What is BS EN 13330 - Hard body impact and shutter access prevention tests about?
BS EN 13330 is applicable to shutters that specifies test methods for the determination of the resistance of shutters under the application of a conventional hard body impact and test methods for the prevention of access by shutters.
Note: Shutters covered by BS EN 13330 are:
- External venetian blind
- Roller shutter
- Venetian shutter
- Flat closing concertina shutter
- Concertina shutter
- Wing shutter
- Sliding panel shutter
Who is BS EN 13330 - Hard body impact and shutter access prevention tests for?
BS EN 13330 on shutters is useful for: 
- Construction industries
- Architectures 
- Manufacturers, suppliers, and installers of shutters   
- Civil engineers
- Builders  
- Contractors 
Why should you use BS EN 13330 - Hard body impact and shutter access prevention tests?
BS EN 13330 provides you with the general specification of the hardbody impact testing procedure that will assist you in:
- The resting position, where the steel ball-bearing is tangential to the test specimen at the predicted point of impact
- The test position, where the cable c is stretched perpendicular to the curtain in the horizontal position, at the anticipated drop height z. The horizontal position is specified within the tolerance of 20 mm.
- Prevention of access
Also, BS EN 13330 provides you with prevention of access to characterize the prevention of access for which prescriptions and classifications are given in EN 13659.
Overall, BS EN 13330 assists you with the location of impacts for a roller shutter. That will improve the quality and durability of shutters
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 13330:2013 supersedes BS EN 13330:2002 which is withdrawn.
The main technical changes incorporated in BS EN 13330:2013 are:
- An editorial review of the document has been carried out
- A clause defining the test methods to apply to evaluate the resistance of shutters and external Venetian blinds for the prevention of access has been introduced in line with the requirements defined in EN 13659
