 Yes No Hinges EN 1935 Yes No Mechanical door closers EN 1154 Yes Yes Electromechanical hold open devices EN 1155 Yes No Door co-ordinators EN 1158 Yes No Panic devices EN 1125 Yes Yes Emergency devices EN 179 Yes Yes Outside access devices n/a No No Cylinders n/a No No Handles n/a No No EMC CE marking is typically a self-declaration following a one-off test on electromagnetic discharge and interference. In this application, the CE logo on product or packaging stands on its own (as no notified body is involved in the accreditation) and Declaration of Conformance (DoCs) are available on request. UKCA mark This will be a legal requirement for products sold in England, Scotland and Wales replacing CE marking from 1st January 2023. Given their similarities, the reasons to UKCA mark goods is the same as CE marking: 1) T o demonstrate compliance with either Construction Products Regulations (CPR) relating to safety requirements, especially around fire doors. 2) T o demonstrate compliance with Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (EMC), which confirms that use of tested product will not cause disruption to other electromagnetic products in the vicinity. UKCA is being introduced following Brexit and resulting changes to UK law as the British equivalent of CE marking, meaning there is no difference in the performance expectations or method of gaining and displaying the new accreditation. For more information on UKCA scheme requirements, please refer to CE mark section above. UKCA mark can only be issued by a UK Approved Body so will have unique certificates, product markings and Declaration of Performance or Declaration of Conformance, separate to those to relating to CE mark. The underlying evidence reports may well be common to both schemes. The new marking will sit alongside the CE mark so stock can be sold into Northern Ireland and exported to EU27 countries. The deadline for having UKCA in place is 1st January 2023. Goods already in the market by 1st January 2023 with CE mark only, can continue to be sold through and installed beyond this deadline. Approved Document B (ADB) Approved Document B of the UK Building Regulations is a mandatory standard which considers fire safety in dwellings. Like Approved Document M, ADB is split into two parts with Volume 1 relating to dwelling needs and Volume 2 governing other building needs for fire safety. Both documents specify hardware requirements on escape route doors and fire doors as well as making reference to Regulation 38. Regulation 38 Regulation 38 of ADB relates to the sharing of fire safety information. It requires the builder/installer to cascade all information relating to building design and construction, including the fittings, to assist the responsible person in operating and maintaining the building safely across its entire lifecycle. This is required to happen no later than the date of completion or date of occupation, whichever is earliest. The ‘Responsible Person’, is defined within The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety Order) of the 2005 (Fire Safety Act 2021). This is to ensure that all of the relevant fire safety information is available for review during the buildings operational phase. EN 1634 – Fire tests Approved Document B recognises both EN 1634 and BS 476 Pt 20/22 as valid methods of testing for fire resistant doors. However, for hardware to achieve a UKCA/CE mark, manufacturers must present EN 1634 fire test evidence to the notified body issuing the UKCA/CE mark. As a hardware manufacturer, our fire evidence is to EN 1634. As the European test methodology is deemed to be more onerous, EN 1634 tested hardware can be safely used on BS 476 doorsets. Testing involves fitting hardware to a typical door construction and building the doorset into a wall that seals a furnace. Under carefully controlled circumstances, the furnace is then burned for the desired time to prove that the installation of hardware has not compromised the door leaf’s ability to resist fire and so give compartmentation within a building. From the test samples and prime evidence data, an assessment report to EN 1634 is written to cover other items in the range. This gives both fire and smoke door use approval, as well as clarity on any intumescent needs, and can be used for UKCA/CE marking purposes for hinges, locks, panic & emergency units and door controls intended to be used on fire doors. Hardware manufacturers and doorset manufacturers can work with a fire test laboratory to consolidate evidence to give an approved fire rated doorset. As well as UKCA/CE marked hardware, the doorset approval can also cover additional items such as handles and cylinders which cannot be UKCA/CE marked but are still fitted to fire doors. (See relevant manual section for more information on each EN Standard, including non-harmonised standards such as EN 1303 for cylinders) CPR CE markable products Please note that not all hardware on fire doors can be UKCA/CE marked Standards and legislation
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