Standards & Legislations >Panic Exit Devices |
| Standards and Certification |
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| BS EN 1125 Panic Exit Devices |
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| It is desirable that doors at final exit in public buildings,places of intertainment, shops etc should be fitted with paniv devices operated by a horizontal bar or touch bar. the emphasis for products coverd by this standard on safe exit rather than security. |
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Providing details on product types, classification by use, test cycles, door mass, corrosion resistance as well as defiinition, product performance requirements, test apparatus, test methods and marketing products |
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The main purpose of the performance requirements of this standard is to give safe and effective escape through a doorway with minimum effort and without prior knoeledge of the device i.e for locked doors on escape routes where panic situation can be for seen. |
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| BS EN 1125 applies to - TypePush Bar panic Bolts & Type B Touch Bar Panic Bolts |
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| Digit 1 - cateogry of use |
| Only one category is identifie |
- grade3- High frequency of use by public and others with little incentive to exercise care. |
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| Digit2 - Durability |
| two categories are defined. |
-grade 6: medium use -100000 cycles |
-grade 7: high use -200000 cycles |
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| Digit3 - Test door mass |
| Two categories are defined. |
-grade 5: up to 100kg |
-grade 6:up to 200kg |
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| Digit4 - Fire resistance |
| Two grades of fires resistance are identified: |
-grade0: not approved for use on fire /smoke door assemblies |
-grade1: suitable for use on fire/smoke door assemblies subject to satifactory assessment of the contribution of the panic/emergency device to the fire resistance of specified fire/smoke door assemblies. |
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| Digit5 - safety |
| All panic and emergency device have a critical safety function therefore |
| only the top grade 1 is identified. |
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| Digit 6 - Corrosion resistance |
| Two grades of corrosion resistance are identified according to EN 1670. |
-grade3: High resistance |
-grade4: Very high resistance |
