11. Access control to buildings and premises
11.1 Introduction
Access control to residential buildings and restricted premises such as shops, banks and government offices is now widespread in all urban areas. In addition, sensitive sites such as research laboratories, "secret defense" premises, and dangerous locations such as those involving ionizing radiation, gas or vapor emissions, or high-intensity electrical currents, must be reserved for authorized personnel to the exclusion of all others.
In certain circumstances, government bodies require compliance with a set of specifications that meet very specific safety criteria.
Depending on the nature of the protected activity and the presumed seriousness of a foreign intrusion, access control is of one or other of the following...
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Standards
- Pedestrian doors, windows, curtain walls, grilles and closures – Break-in resistance – Prescription and classification - EN 1627 - Novembre 2011
- Pedestrian doors, windows, curtain walls, grilles and closures – Break-in resistance – Test method for static load resistance - NF EN 1628+A1 - Février 2016
- Pedestrian doors, windows, curtain walls, grilles and closures – Break-in resistance – Test method for determining...
Regulations
Arrêté du 31 janvier 1986 relatif à la protection contre l'incendie des bâtiments d'habitation, version consolidée au 12 juin 2018.
Arrêté du 18 octobre 1977 relatif au règlement de sécurité pour la construction des immeubles de grande hauteur et leur protection contre les risques d'incendie et de panique.
Arrêté du 25 juin 1980 relatif au règlement de sécurité contre les risques...
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