EN 13561 Standard Test for Exterior Louvers and Awnings, Performance Requirements, Including Safety

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EN 13561 Standard Test for Exterior Louvers and Awnings, Performance Requirements, Including Safety

EUROLAB laboratory provides testing and compliance services within the scope of EN 13561 standard. This European standard specifies performance requirements for roller shutters and awnings intended for external installation on buildings and other construction works. It also addresses significant hazards for assembly, transportation, installation, operation and maintenance.

EN 13561 Standard Test for Exterior Louvers and Awnings, Performance Requirements, Including Safety

It applies to all exterior blinds and awnings as defined in EN 12216, regardless of their design and nature of the materials used:

  • Folding arm awning, lattice arm awning, pivot arm awning, sliding arm awning, vertical roller blind, marquiselet, facade awning, skylight awning, winter garden awning, Pergola awning, Dutch awning, mosquito net; brise-soleil.

This European standard does not cover the wind resistance of non-retractable products such as Dutch awnings and brise-soleil. The structural part where the pergola awning is fixed is not covered.

Products covered by this European standard can be operated manually or by means of electric motors (powered products), with or without balancing springs. However, the durability and durability of autonomous supply for electrically powered external blinds and awnings that are not connected to the mains are not covered.

This European standard also covers all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events in which exterior blinds and awnings are used as intended and under conditions of misuse that are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer.

This European standard covers externally mounted external blinds and awnings. If such products are installed internally, they must meet all relevant safety requirements defined in EN 13120.

The noise emission of electrically operated exterior blinds and awnings is not considered a relevant hazard according to machinery health and safety requirements. This European standard therefore does not contain any specific requirements regarding the noise health and safety target.

EUROLAB assists manufacturers with EN 13561 test compliance. Our test experts, with their professional working mission and principles, provide you, our manufacturers and suppliers, the best service and controlled testing process in our laboratories. Thanks to these services, businesses receive more effective, high-performance and quality testing services and provide safe, fast and uninterrupted service to their customers.

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