Open Webinar: European Classification System and Third Party Certification of Doorsets

The European classification standard EN 13501-2 defines procedures for classifying the fire resistance and smoke control performance of doorsets. The UK government has announced that the National Classes fire testing standards (i.e. BS 476 series) will be withdrawn from Approved Document B (England) in favour of the EN 13501 series of European classification standards. In response, BM TRADA has developed new Q-Mark schemes for the certification of doorsets and updated existing schemes to accommodate EN 13501-2 classification including fire resistance and smoke control performance.

Join Peter Barker and Carl Woodwiss as they explain the European classification system and how it can be used within third party certification schemes to provide added assurance of product performance for performance doorsets. The presentation will cover the following topics:

• The EN classification system and its use within UK building regulations
• Extension of scope using direct (DIAP) and extended application (EXAP) rules
• Classification process
• Product families
• How the EN classification system can be used within third party certification schemes.