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BS EN 13637 - BUILDING HARDWARE - ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED EXIT SYSTEMS FOR USE ON ESCAPE ROUTES - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

23-02-2015

Language(s)

English

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Requirements
  4.1 General
  4.2 Release function - Principle (Ability to release)
  4.3 Release function - Signal (Ability to release)
  4.4 Release function - Operation of requesting
       element (Ability to release)
  4.5 Release function - Requesting elements and
       number of operations to exit (Ability to release)
  4.6 Release function - Input signal from the fire
       detection system (Ability to release)
  4.7 Release function - Reset after request to exit
       by operating the requesting element (Ability to release)
  4.8 Release function - Operating element (Ability
       to release)
  4.9 Release function - Fail-safe function and reliability
       of liaison and transmission paths (Ability to release)
  4.10 Release force - Door not under pressure (Ability to
       release)
  4.11 Release force - Door under pressure (Ability to release)
  4.12 Release force - Requesting element (Ability to release)
  4.13 Release delay after signal received from a fire
       detection system (Ability to release)
  4.14 Release requirements after power supply failure
       (Ability to release)
  4.15 Door free movement (Dimensional and design
       requirements to ensure ability to release)
  4.16 Exposed edges and corners (Dimensional and design
       requirements to ensure ability to release)
  4.17 Accessible gaps (Dimensional and design requirements
       to ensure ability to release)
  4.18 Projection in the clear passage (Dimensional and design
       requirements to ensure ability to release)
  4.19 Dimensional and design requirements of the requesting
       element (To ensure ability to release)
  4.20 Illuminating means of requesting element (Dimensional
       and design requirements to ensure ability to release)
  4.21 Signalling elements (Dimensional and design requirements
       to ensure ability to release)
  4.22 Colour and audible codes of signalling elements
       (Dimensional and design requirements to ensure ability
       to release)
  4.23 Door mass and door dimensions (Dimensional
       and design requirements to ensure ability to release)
  4.24 Installation of requesting element (Dimensional
       and design requirements to ensure ability to release)
  4.25 Keepers (Dimensional and design requirements
       to ensure ability to release)
  4.26 Requesting element with cover (Dimensional
       and design requirements to ensure ability to release)
  4.27 Test rod (Dimensional and design requirements
       to ensure ability to release)
  4.28 Interaction between bolts (Dimensional and
       design requirements to ensure to release)
  4.29 Covers (Dimensional and design requirements to
       ensure ability to release)
  4.30 Pictogram (Dimensional and design requirements
       to ensure ability to release)
  4.31 Additional functions - Principle (Requirements to
       additional functions and characteristics to ensure
       ability to release)
  4.32 Time delay requirements (Requirements to additional
       functions and characteristics to ensure ability to
       release)
  4.33 Central Management Control requirements (Requirements
       to additional functions and characteristics to ensure
       ability to release)
  4.34 Outside access device (Requirements to additional
       functions and characteristics ensure ability to release)
  4.35 Access control system (Requirements to additional
       functions and characteristics ensure ability to release)
  4.36 Security requirements (Requirements to additional
       functions and characteristics ensure ability to release)
  4.37 Reengagement force requirements of electrical
       locking element (Requirements additional functions
       and characteristics to ensure ability to release)
  4.38 Durability - General (Durability of ability to release)
  4.39 Lubrication (Durability of ability to release)
  4.40 Abuse resistance of electrical locking element (Durability
       of ability to release)
  4.41 Abuse resistance of requesting element (Durability
       of ability to release)
  4.42 Abuse resistance of electrically lockable operating
       element (Durability of ability release)
  4.43 Environmental requirements - Temperature range
       requirement (Durability of ability to release)
  4.44 Environmental requirements - Corrosion resistance
       requirement (Durability ability to release)
  4.45 Environmental requirements - Dry Heat resistance
       requirement (Durability of ability to release)
  4.46 Environmental requirements - Cold resistance
       requirement (Durability of ability release)
  4.47 Environmental requirements - Damp heat cyclic
       (12h + 12h) resistance requirement (Durability of
       ability to release)
  4.48 Environmental requirements - Impact resistance
       requirement (Durability of ability to release)
  4.49 Environmental requirements - Supply voltage variations
       requirements (Durability of ability to release)
  4.50 Environmental requirements - Rated voltage requirements
       (Durability of ability release)
  4.51 Electrical hazards safety requirements (Durability of
       ability to release - Low voltage)
  4.52 Environmental requirements - Electromagnetic
       compatibility (EMC) requirements and/or Radio and
       telecommunication terminal equipment (R&TTE) (Durability
       ability to release)
  4.53 Environmental requirements - IP Protection against
       solid foreign objects and ingress of water and dust
       (Durability of ability to release)
  4.54 Suitability for use on fire/smoke resisting doorsets
  4.55 Requirement to product information (Ability to release)
  4.56 Dangerous substances
5 Tests - general and test apparatus
  5.1 General
  5.2 Test apparatus
6 Test methods - procedures
  6.1 General
  6.2 Release force test - Door not under pressure (Sample A)
  6.3 Release force test - Door under pressure (Sample A)
  6.4 Release test after signal received from fire detection
       system (Sample A)
  6.5 Test of fail-safe function and failure of liaison and
       transmission paths, and release force test of requesting
       element (Sample A)
  6.6 Release test after time delay (Sample A)
  6.7 Release tests after power supply failure (Sample A)
  6.8 Durability tests (Sample A)
  6.9 Abuse resistance tests (Sample A)
  6.10 Security tests (Sample A)
  6.11 Reengagement tests of electrical locking element
       (Sample A)
  6.12 Temperature test (Sample B)
  6.13 Corrosion test (Sample B)
  6.14 Dry heat test (Sample B)
  6.15 Cold test (Sample B)
  6.16 Damp heat cyclic test (12h + 12h) (Sample B)
  6.17 Impact test (Sample B)
  6.18 Supply voltage variations test (Sample B)
  6.19 Electrical hazards safety tests (Sample B)
  6.20 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) tests (Sample B)
  6.21 (IP)Protection against solid foreign objects and ingress
       of water and durst test (Sample B)
7 Classification
  7.1 General
  7.2 Classification system
  7.3 Example of classification
8 Marking
  8.1 On the product
  8.2 On the packaging
  8.3 On the installation instructions
  8.4 Controlling element combined with a separate locking,
       requesting and/or operating elements
9 Evaluation of conformity
  9.1 Initial type test
  9.2 Sampling, testing and conformity criteria
  9.3 Factory production control
  9.4 Periodic testing (for all products)
  9.5 Annual testing (for all products)
Annex A (normative) - Information supplied with the product:
        Product information, Installation and fixing
        instructions, Installation compliance report,
        Maintenance instructions and Routine site inspection
        report
  A.1 General
  A.2 Product information
  A.3 Installation and fixing instructions
  A.4 Installation compliance report form
  A.5 Maintenance instructions
  A.6 Routine site inspection report form
Annex B (normative) - Additional requirements for electrically
        controlled escape exit systems intended for use on
        fire/smoke door assemblies
Annex C (normative) - Flow chart of test procedures
Annex D (informative) - Guidance for choosing relevant product
        standards for particular exit door applications
  D.1 The final choice of a product for a particular application
       depends upon a risk analysis its intended use on exit
       doors. Table D.1 indicates the main performance
       requirements of the four exit hardware standards, to
       enable this risk assessment to be undertaken
Annex E (informative) - Additional accessibility recommendations
        for escape exit system for use by mobility impaired
        people and model declaration for operating forces
  E.1 Guidelines for selecting exit devices and exit systems
       intended for use by children, elderly and mobility
       impaired people
  E.2 Installation and maintenance
  E.3 Advantages/disadvantages of panic and emergency
       exit devices and systems
  E.4 Operating forces declared by the manufacturer
Annex F (informative) - Functional diagrams
  F.1 Functional diagrams of typical electrically controlled
       escape exit systems
  F.2 Logic diagram for modes of escape exit system operation
Annex G (normative) - Configurations of escape exit systems
Annex ZA (informative) - Clauses of this European Standard
         addressing Essential requirements or other
         provisions of EU Construction Product Directive
  ZA.1 Clauses addressing the provisions of the EU Construction
       Products Directive
  ZA.2 Procedure for the attestation of conformity of exit
       systems
  ZA.3 CE marking and labelling
Annex ZB (informative) - Relationship between this European
         Standard and the provisions of EU Directive
         2004/118/EC (EMC)
Annex ZC (informative) - Relationship between this European
         Standard and the provisions of EU Directive
         73/23/EEC (Low Voltage)
Annex ZD (Informative) - Relationship between this European
         Standard and the provisions of EU Directive 2002/96/EEC
         (WEEE) and 2002/95/EEC (ROHS)
Bibliography

BS EN 13637

Committee
B/538/4
DocumentType
Draft
Pages
105
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

Standards Relationship
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EN 1670:2007/AC:2008 BUILDING HARDWARE - CORROSION RESISTANCE - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
EN 1634-3:2004/AC:2006 FIRE RESISTANCE AND SMOKE CONTROL TESTS FOR DOOR AND SHUTTER ASSEMBLIES, OPENABLE WINDOWS AND ELEMENTS OF BUILDING HARDWARE - PART 3: SMOKE CONTROL TEST FOR DOOR AND SHUTTER ASSEMBLIES
EN 54-18:2005/AC:2007 FIRE DETECTION AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS - PART 18: INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICES
EN 61000-3-3:2013 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) - PART 3-3: LIMITS - LIMITATION OF VOLTAGE CHANGES, VOLTAGE FLUCTUATIONS AND FLICKER IN PUBLIC LOW-VOLTAGE SUPPLY SYSTEMS, FOR EQUIPMENT WITH RATED CURRENT <= 16 A PER PHASE AND NOT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONAL CONNECTION (IEC 61000-3-3:2013)
EN 60950:2000/corrigendum:2002 SAFETY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT
IEC 60050-845:1987 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 845: Lighting
EN 61000-4-2:2009 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-2: Testing and measurement techniques - Electrostatic discharge immunity test
EN ISO 9002:1994/AC:1997 QUALITY SYSTEMS - SPECIFICATION FOR PRODUCTION AND INSTALLATION
EN 61000-4-3 : 2006 AMD 2 2010 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) - PART 4-3: TESTING AND MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES - RADIATED, RADIO-FREQUENCY, ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD IMMUNITY TEST
EN ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems - Requirements (ISO 9001:2015)
EN 55022:2010/AC:2011 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT - RADIO DISTURBANCE CHARACTERISTICS - LIMITS AND METHODS OF MEASUREMENT (CISPR 22:2008)
BHMA A156.24 : 2012 DELAYED EGRESS LOCKING SYSTEMS
EN 61000-6-2:2005/corrigendum:2005 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) - PART 6-2: GENERIC STANDARDS - IMMUNITY FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS (IEC 61000-6-2:2005)
EN 61000-4-8:2010 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-8: Testing and measurement techniques - Power frequency magnetic field immunity test
EN 61000-6-4:2007/A1:2011 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) - PART 6-4: GENERIC STANDARDS - EMISSION STANDARD FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS
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BHMA A156.23 : 2010 ELECTROMAGNETIC LOCKS
XP P26 428 : 1991 XP BUILDING HARDWARE - POWERED LOCKS - ELECTRONIC LOCKS - ACCESS CONTROL - DEFINITION - CLASSIFICATION - TERMINOLOGY
NFS 61 934 : 1991 FIRE SAFETY SYSTEMS - FIRE SAFETY CENTRALIZING EQUIPMENT (F.S.C.E.) - OPERATIONS-DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
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