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Certifications and testing

Certifications and testing

A rated door is only as credible as its test evidence. Each certificate below shows the standard, the certificate number, the laboratory that issued it and the doors it covers, with the full document to download.

Our certificates

Certificates and test reports

Reading the standards

What the main door standards measure

Specifications often quote standards without saying what they test. This short guide explains the ones you are most likely to see on a door schedule. It is general reference, not a list of certificates we hold: those are shown above.

Fire resistance

EN 1634-1
European fire resistance test for door and shutter assemblies. Results are classified under EN 13501-2 by integrity (E), insulation (I1 or I2) and time in minutes, for example EI2 60. Smoke control is tested separately to EN 1634-3 and adds Sa or S200.
UL 10B / UL 10C
North American fire tests for swinging door assemblies: UL 10B at neutral pressure, UL 10C at positive pressure. Ratings are given in hours, for example ¾, 1½ or 3 hours, and classified doors and frames carry a UL label.
BS 476-22
British fire resistance test for non-loadbearing elements, including doors. Timber doors tested this way are often described as FD30 or FD60, the number being minutes of integrity.

Security

EN 1627
European burglar resistance classification for doors, windows and shutters, in classes RC1 to RC6. Classes come from static load, dynamic load and manual attack tests to EN 1628, EN 1629 and EN 1630.

Escape hardware

EN 1125
Panic exit devices operated by a horizontal bar, for doors used by the public who may not know the building.
EN 179
Emergency exit devices operated by a lever handle or push pad, for occupants who know the building and its exits.

Sound insulation

ISO 10140 / ISO 717-1
Laboratory measurement of airborne sound insulation (ISO 10140), expressed as a single rating, Rw, in decibels (ISO 717-1). Installed performance is normally lower than the laboratory figure.

Blast resistance

ASTM F2247 / ASTM F2927
Test methods for doors in blast-resistant applications: F2247 uses an equivalent static load, F2927 subjects the door system to an actual air-blast load. The required load comes from the site's blast study.

Radiation shielding

mm Pb
X-ray doors are specified by lead thickness or lead equivalence in millimetres. The figure for each room is set by a qualified radiation protection adviser from the room's shielding calculation.

Checking a certificate

Five checks before you accept a rated door

  1. Confirm the number

    Ask the issuing laboratory or certification body to confirm that the certificate number is genuine and current.

  2. Check the scope

    A certificate covers set sizes, configurations, glazing and hardware. Make sure your door falls inside that scope.

  3. Check the dates

    Certificates and listings can expire or be withdrawn. Look at the issue and expiry dates.

  4. Look for the label

    Certified fire doors usually carry a label or mark on the leaf or frame edge that links back to the certificate.

  5. Install as tested

    The rating depends on correct installation, with the approved hardware, seals and gaps. Keep the installation records.

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