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  • BS EN 13120:2009+A1:2014

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    Internal blinds. Performance requirements including safety

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  30-04-2015

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Describes the requirements which internal blinds shall fulfil when fitted to a building.

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    This European Standard specifies the requirements which internal blinds shall fulfil when fitted to a building. It deals also with the significant machinery hazards relating to construction, transport, installation, operation and maintenance of internal blinds (see list of significant hazards in AnnexB). It applies to internal blinds, whatever their design and the nature of the materials used, as listed below: venetian blind: free hanging, guided, non-retractable; roller blind: free hanging, side guided, with tensioned fabric; vertical blind: free hanging, with top and bottom track, sloping headrail; pleated and honeycomb blind: free hanging, guided, laterally moving, tensioned; Roman Shades; Austrian / Festoon blinds; panel blinds; plantation shutters; roll-up blinds. These products may be operated manually, with or without compensating springs, or by means of electric motors (power operated products). This standard does not apply to draperies and insect screens. It does not apply to blinds in sealed glazed units with the exception of requirements related to protection from strangulation. NOTE Insect screens may be installed either internally or externally. However, because they are always exposed to external conditions in use ( windows/doors opened), insects screens are covered by EN13561 applying to external blinds and awnings. Noise aspects are not treated in this standard because this is not considered a safety issue. This standard is not applicable to internal blinds which are manufactured before the date of publication of this standard.

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    Committee B/538/3
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
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    ISO 7724-1:1984 Paints and varnishes Colorimetry Part 1: Principles
    EN 16434:2014 Internal blinds - Protection from strangulation hazards - Requirements and test methods for safety devices
    EN ISO 1421:2016 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics - Determination of tensile strength and elongation at break (ISO 1421:2016)
    EN 14202:2004 Blinds and shutters - Suitability for use of tubular and square motorizations - Requirements and test methods
    EN ISO 105-B04:1997 Textiles - Tests for colour fastness - Part B04: Colour fastness to artificial weathering: Xenon arc fading lamp test (ISO 105-B04:1994)
    EN 14201:2004 Blinds and shutters - Resistance to repeated operations (mechanical endurance) - Methods of testing
    EN 1670:2007/AC:2008 BUILDING HARDWARE - CORROSION RESISTANCE - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    EN 13772:2011 Textiles and textile products - Burning behaviour - Curtains and drapes - Measurement of flame spread of vertically oriented specimens with large ignition source
    CEN/TR 13387 : 2004 CHILD USE AND CARE ARTICLES - SAFETY GUIDELINES
    EN 14203:2004 Blinds and shutters - Capability for use of gears with crank handle - Requirements and test methods
    EN 14500:2008 Blinds and shutters - Thermal and visual comfort - Test and calculation methods
    ISO 7724-2:1984 Paints and varnishes Colorimetry Part 2: Colour measurement
    ISO 105-B04:1994 Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part B04: Colour fastness to artificial weathering: Xenon arc fading lamp test
    EN 1050 : 1996 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - PRINCIPLES FOR RISK ASSESSMENT
    ISO 12100:2010 Safety of machinery — General principles for design — Risk assessment and risk reduction
    EN 12194:2000 Shutters, external and internal blinds - Misuse - Test methods
    ISO 7724-3:1984 Paints and varnishes Colorimetry Part 3: Calculation of colour differences
    EN 13527:1999 Shutters and blinds - Measurement of operating force - Test methods
    IEC 60335-2-97:2016 Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-97: Particular requirements for drives for shutters, awnings, blinds and similar equipment
    EN 13125:2001 Shutters and blinds - Additional thermal resistance - Allocation of a class of air permeability to a product
    EN 14501:2005 Blinds and shutters - Thermal and visual comfort - Performance characteristics and classification
    EN ISO 12100:2010 Safety of machinery - General principles for design - Risk assessment and risk reduction (ISO 12100:2010)
    ISO 9227:2017 Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres — Salt spray tests
    ISO 1421:2016 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics — Determination of tensile strength and elongation at break
    EN 12280-2:2002 Rubber- or plastic-coated fabrics - Accelerated ageing tests - Part 2: Physical ageing: effect of light or weathering
    EN 60335-1:2012/A13:2017 HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES - SAFETY - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (IEC 60335-1:2010, MODIFIED)
    IEC 61310-1:2007 Safety of machinery - Indication, marking and actuation - Part 1: Requirements for visual, acoustic and tactile signals
    EN 20105-A02 : 1994 TEXTILES - TESTS FOR COLOUR FASTNESS - PART A02: GREYSCALE FOR ASSESSING CHANGE IN COLOUR (ISO 105-A02:1993)
    EN 60335-2-97:2006/A12:2015 HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES - SAFETY - PART 2-97: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVES FOR ROLLING SHUTTERS, AWNINGS, BLINDS AND SIMILAR EQUIPMENT
    ISO 105-A02:1993 Textiles Tests for colour fastness Part A02: Grey scale for assessing change in colour
    ISO 10077-1:2017 Thermal performance of windows, doors and shutters — Calculation of thermal transmittance — Part 1: General
    EN 16433:2014 Internal blinds - Protection from strangulation hazards - Test methods
    EN 61310-1:2008 Safety of machinery - Indication, marking and actuation - Part 1: Requirements for visual, acoustic and tactile signals
    EN 12045:2000 Shutters and blinds power operated - Safety in use - Measurement of the transmitted force
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    EN ISO 10077-1:2017 Thermal performance of windows, doors and shutters - Calculation of thermal transmittance - Part 1: General (ISO 10077-1:2017, Corrected version 2020-02)
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