Product Compliance Training Codes Class Product Compliance Department

Product Compliance Training – Codes Class Product Compliance Department Overview BHMA (Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association) UL (Underwriters Laboratories) Building Codes and Hillsdale January 2017

Product Compliance Department Overview

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Product Assurance Product Compliance • Advocates Allegion’s interests through active involvement with industry and regulatory bodies such as Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association (BHMA) and Underwriters Laboratories (UL) • Oversees product compliance assessment, assurance, and verification with different regulatory bodies such as BHMA, UL, CSFM, FBC • Drives the establishment and perpetuation of Ongoing Reliability Testing (ORT) • Works closely with plant ORT staff regarding priorities, test methods, and operational procedures 4)

Product Compliance Organization Earl Delph – Manager, Compliance and ORT – 19 Years w/Allegion - Matt Phillips – Compliance Engineer – 9 Years w/Allegion Exits, Closers, Auxiliary Hardware, BHMA/UL Projects/Testing - Jim Donlan – Compliance Engineer – 20 Years w/Allegion Windstorm, Locks, BHMA/UL Projects/Testing - Eric Moser – Compliance Engineer – 3 Years w/Allegion Locks, Electronics, Finish, ORT, BHMA/UL Projects/Testing 5 | Compliance Training – Codes Class 170124

Product Compliance Roles BHMA (Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association): UL (Underwriters Laboratories): Laboratory Audits NPD Certification Testing Product Re-Certification Testing Standards Development Follow-up Services File Maintenance Technical Support Variation Notice Resolution Materials and Finishes Technical Support Ongoing Reliability Testing: Standards Development Input Implementation Windstorm: Control Plans Product Listings Reporting Product Renewals Equipment Build & Implementation Product Testing CSFM (California State Fire Marshal): Product Listings 6 | Compliance Training – Codes Class 170124 Product Renewals

Product Compliance Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association (BHMA)

Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association • Who is BHMA? – Founded in 1925 as Hardware Manufacturers’ Statistical Association – Nationally Recognized Door Hardware Trade Association – Role is to ensure quality and performance of builders hardware – BHMA is ANSI Approve to Write Standards – Standards are Performance Based – Tests are performed under laboratory conditions – Uses Nationally Recognized Test Labs (NRTL) to Certify Products – 80% of U. S. builders hardware manufacturers are BHMA members – 70% of Customers & Architects Specify BHMA Certified Products – Provides Allegion with Competitive Advantage 8 | Compliance Training – Codes Class 170124

Product Compliance Underwriters Laboratories (UL)

UL (Underwriters Laboratories) • Who is UL? – Established in 1902 - Nationally Recognized Test Lab (NRTL) – UL is a global independent safety science company with over a century of expertise – Tests Products to Meet Building Code/ Life Safety Requirements – Most Widely Accepted by Consumers – Codes Require Doors and Hardware to be Labeled – Building Inspectors Look for the UL Label – Presence of the UL Label is Proof of Compliance – Product Modification or Misapplication Voids the UL Label. • UL focuses on Product Safety where BHMA focuses on Product Durability and Strength 10 | Compliance Training – Codes Class 170124

Building Codes and Hillsdale

How Building/Fire Codes Drive Hardware Design and Certification § Codes may specifically designate design/performance criteria such as California Building Code – 1008. 1. 10. 1 (3) – “The actuating portion of the releasing device shall extend at least one-half of the door leaf width” – 1008. 1. 10. 1 (4) – “The maximum unlatching force shall not exceed 15 pounds (67 N)” – 11 B-309. 4 – “Operable parts shall be operable with one hand shall not require tight grasping, pinching, or twisting of the wrist. The force required to activate operable parts shall be 5 pounds (22. 2 N) maximum. ” • CBC was directly responsible for the initial development of the AX option for exits • Almost all current Allegion NPD projects have some form of ADA compliance as a design requirement

How Building/Fire Codes Drive Hardware Design and Certification § Codes may specifically designate industry standards like UL and/or ANSI/BHMA – IBC 1010. 1 (1) – “Panic hardware shall be listed in accordance with UL 305” – IBC 1010. 1 (2) – “Fire exit hardware shall be listed in accordance with UL 10 C and UL 305” – CBC 1008. 1. 4. 2 – “Full-power-operated doors shall comply with BHMA A 156. 10. Power-assisted and low-energy doors shall comply with BHMA A 156. 19” – NFPA 80 – “Continuous hinges shall be labeled and shall meet the requirements of ANSI/BHMA A 156. 26, American National Standard for Continuous Hinges. ” § The performance criteria within these standards helps to create design criteria for new products and features

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