Why Specify Certified

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The Importance of BHMA Certification Builders
Hardware Manufacturers Association
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Specifying Builders Hardware
Because it impacts life safety and security,
builders hardware is one of the few categories of
functional hardware that are specified. Builders
hardware is subject to repeated use and wear, and
yet has to remain operational at all times. The
security, fire resistance and egress capability
of exits and entrances is reliant on the quality
of their collective parts, including
Locksets Electric strikes Exit devices
Electromagnetic locks Door closers
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Why Specify Certified Products?
Standards establish performance requirements for
hardware products, and in turn, products that are
certified are guaranteed to meet the criteria
called for by their standards. Performance
assurance is especially important for products
that impact Life Safety Security Certified
products are Tested Graded Proven to
meet the relevant standard Assured to do their
job
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What does certification mean?
A product that has been certified has been
formally tested and shown to meet or exceed the
minimum criteria of its standard. Builders
hardware that has been certified meets the
associated ANSI/BHMA standard for
Durability Strength Performance The three
steps of the certification process are
Independent Testing Statement of compliance
Third party follow-up testing and auditing
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Benefits of Certification
Product Improvement Quality Control
Enhanced Industry Integrity
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Steps to Certification

• Testing Performed at an independent laboratory.
• Statement of Compliance An independent
  laboratorys written statement declaring that the
  product complies with the standard, resulting in
  published listings.
• Auditing Regular follow-up factory audits of the
  product by an independent laboratory.

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Dont be Misled
CLAIMS of ANSI compliance or statements to the
effect that products meet requirements of the
standard are NOT THE SAME as BHMA certification.
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Identifying Certified Products
Once a product is certified it can Be listed
in BHMAs Certified Products Directory
Display the BHMA Certified logo
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Builders Hardware Standards

• BHMA has developed 31 standards for builders
  hardware, each of which impact safety and
  security, either directly or indirectly.
• The standards include products from hinges to
  exit alarms.
• Each product, when specified and installed
  properly, can make a significant difference in
  the event of an emergency.

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Performance Grades

• Within the standards there are grades which
  indicate the extent to which the product meets or
  exceeds its standard.
• Grades are determined by tests designed to
• measure a products performance
  capabilities.
• They assist the specifier in determining which
• product is most appropriate for a project.

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Standards-At-A-Glance
BHMAs Standards-at-a-Glance offer an abbreviated
requirement listings and explanations of
standards for products that are in the
certification program.
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Certified Standards

• ANSI/BHMA 156.1 Butts Hinges
• ANSI/BHMA 156.2 Bored Preassembled Locks
  Latches
• ANSI/BHMA 156.3 Exit Devices
• ANSI/BHMA 156.4 Door Control-Closers
• ANSI/BHMA 156.5 Auxiliary Locks
• ANSI/BHMA 156.8 Door Controls, Overhead Stops
  Holders
• ANSI/BHMA 156.9 Cabinet Hardware
• ANSI/BHMA 156.12 Interconnected Locks Latches
• ANSI/BHMA 156.13 Mortise Locks
• ANSI/BHMA 156.15 Release Devices
• ANSI/BHMA 156.17 Self-Closing Hinges

• ANSI/BHMA 156.18 Materials Finishes
• ANSI/BHMA 156.19 Power Assist Low Energy Power
  Operated Doors
• ANSI/BHMA 156.21 Thresholds
• ANSI/BHMA 156.22 Gaskets
• ANSI/BHMA 156.23 Electromagnetic Locks
• ANSI/BHMA 156.24 Delayed Egress Locks
• ANSI/BHMA 156.25 Electrified Locking Devices
• ANSI/BHMA 156.26 Continuous Hinges
• ANSI/BHMA 156.29 Exit Locks Alarms
• ANSI/BHMA 156.30 High Security Cylinders
• ANSI/BHMA 156.31 Electric Strikes

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Butts and Hinges

• ANSI/BHMA 156.1-2000 Butts and Hinges
• Choosing the appropriate hinge is crucial to
  ensuring the proper installation and problem-free
  functioning of doors, including emergency exits.
• This standard established requirements for
  lightweight, standard weight and heavy weight
  hinges.
• Tests include
• Cycle Hinge Pin Rise
• Vertical and Lateral Wear Hinge Pin Play

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High Security Cylinders

• ANSI/BHMA A156.30-2003 High Security Cylinders
• High security cylinders must meet two standards,
  one written specifically for the product type and
  another written for general cylinders.
• Cylinders are tested for durability, reliability
  and strength. Electrical high security cylinders
  are also tested for their ability to withstand
  sophisticated break-in attempts.
• Tests include
• Mechanical Pick Resistance
• Electrical Pick Resistance
• Magnet Resistance

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Exit Devices

• ANSI/BHMA A156.3-2001 Exit Devices
• Exit devices include panic hardware and fire exit
  hardware, which provides fire protection when
  used as part of a fire door assembly.
• Tests gauge the ability to withstand repeated use
  and applied force.
• Tests include
• Cycle Inside Pull Finish Evaluation
• Exit Push
• Outside Force to Door Latch
• A Grade 1 exit device can withstand 500,000
  cycles of being opened and closed, while a Grade
  3 product is required to withstand 100,000 cycles.

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Locks and Latches

• ANSI/BHMA A156.2-2003 Bored Preassembled Locks
  Latches
• Qualified locks and latches are designed to allow
  free egress while maintaining security from the
  outside.
• Criteria dictated by the standards include amount
  of torque required to engage and disengage the
  lock, and the amount of force knobs and levers
  can withstand.
• Tests include
• Operational Material Evaluation
• Strength Finish Evaluation
• Cycle

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Door Gasketing Systems

• ANSI/BHMA A156.22-2003 Door Gasketing Systems
• This standard covers the installation and
  performance of gasketing systems, including
  intumescents applied to, or mortised to, doors
  and/or frames.
• Performance tests are intended to provide
  installation guidelines, gauge resistance to
  smoke and air infiltration, and measure the life
  and durability of gasketing materials.
• Tests include
• Latching
• Adhesion
• Smoke/Air Infiltration
• Specific tests for Intumescent and
  Non-Intumescent Gaskets

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Certify for Life Safety and Security
Specify certified for quality products that
Provide quality assurance Are
assured to do their job again and again
Will perform at or above standard
requirements
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Promoting Certified Products

• Use the BHMA Certified logo whenever possible,
  e.g., on packaging and in advertising
• Display BHMA Certified booth placards at trade
  shows
• Discuss certified products with customers, refer
  them to the
• BHMA Website for additional information,
• www.buildershardware.com
• Mention certification in feature articles
• Contact BHMA for collateral materials

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Specify Certified Products

• Look for the Logo