Fire safety standards update

There has been an update in fire safety standards that significantly affects the design and specification of steel fire doorsets.

A new UK National Foreword has been published alongside the revised version of the extended application standard EN 15269-2, following concerns raised within the industry about potentially unsafe design practices previously permitted under the standard.

Although non-normative, it provides an explicit advisory that thresholds should only be included where supported by direct fire testing evidence to EN 1634-1.

Industry testing revealed that the addition of a threshold to a steel fire doorset – previously allowed without further evidence under EN 15269-2 – can compromise fire performance, particularly when used with certain core constructions commonly specified in the UK.

This update enhances public safety by ensuring that extended application of fire resistance results is applied consistently and reliably.