OLDA follows and supports the development of new standards within industries related to fire protection, safety, building regulations, and accessibility etc.
Fire-rated doors
For a door set to be marketed as fire-rated, both the door leaf, frame, and all included door hardware, etc. must be tested in a fire test and approved according to the relevant standard. Therefore, it is not possible to get a single door hardware item ”fire-approved”.
– There is a requirement for CE marking of fire-rated external doors and windows
according to SS-EN 14351-1 since 1 Nov 2019. (In combination with SS-EN
16034.)
– Work to enable CE marking of fire-rated internal doors
according to SS-EN 14351-2 (in combination with SS-EN 16034) is not clear.
The security industry
RZ OLDA Innovation AB is a member of the industry association for ”Safety in Electronics and Mechanics”, SEM Group. (active link)
– In Sweden, the SEM Group is part of the security industry, which comprises a total of 440 companies and 33,000 employees.
– Internationally, SEM Group is a member of ARGE (The European Federation of Associations of Locks and Builders Hardware Manufacturers) with over 230 European manufacturers of
safety products. (active link)
”ARGE addresses sector-specific issues relating to standards within the EU and acts as an advisor on technical matters, including to the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN).” (active link?)
European door hardware standards
Many door fittings and their relevant properties are described in their own European standards.
– If this standard is harmonised (mandatory), a certificate must be issued confirming that the product complies with the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) issued by the EU, and it must therefore bear the CE marking.
– A Declaration of Performance (DoP) must then also be drawn up for the product in accordance with the standard.
Building regulations within the EU differ between the various countries, therefore the requirements for the use of construction products also differ. A product is therefore not ”approved” solely by virtue of being CE-marked; rather, one must take into account the information in the CE marking and the declaration of performance to ensure the product can
used so that the current country's building regulations are met.
– The current edge protection standard (SS-EN 12051) is not harmonised, so the
cannot be CE marked at present.