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Fire Doors – <strong>Locks</strong><br />

The UK Construction Products Regulations require locks for use on fire doors to be<br />

safe and durable.<br />

British / European standard BS EN12209 is the recognised way of demonstrating<br />

compliance and requires that an offi cial Notifi ed Body proves both the product<br />

and the manufacturer’s factory product controls are satisfactory before CE marking<br />

can be applied.<br />

It is recommended that locks fitted to Fire Doors should be CE marked<br />

Marking<br />

CE marking is the easiest and safest route to providing compliance with the latest<br />

UK Construction Products Regulations for hardware used on fi re, smoke and<br />

escape doors.<br />

CE marking indicates that the product has been 3rd party performance/fi re tested<br />

where applicable and is produced in a factory which has satisfactory production<br />

control systems. All of these have been assessed by an authorised certifi cation<br />

organisation.<br />

BS8300 & Approved Document “M” of the Building Regulations<br />

These documents recommend that locks should have a minimum of a 55mm<br />

backset and that the centres should be a minimum of 72mm. <strong>Locks</strong> with keyways<br />

above the cylinder are also suitable.<br />

Certifi re<br />

Certifi re is an independent third party scheme providing high quality voluntary<br />

product conformity certifi cation for the passive fi re sector.<br />

LOCKS & CYLINDERS<br />

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