A buyer asks a supplier: "Are your doors EN certified?" The supplier says yes. Six months later, the fire inspector asks for the classification report — and the "certificate" turns out to be a factory's own test on one sample, unrelated to any harmonised standard. There is no such thing as generic "EN certification" for doors. Each standard covers a defined scope, produces defined evidence, and stops applying at defined limits. This chapter maps the four standards buyers meet most often, plus ISO 14644 for cleanrooms.

Verify current editions before contracting: standards are revised, and national implementation dates differ. The editions below are current as of writing.

EN 16005 — Power operated pedestrian doorsets: safety in use

Scope. Requirements and test methods for the safety in use of power operated pedestrian doorsets — sliding, swing, revolving, balanced and folding — operated electro-mechanically, electro-hydraulically, electro-magnetically or pneumatically. It covers doors used for normal access, in escape routes, and as fire/smoke control doorsets. Current edition: EN 16005:2023 (with amendment A1:2024), superseding EN 16005:2012.

Key requirements. Hazard assessment across the doorset's lifecycle; protection at crushing/shearing/impact points; activation and presence sensing; limitation of impact forces; low-energy operating modes; monitored (self-checking) safety sensors; requirements for the drive, controller and information for use.

Test methods. Functional and safety tests of the complete installed doorset — sensor detection fields, opening/closing times, impact force measurement, behaviour on power failure.

Evidence. Manufacturer's technical file and risk assessment, commissioning checklist, and the maintenance/inspection log kept over the door's life. Note: EN 16005 is not a harmonised product standard for CE marking of the doorset itself under the CPR; it is applied via the Machinery Directive framework and national rules for work equipment. Compliance is demonstrated by documentation, not a "CE door" label alone.

Limits of applicability. Excludes vertically moving doors, lift doors, vehicle doors, industrial-process doors, turnstiles, platform doors and traffic barriers; does not cover operation in explosive atmospheres; does not apply to doorsets manufactured before its publication date.

EN 14351-2 — Product standard: internal pedestrian doorsets

Scope. The product standard for internal pedestrian doorsets without resistance to fire and/or smoke leakage characteristics (part 1 covers windows and external doorsets). Current edition: EN 14351-2:2018. It is the harmonised route to CE marking for ordinary internal doorsets under the Construction Products Regulation (EU) No 305/2011.

Key requirements. A menu of performance characteristics (watertightness N/A internally, but including, where declared: air permeability, acoustic insulation, thermal transmittance, durability, dangerous substances, etc.). Only characteristics declared by the manufacturer need performance levels — the standard defines how to declare, not minimum values for every characteristic.

Test methods. References to the EN test standards per characteristic (e.g. EN 1026/EN 12207 for air permeability, EN ISO 10140/EN ISO 717 for acoustics).

Evidence. Declaration of Performance (DoP) and CE marking for the doorset, based on initial type testing (ITT) and factory production control (FPC), typically under assessment system 3.

Limits of applicability. For internal doorsets with fire/smoke characteristics, EN 14351-2 applies only in conjunction with EN 16034 — the fire performance is declared via EN 16034, not via EN 14351-2 alone.

EN 1634-1 and EN 1634-3 — Fire resistance and smoke control tests

EN 1634-1 scope. Test method for the fire resistance of door and shutter assemblies and openable windows installed in vertical separating elements: hinged, pivoted, sliding, folding, tilting, rolling shutter doors and operable fabric curtains. Used with EN 1363-1 (general test requirements). Current edition: EN 1634-1:2014 (+A1:2018).

Key requirements / method. The specimen is mounted in a representative supporting construction, exposed to the standard heating curve under furnace pressure, and assessed for integrity (E — flames, gap gauges, cotton pad), insulation (I — temperature rise on the unexposed face), and, where relevant, radiation (W). Self-closing (C) is assessed separately (EN 14600 family / durability of self-closing per EN 1191).

EN 1634-3 scope. Method for measuring leakage of cold and warm smoke through door and shutter assemblies — the basis for smoke control ratings. Leakage is measured at ambient and medium temperature at pressure differences of 10, 25 and 50 Pa, separating specimen leakage from test-rig leakage.

Classification. Test results become classifications under EN 13501-2 — e.g. E30, EI 60, EI₂ 30, with suffix Sa or S₂₀₀ for smoke leakage (ambient / 200 °C). Product requirements and the CE-marking route for fire/smoke doorsets are set by EN 16034 (harmonised under the CPR).

Evidence. Fire test report (per EN 1634-1/‑3), possibly extended application (EXAP) report per the EN 15269 series covering size/configuration variations, classification report per EN 13501-2, DoP under EN 16034, plus hardware characterisation per EN 1634-2 where relevant.

Limits of applicability. A test result covers the tested configuration only; larger sizes, different hardware, added glazing or different supporting construction require extended application assessment or a new test. Fire dampers (EN 1366-2) and conveyor closures (EN 1366-7) are out of scope.

ISO 14644-1 — Cleanroom air cleanliness classification

Scope. ISO 14644-1:2015 classifies air cleanliness of cleanrooms and clean zones by airborne particle concentration, for cumulative particle distributions at threshold sizes from 0.1 µm to 5 µm, using light-scattering airborne particle counters. Classes ISO 1–9; e.g. ISO Class 5 permits max 3,520 particles/m³ ≥ 0.5 µm. Classification is defined for occupancy states "as-built", "at-rest" or "operational".

Key requirements and method. Minimum number of sampling locations derived from room area (Table A.1 / Formula A.1 for rooms > 1,000 m²); per-location sample volume sufficient to detect ≥ 20 particles at the class limit (minimum 2 litres, ≥ 1 minute); compliance when the average concentration at each sampling location does not exceed Table 1 limits. The 95 % UCL approach of the 1999 edition was removed — each location now stands alone.

Evidence. Test report stating class, occupancy state, considered particle sizes, sampling locations and results.

Limits of applicability. Does not characterise the physical, chemical, radiological or viable (microbiological) nature of particles — microbiological limits come from sector rules such as EU GMP Annex 1. Ultrafine (< 0.1 µm) and macroparticles (> 5 µm, via the M descriptor) are handled separately. Critically for buyers: ISO 14644 classifies the room, not the door. A door contributes through leakage, surface quality and cleanability (Chapters 26 and 29) but no doorset is "ISO 14644 certified".

Practical checklist

  • [ ] Fire/smoke: classification report (EN 13501-2) + test reports (EN 1634-1/‑3) + DoP under EN 16034, covering the exact size and hardware?
  • [ ] Non-fire internal doorsets: DoP under EN 14351-2:2018?
  • [ ] Automatic doors: EN 16005:2023 risk assessment, commissioning and maintenance documentation?
  • [ ] Cleanrooms: room class per ISO 14644-1:2015 with occupancy state, and door leakage specified numerically?
  • [ ] Editions and national applicability verified at contract date?

Sources

  • iTeh Standards, EN 14351-2:2018 — Internal pedestrian doorsets (scope; fire/smoke via EN 16034) — standards.iteh.ai
  • BSI, BS EN 1634-1:2014 preview (scope, parts of EN 1634, classification via EN 13501-2, EXAP via EN 15269) — webstore.ansi.org
  • CEN / iTeh, EN 1634-3:2004 — Smoke control test for door and shutter assemblies — standards.theiteh.com
  • ISO, ISO 14644-1:2015 — Classification of air cleanliness by particle concentration — www.iso.org