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PAS 24 : 2012, published by the British Standards Institute, provides a method for testing and assessing the enhanced security performance requirements of external doorsets and windows in the UK.
The 2012 version supersedes PAS 24 : 2007+A2 : 2011 and BS 7950 : 1997.
PAS 24 : 2012 meets the criteria of Approved Document Q – Security in Dwellings (2015). This updated document addresses all standards required for doors and windows to resist physical attack by a casual or opportunist burglar.
Approved Document Q does not apply to work started before 1st October 2015, work subject to a building notice or for planning submitted before that date provided work commences before 1st October 2016.
Due to doorsets and windows having to be supported and installed vertically, PAS 24 : 2012 is not currently suited to testing glass rooflights, particularly for flat roof applications.
As of February 2016, PAS 24 has been updated to include a wider range of security doorsets and windows. A number of test methods have been simplified and the updated version of PAS 24 will be incorporated into Part Q in due course.
There are other standards that currently comply with Approved Document Q and are suited for testing glass rooflights designed for flat roof applications.
Read our post on Loss Prevention Standards LPS2081 Issue 1: 2015 for more information.
Where a product manufacturer has successfully passed relevant Part Q security testing to an approved standard, their product can be marked with a ‘Secured by Design’ logo; Secured by Design is a scheme supported by the police in order to lower the current trends in crime.
Read more about Glazing Vision’s new Secured by Design rooflights.
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