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Contact: Wayne Schaffel
Sumner Rider & Associates
212-297-2128
Mike Tierney
BHMA
860-533-9382 |
BHMA Announces Revisions to Standard A156.15 for Closer Holder Release Devices
NEW YORK…The Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association (BHMA) has published a new edition of its American National Standards Institute (ANSI) A156.15 standard for Closer Holder Release Devices.
According to Mike Tierney, Product Standards Coordinator for BHMA, the new standards reflect ongoing innovations in builders hardware and the associations efforts to maintain the highest standards of product performance and evaluation. "In commercial construction, the issue of safety is paramount," Tierney notes. "Closer holder release devices are among the most important hardware products because of their role in securing and opening fire doors as well as other critical egresses."
The scope of the standard has not changed. The Standard A156.15 establishes requirements for door closers combined with hold-open devices or free-swinging door closers combined with releasing devices and includes performance tests covering operational, cyclical and finish criteria.
The revisions to the standard include a revised set-up and test for the Adjustable Backcheck. This test determines the cushioning feature of a door closer becoming effective between 60 and 85 degrees of door opening. A new humidity test has been added to the battery of tests already conducted, and in the Salt Spray Test, the duration of spraying has been increased from 10 - 25 hours. Tierney notes that a series of new and improved illustrations have been added to better communicate and document the information in the standard.
The ANSI/BHMA Standard is a comprehensive 14 page guideline that spells out definitions of terms used, general information on functions, requirements, and measurements, a description of the tests that are conducted, testing details and finish performance requirements. For architects and specifiers, it is a blueprint of closer holder release devices.
For more information, or to purchase copies of the ANSI/BHMA A156.15 Standard please visit the BHMA Web site at www.buildershardware.com.
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