1、BRITISH STANDARDBS EN 179:2008Building hardware Emergency exit devices operated by a lever handle or push pad, for use on escape routes Requirements and test methodsICS 91.190g49g50g3g38g50g51g60g44g49g42g3g58g44g55g43g50g56g55g3g37g54g44g3g51g40g53g48g44g54g54g44g50g49g3g40g59g38g40g51g55g3g36g54g3
2、g51g40g53g48g44g55g55g40g39g3g37g60g3g38g50g51g60g53g44g42g43g55g3g47g36g58BS EN 179:2008This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 March 2008 BSI 2008ISBN 978 0 580 62451 3National forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementati
3、on of EN 179:2008. It supersedes BS EN 179:1998 which is withdrawn.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee B/538, Doors, windows, shutters, hardware and curtain walling, to Subcommittee B/538/4, Building hardware.A list of organizations represented on this commit
4、tee can be obtained on request to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.Amendments/corrigenda issued si
5、nce publicationDate CommentsEUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPENNEEUROPISCHE NORMEN 179January 2008ICS 91.190 Supersedes EN 179:1997 English VersionBuilding hardware - Emergency exit devices operated by a leverhandle or push pad, for use on escape routes - Requirementsand test methodsQuincaillerie pour le
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7、rfahrenThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 30 November 2007.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographic
8、al references concerning such nationalstandards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member.This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translationunder the responsibility of a CEN me
9、mber into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as theofficial versions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, L
10、atvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNGManagement Centre: rue de Stassart, 36 B-1050 Brusse
11、ls 2008 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reservedworldwide for CEN national Members.Ref. No. EN 179:2008: EEN 179:2008 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword. 4 Introduction 5 1 Scope 7 2 Normative references . 7 3 Terms and definitions. 7 4 Requirements 11 4.1 Design requirements 1
12、1 4.2 Performance requirements 19 4.3 Requirements for product information. 24 5 Tests General and test apparatus 25 5.1 General. 25 5.2 Test apparatus. 26 6 Test methods Procedures. 28 6.1 General. 28 6.2 Test procedure Test sample A Environmental tests. 28 6.3 Test procedure Test sample B Design a
13、nd performance tests 30 7 Classification. 36 7.1 Category of use (1st character) . 36 7.2 Durability (2nd character) 36 7.3 Door mass (3rd character) . 36 7.4 Suitability for use on fire/smoke doors (4th character) 37 7.5 Safety (5th character) . 37 7.6 Corrosion resistance (6th character) 37 7.7 Se
14、curity (7th character) 37 7.8 Projection of operating element (8th character) 37 7.9 Type of operation (9th character) 38 7.10 Field of door application (10th character) 38 7.11 Example of classification . 38 8 Marking 39 8.1 On the product 39 8.2 On the packaging 39 8.3 On the installation instruct
15、ions . 39 8.4 Mortise lock combined with a separate operating element 40 9 Evaluation of conformity 40 BS EN 179:2008EN 179:2008 (E) 3 9.1 Initial type test . 40 9.2 Sampling, testing and conformity criteria 41 9.3 Factory production control 42 9.4 Periodic testing (for all products) . 46 9.5 Annual
16、 testing (for all products) . 47 Annex A (normative) Installation and fixing instructions 48 Annex B (normative) Additional requirements for emergency exit devices intended for use on smoke/fire resisting door assemblies .51 Annex C (normative) Maintenance instructions 53 Annex D (normative) Flow ch
17、art of test procedure. 54 Annex E (informative) Guidance for choosing relevant product standards for particular exit door applications. 55 Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 89/106/EEC, EU Construction Products Directive
18、. 56 Bibliography . 61 BS EN 179:2008EN 179:2008 (E) 4 Foreword This document (EN 179:2008) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 33 “Doors, windows, shutters, building hardware and curtain walling”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR. This European Standard shall be given the statu
19、s of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by July 2008, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by July 2008. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
20、 patent rights. CEN and/or CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This document supersedes EN 179:1997. This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essentia
21、l requirements of EU Directive(s). For relationship with EU Directive 89/106/EEC, see informative Annex ZA which is an integral part of this document. It has been revised to incorporate clarification of the definitions, safety requirements and test procedures, in particular for emergency exit device
22、s intended for use on double leaf doorsets, in order to allow for more reproducible test methods. It incorporates extension of the classification to avoid misuse of the products, extension of the limits of door mass and dimensions as well as extension of the field of application to cover products al
23、ready available on the market, which were not covered by the 1997 edition of this European Standard. It incorporates additional requirements for emergency exit devices intended for use on inwardly opening single leaf exit doors, which are required by the market. However, no other modifications have
24、been made to the original concept and main requirements. A full contribution to the preparation of this European Standard has been made by The European Federation of Associations of Lock and Builders Hardware Manufacturers (ARGE). This European Standard is part of a group of standards dedicated to b
25、uilding hardware products. It is one of a group of standards for exit devices and exit systems developed by Technical Committee CEN/TC 33. Wherever reference is made to classes, they are considered to be technical classes and not classes according to Article 3(2) of the Construction Products Directi
26、ve (89/106/EEC). Verification or tests performed by mechanical test laboratory and fire test laboratory are listed in Table 1 summarizing performance characteristics and compliance criteria. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following coun
27、tries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spa
28、in, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. BS EN 179:2008EN 179:2008 (E) 5 Introduction Experience relating to escape from buildings, fire and/or smoke hazards and general safety has made it desirable that doors in circulation areas, or those that have to be operated in an emergency situation,
29、be fitted with emergency exit devices to common European Standard specifications. The main purpose of the performance requirements contained in this European Standard is to give safe and effective escape through a doorway with one single operation to release the emergency exit device, although this
30、might require prior knowledge of the door situation (e.g. inwardly opening). The performance tests incorporated in this European Standard are considered to be reproducible and, as such, will provide a consistent and objective assessment of the performance of these emergency exit devices. Where panic
31、 situations are foreseen, reference should be made to EN 1125, covering panic exit devices operated by a horizontal bar. See definition 3.18. Where additional security is required for exit doors, reference should be made to prEN 13633 covering electrically controlled panic exit systems, or to prEN 1
32、3637 covering electrically controlled exit systems for use on escape routes. See Bibliography. Due to the wide range of emergency exit devices, the reader is advised to refer to the scope and the detailed contents of this European Standard for coverage but, for information and general guide, this re
33、vised European Standard now deals with: emergency exit devices designed to be used in emergency situations, where people are familiar with the exit and its hardware and therefore a panic situation is most unlikely to develop; emergency exit devices for use on hinged or pivoted door leaves only; rang
34、e of emergency exit devices including those for use on double doorsets (see 7.10); two specific types of operation: emergency exit devices with “lever handle” operation, type A (see 3.9, see Figures 1 and 3) and emergency exit devices with “push pad” operation, type B (see 3.15, see Figures 2 and 4)
35、; two categories of emergency exit device projection in order to maximize the width of the escape route, and minimize the projection from the door face where either or both of these criteria are of importance (see 4.1.12); exceptional case of emergency exit devices intended for use on single leaf in
36、wardly opening exit doors. It is assumed throughout this European Standard that emergency exit doors generally open towards the outside in order to assure safe escape. However, there are cases such as hospital or hotel bedroom doors, classroom doors, etc. where local building regulations allow, by w
37、ay of exception, the exit door to open against the direction of exit; double doorset emergency exit devices of which the first opening leaf is equipped with a panic exit device conforming to EN 1125 and the second opening leaf is equipped with an emergency exit device conforming to EN 179. It is ess
38、ential that this combination undergoes an additional test for approval (see 4.2.4). This European Standard does not cover the following: BS EN 179:2008EN 179:2008 (E) 6 any particular design of emergency exit devices and only such dimensions as are required for safety reasons are specified; specific
39、 emergency exit devices intended for use on inwardly opening double doorsets; specific emergency exit devices intended for use by the severely disabled (due to the wide range of disabilities, such emergency exit devices and their performances should be agreed between specifier and producer); panic e
40、xit devices operated by a horizontal bar (see EN 1125) or electrically controlled panic exit systems or electrically controlled exit systems (see prEN 13633 and prEN 13637). BS EN 179:2008EN 179:2008 (E) 7 1 Scope This European Standard specifies requirements for the manufacture, performance and tes
41、ting of emergency exit devices mechanically operated by either a lever handle or a push pad for the purpose of achieving a safe exit under an emergency situation on escape routes. The suitability of an emergency exit device for use on smoke/fire-resisting door assemblies is determined by fire perfor
42、mance tests conducted in addition to the performance tests required by this European Standard. Annex B indicates additional requirements for these products. This European Standard covers emergency exit devices, which are either manufactured and placed on the market in their entirety by one producer,
43、 or produced by more than one producer and subsequently placed on the market as a kit in a single transaction. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated reference
44、s, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 1125, Building hardware - Panic exit devices operated by a horizontal bar, for use on escape routes - Requirements and test methods EN 1634-1, Fire resistance and smoke control tests for door and shutter assembli
45、es, openable windows and elements of building hardware - Part 1: Fire resistance test for doors and shutter assemblies and openable windows EN 1634-3, Fire resistance and smoke control tests for door and shutter assemblies, openable windows and elements of building hardware - Part 3: Smoke control t
46、est for door and shutter assemblies EN 1670:2007, Building hardware - Corrosion resistance - Requirements and test methods EN ISO 9001:2000, Quality management systems - Requirements (ISO 9001:2000) 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
47、 3.1 active leaf first opening and last closing leaf of a rebated single swing double doorset 3.2 automatic relatching device part of an emergency exit device to enable the automatic securing of a door in the closed position, after it has been operated NOTE For example, a spring loaded latch bolt or
48、 an automatically thrown bolt head. 3.3 bolt head portion of an emergency exit device that engages with the keeper to secure the door in the closed position BS EN 179:2008EN 179:2008 (E) 8 3.4 dogging mechanism part of an emergency exit device for holding the bolt head(s) in the withdrawn position u
49、ntil manually reset 3.5 doorset assembly consisting of a single leaf exit door being hinged or pivoted vertically in a frame 3.6 inactive leaf last opening and first closing leaf of a rebated single swing double doorset 3.7 inside face of the door on which the lever handle or push pad is situated for operating an emergency exit device in order to exit 3.8 keeper part of an emergency exit device such as a strike, socket or other fitting with which the bolt head(s) engages 3.9 lever handle rotatable operating element as p
