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  • BS EN 1125:2008

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    Building hardware. Panic exit devices operated by a horizontal bar, for use on escape routes. Requirements and test methods

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  31-03-2008

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Requirements
      4.1 Design requirements
      4.2 Performance requirements
      4.3 Requirements for product information
    5 Tests - General and test apparatus
      5.1 General
      5.2 Test apparatus
    6 Test methods - Procedures
      6.1 General
      6.2 Test procedure - Test sample A - Environmental tests
      6.3 Test procedure - Test sample B - Design and
           performance tests
    7 Classification
      7.1 Category of use (1st character)
      7.2 Durability (2nd character)
      7.3 Door mass (3rd character)
      7.4 Suitability for use on fire/smoke doors (4th character)
      7.5 Safety (5th character)
      7.6 Corrosion resistance (6th character)
      7.7 Security (7th
      7.8 Projection of horizontal bar (8th character)
      7.9 Type of horizontal bar operation (9th character)
      7.10 Field of door application (10th character)
      7.11 Example of classification
    8 Marking
      8.1 On the product
      8.2 On the packaging
      8.3 On the installation instructions
      8.4 Mortise lock combined with a separate horizontal bar unit
    9 Evaluation of Conformity
      9.1 Initial type test
      9.2 Sampling, testing and conformity criteria
      9.3 Factory production control
      9.4 Periodic testing (for all products)
      9.5 Annual testing (for all products)
    Annex A (normative) - Installation and fixing instructions
    Annex B (normative) - Additional requirements for panic exit
            devices intended for use on fire/smoke resisting door
            assemblies
    Annex C (normative) - Maintenance instructions
    Annex D (normative) - Flow chart of test procedures
    Annex E (informative) - Guidance for choosing relevant product
            standards for particular exit door applications
    Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this European
             Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive
             89/106/EEC, EU Construction Products Directive
    Bibliography

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    Defines requirements for the manufacture, performance and testing of panic exit devices mechanically operated by either a horizontal push-bar or a horizontal touch-bar, specifically designed for use in a panic situation on escape routes.

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    Committee B/538/4
    Development Note Supersedes BS 5725-1(1981) & 93/107039 DC. (12/2001) Supersedes 03/102563 DC. (04/2008)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    08/30143167 DC : DRAFT JUNE 2008 BS 6375-3 - PERFORMANCE OF WINDOWS AND DOORS - PART 3: CLASSIFICATION FOR ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS AND GUIDANCE ON SELECTION AND SPECIFICATION
    07/19977411 DC : DRAFT FEB 2007 BS 8214 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR FIRE DOOR ASSEMBLIES
    BS DD9999(2005) : 2005 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR FIRE SAFETY IN THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF BUILDINGS
    BS 8214:2016 Timber-based fire door assemblies. Code of practice
    BS 8214:2008 Code of practice for fire door assemblies
    BS 9999:2008 Code of practice for fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings
    BS 8621(2007) : 2007 THIEF RESISTANT LOCK ASSEMBLY - KEYLESS EGRESS
    BS 5588-8:1999 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for means of escape for disabled people
    BS 6510:2010 Steel-framed windows and glazed doors. Specification
    BS 6510:2005 Steel-framed windows and glazed doors
    BS 8409:2002 Soft indoor play areas. Code of practice
    BS 8300(2009) : 2009 DESIGN OF BUILDINGS AND THEIR APPROACHES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF DISABLED PEOPLE - CODE OF PRACTICE
    16/30332500 DC : 0 BS 8214 - TIMBER-BASED FIRE DOOR ASSEMBLIES - CODE OF PRACTICE
    08/30182649 DC : DRAFT MAY 2008 BS 8300 - DESIGN OF BUILDINGS AND THEIR APPROACHES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF DISABLED PEOPLE - CODE OF PRACTICE
    17/30335834 DC : 0 BS 8300-2 - DESIGN OF AN ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE BUILT ENVIRONMENT - PART 2: BUILDINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE
    BS 6375-3(2009) : 2009 PERFORMANCE OF WINDOWS AND DOORS - PART 3: CLASSIFICATION FOR ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS AND GUIDANCE ON SELECTION AND SPECIFICATION
    BS 8220-3:2004 Guide for security of buildings against crime Storage, industrial and distribution premises
    04/30108696 DC : DRAFT APR 2004 BS 8621 - THIEF RESISTANT LOCK AND LATCH ASSEMBLIES THAT ONLY ALLOW KEYLESS EGRESS
    16/30314117 DC : 0 BS 9999 - FIRE SAFETY IN THE DESIGN, MANAGEMENT AND USE OF BUILDINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE
    04/30100932 DC : DRAFT AUG 2004 BS 6510 - STEEL-FRAMED WINDOWS AND GLAZED DOORS
    04/30108691 DC : DRAFT APR 2004 BS 3621 - THIEF RESISTANT LOCK AND LATCH ASSEMBLIES THAT ONLY ALLOW EGRESS USING A KEY
    BS 9999:2017 Fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings. Code of practice
    BS 8621:2004 Thief resistant lock assembly. Keyless egress
    06/30158068 DC : DRAFT NOV 2006 BS 8621 AMD 1 - THIEF RESISTANT LOCK ASSEMBLY - KEYLESS EGRESS
    BS 8621:2017 Lock assemblies operated by key from the outside of the door and by handle or thumb turn from the inside of the door

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    93/68/EEC : 1993 AMD 2 1998 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 93/68/EEC OF 22.7.93 AMENDING DIRECTIVES 87/404/EEC, 88/378/EEC, 89/106/EEC, 89/336/EEC, 89/392/EEC, 89/686/EEC, 90/384/EEC, 90/385/EEC, 90/396/EEC, 91/263/EEC, 92/42/EEC AND 73/23/EEC
    EN 1158:1997/A1:2002/AC:2006 BUILDING HARDWARE - DOOR COORDINATOR DEVICES - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    EN 1670:2007/AC:2008 BUILDING HARDWARE - CORROSION RESISTANCE - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    EN 1634-3:2004/AC:2006 FIRE RESISTANCE AND SMOKE CONTROL TESTS FOR DOOR AND SHUTTER ASSEMBLIES, OPENABLE WINDOWS AND ELEMENTS OF BUILDING HARDWARE - PART 3: SMOKE CONTROL TEST FOR DOOR AND SHUTTER ASSEMBLIES
    89/106/EEC : 1988 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 21 DECEMBER 1988 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF LAWS, REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS
    EN 13501-2:2016 Fire classification of construction products and building elements - Part 2: Classification using data from fire resistance tests, excluding ventilation services
    PREN 13637 : DRAFT 2014 BUILDING HARDWARE - ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED EXIT SYSTEMS FOR USE ON ESCAPE ROUTES - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    EN ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems - Requirements (ISO 9001:2015)
    ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems — Requirements
    EN 179:2008 Building hardware - Emergency exit devices operated by a lever handle or push pad, for use on escape routes - Requirements and test methods
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