New CE mark guide

From July 1, it will be a legal requirement for external doorsets to be CE marked for their performance characteristics, including the CE marking of emergency escape doorsets (also known as fire escape doors). Any additional fire resisting properties of external doorsets are not included in the current CE marking procedures.

The DHF, which represents the leading UK industrial and commercial door makers, has produced a guide which spells out the legal CE marking obligations for suppliers, of which on-site managers need to be aware. It can be downloaded from www.dhfonline.org.uk/downloads/pub208.pdf .

The new DHF 'CE marked external doorset guide for construction site management' advises on-site personnel on how they can be sure they are receiving correctly CE marked doorsets that meet the performance requirements of their project.

The DHF is also planning an on-site poster campaign to make all construction site personnel aware of the important changes in CE marking legislation.

On-site construction personnel can also download other guides from the DHF website www.dhfonline.org.uk that give more information and technical guidance about CE marking of external doorsets.