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BS EN 13659:2015 – TC:2020 Edition

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Tracked Changes. Shutters and external venetian blinds. Performance requirements including safety

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BSI 2020 187
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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: – 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.

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PDF Pages PDF Title
123 1 Scope
2 Normative references
125 3 Terms and definitions
126 4 Product characteristics
4.1 Resistance to wind loads
127 4.2 Resistance of non retractable elements to pressure loads
4.3 Resistance to snow load (roller shutters only)
4.3.1 General
128 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
129 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
131 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
132 4.6.1.3 Tilting of laths
133 4.6.1.4 Projection of the curtain
4.6.2 Determination of performance
4.6.3 Performance requirement
134 4.7 Edge loading (wing shutters only)
4.7.1 General
4.7.2 Determination of performance
4.7.3 Performance requirement
135 4.8 Resistance of mechanisms holding the shutter in the extended position
4.8.1 General
4.8.2 Determination of performance
136 4.8.3 Performance requirement
137 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
138 4.9.4 Classes of endurance
139 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
140 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
141 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
142 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
143 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
144 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
145 4.13.3.3 Safety requirement
4.13.4 Electrical hazards
146 4.14 Additional thermal resistance ΔR
4.15 Total solar energy transmittance gtot
4.16 Materials
4.16.1 General
147 4.16.2 Rigid plastic materials
148 4.16.3 Metals
4.16.4 Wood
4.16.4.1 General
4.16.4.2 Aesthetic, physical and mechanical characteristics
149 4.16.4.3 Stability against biological attacks
150 4.16.4.4 Temporary and permanent moisture-repellent protection
4.16.4.5 Information relative to the protection of shutters
151 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
152 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
153 6.3.2.2 Additional instructions for power operated products
6.3.3 Instructions for use and maintenance
6.3.3.1 General instructions
154 6.3.3.2 Additional specifications for power operated products
6.4 Marking
155 7 Assessment and verification of constancy of performance – AVCP
7.1 General
7.2 Type Testing
7.2.1 General
156 7.2.2 Test samples, testing and compliance criteria
7.2.3 Test reports
7.2.4 Shared other party results
157 7.2.5 Cascading determination of the product type results
158 7.3 Factory Production Control (FPC)
7.3.1 General
7.3.2 Requirements
7.3.2.1 General
159 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
160 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
161 7.3.4 Procedure for modifications
7.3.5 One-off products, pre-production products (e.g. prototypes)
162 8 Marking
BS EN 13659:2015 - TC
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