Seeking to clear up confusion in the marketplace regarding CE marking of external doorsets with security performance attributes, the trade body the DHF (Door and Hardware Federation) is advising its members on the legal situation.
Confusion has occurred, the DHF says, because some door suppliers are claiming CE marking is not necessary for external pedestrian doorsets that have third party security ratings such as to LPS1175 or CERTISECURE STS 202. They wrongly claim these products need not be classified as external pedestrian doorsets, but can be classified as security barriers and as such are not required to be CE marked to EN 14351-1 which covers external performance characteristics such as, for example, resistance to wind load, water tightness, air leakage and impact resistance. However, in an advisory bulletin just published, DHF members are being informed that legally these products must be CE marked.
DHF general manager and secretary Michael Skelding said: “The legal position is that any construction product falling within the scope of a harmonised standard must be CE marked. A doorset intended for permanent installation in a building most certainly is a construction product. If they are external doors they fall within the scope of EN 14351-1, so any suggestion that they do not need CE marking is incorrect. There is certainly no general exemption for security products.”
He pointed out that every EN 14351-1 external doorset must be supported by a Declaration of Performance (DoP) listing the CE marked external characteristics of the doorset, but may not include reference to any achieved security performance to the standard EN 1627 or others.
The need for CE marking will also apply to internal security doorsets when prEN 14351-2 (internal pedestrian doorsets) becomes a harmonised standard at some stage in the future, he added.
For more on CE marking of doorsets, visit the DHF website.
