BS EN 13659:2015
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Shutters and external venetian blinds. Performance requirements including safety
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| BSI | 2015 | 74 |
This European Standard specifies the performance requirements for shutters and external venetian blinds intended to be fitted externally to buildings and other construction works. It deals also with the significant hazards for assembly, transport, installation, operation and maintenance (see list of significant machine hazards in Annex C).
It applies to all shutters and external venetian blinds whatever their use and nature of the materials used, as follows and defined in EN 12216 :
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external venetian blind, roller shutter, wing shutter, Venetian shutter, flat-closing concertina shutter, concertina shutter or sliding panel shutter, with or without a system of projection.
These products can be operated manually with or without compensating spring, or by means of electric motors (power operated products). However, the durability and endurance of the autonomous supply for power operated shutters and external venetian blinds not connected to the mains supply are not covered.
This European Standard deals also with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events when shutters and external venetian blinds are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Annex D).
This European Standard covers shutters and external venetian blinds mounted externally. In case such products are installed internally, they should fulfil all relevant safety requirements defined in EN 13120 .
The noise emission of power operated shutters and external venetian blinds is not considered to be a relevant hazard health and safety requirements. Therefore this European Standard does not contain any specific requirements on noise health and safety objective.
PDF Catalog
| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 10 | 1 Scope 2 Normative references |
| 12 | 3 Terms and definitions |
| 13 | 4 Product characteristics 4.1 Resistance to wind loads |
| 14 | 4.2 Resistance of non retractable elements to pressure loads 4.3 Resistance to snow load (roller shutters only) 4.3.1 General |
| 15 | 4.3.2 Determination of performance 4.3.3 Performance requirement 4.3.4 Expression of the results 4.3.5 Classes of snow resistance 4.4 Operating effort 4.4.1 General |
| 16 | 4.4.2 Determination of performance 4.4.3 Performance requirement and operational effort classes 4.5 Operating mechanism — HPV diagrams (“Human Pull Value”) 4.5.1 General 4.5.2 Performances requirements 4.5.2.1 Gear operation 4.5.2.2 Belt, cord or chain operation |
| 18 | 4.6 Resistance in case of misuse 4.6.1 General 4.6.1.1 General requirement 4.6.1.2 Displacement of the curtain |
| 19 | 4.6.1.3 Tilting of laths |
| 20 | 4.6.1.4 Projection of the curtain 4.6.2 Determination of performance 4.6.3 Performance requirement |
| 21 | 4.7 Edge loading (wing shutters only) 4.7.1 General 4.7.2 Determination of performance 4.7.3 Performance requirement |
| 22 | 4.8 Resistance of mechanisms holding the shutter in the extended position 4.8.1 General 4.8.2 Determination of performance |
| 23 | 4.8.3 Performance requirement |
| 24 | 4.9 Mechanical endurance (repeated operating cycles) 4.9.1 General 4.9.2 Determination of performance 4.9.3 Performance requirement 4.9.3.1 General 4.9.3.2 Manual operation 4.9.3.3 Power operated operation |
| 25 | 4.9.4 Classes of endurance |
| 26 | 4.10 Operation in frosty conditions 4.11 Impact resistance 4.11.1 General 4.11.2 Determination of performance 4.11.3 Performance requirement 4.12 Prevention of access 4.12.1 General |
| 27 | 4.12.2 Retraction of the curtain 4.12.2.1 General 4.12.2.2 Determination of performance 4.12.2.3 Performance requirement 4.12.3 Resistance of the guide rail against splaying 4.12.3.1 General 4.12.3.2 Determination of performance 4.12.3.3 Performance requirement |
| 28 | 4.12.4 Rigidity of the curtain under the application of an horizontal force 4.12.4.1 General 4.12.4.2 Determination of performance 4.12.4.3 Performance requirement |
| 29 | 4.12.5 Perforation of a lath or of a panel 4.12.5.1 General 4.12.5.2 Determination of performance 4.12.5.3 Performance requirement 4.12.6 Resistance of the bottom lath 4.12.6.1 General 4.12.6.2 Determination of performance 4.12.6.3 Performance requirement 4.12.7 Installation of the shutter 4.12.7.1 General |
| 30 | 4.12.7.2 Determination of performance 4.12.7.3 Performance requirement 4.12.8 Ability to dismantle from outside 4.12.9 Access to the installation means from outside 4.12.10 Access to operating system from outside (including remote control) 4.12.11 Classification of reinforced shutters |
| 31 | 4.13 Safety in use 4.13.1 General 4.13.2 Protection from potentially harmful parts 4.13.2.1 General 4.13.2.2 Determination of performance 4.13.2.3 Safety requirement 4.13.3 Power operated shutters – Injurious contact in operation 4.13.3.1 General 4.13.3.2 Determination of performance |
| 32 | 4.13.3.3 Safety requirement 4.13.4 Electrical hazards |
| 33 | 4.14 Additional thermal resistance ΔR 4.15 Total solar energy transmittance gtot 4.16 Materials 4.16.1 General |
| 34 | 4.16.2 Rigid plastic materials |
| 35 | 4.16.3 Metals 4.16.4 Wood 4.16.4.1 General 4.16.4.2 Aesthetic, physical and mechanical characteristics |
| 36 | 4.16.4.3 Stability against biological attacks |
| 37 | 4.16.4.4 Temporary and permanent moisture-repellent protection 4.16.4.5 Information relative to the protection of shutters |
| 38 | 4.17 Dimensional tolerances 4.17.1 General 4.17.2 Determination of performance 4.17.3 Performance requirement 4.18 Specific characteristics 4.18.1 Bullet resistance 4.18.2 Burglar resistance |
| 39 | 4.18.3 Explosion resistance 4.18.4 Airborne sound insulation 5 Handling and storage 5.1 General 5.2 Determination of performance 5.3 Performance requirement 6 Information for use 6.1 General 6.2 Signal and warning devices 6.3 Accompanying documents (in particular the instruction handbook) 6.3.1 General 6.3.2 Instructions for handling, unpacking and installation 6.3.2.1 General instructions |
| 40 | 6.3.2.2 Additional instructions for power operated products 6.3.3 Instructions for use and maintenance 6.3.3.1 General instructions |
| 41 | 6.3.3.2 Additional specifications for power operated products 6.4 Marking |
| 42 | 7 Assessment and verification of constancy of performance – AVCP 7.1 General 7.2 Type Testing 7.2.1 General |
| 43 | 7.2.2 Test samples, testing and compliance criteria 7.2.3 Test reports 7.2.4 Shared other party results |
| 44 | 7.2.5 Cascading determination of the product type results |
| 45 | 7.3 Factory Production Control (FPC) 7.3.1 General 7.3.2 Requirements 7.3.2.1 General |
| 46 | 7.3.2.2 Equipment 7.3.2.3 Raw materials and components 7.3.2.4 Traceability and marking 7.3.2.5 Controls during manufacturing process 7.3.2.6 Product testing and evaluation |
| 47 | 7.3.2.7 Non complying products 7.3.2.8 Corrective action 7.3.2.9 Handling, storage and packaging 7.3.3 Product specific requirements |
| 48 | 7.3.4 Procedure for modifications 7.3.5 One-off products, pre-production products (e.g. prototypes) |
| 49 | 8 Marking |
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