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News Release from: Door and Hardware Federation | Subject: Best practice guidance online
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 29 June 2007
Best practice guidance online from DHF
Almost 5,000 codes of practice and best practice guides were downloaded from the Door and Hardware Federation website in a single month.
This is a record total since the federation began making its definitive guides available online Over previous months, around 3,000 guides a month on average have been downloaded by members of the DHF and by architects, specifiers and property professionals
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 25 Apr 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Said DHF chief executive Ian Wood: "We have developed an extensive library of publications which give vital guidance on the correct specification of our members' products and services.
They are for the benefit of architects, specifiers, builders, buildings and facilities managers, building control officers and anyone involved in the specification of industrial and commercial doors and shutters, hardware and domestic garage doors.
"In the members only section of the website, there are many guidance documents for use exclusively by our members.
These ensure member companies provide fit for purpose products which comply with the standards and other legislation and that our members follow the good practice principles laid down by the federation".
In the latest "top ten downloads" the DHF Code of Practice for purchasers and specifiers of domestic garage doors and garage door operators proved to be the most popular, with more than 1,500 copies being downloaded in a single month.
It gives guidance on best practice in the design, manufacture and installation of garage doors in order to satisfy regulations and other requirements.
It covers all the issues which need to be considered during the selection, specification and installation process of garage doors.
These include guidelines on the mechanical aspects and requirements for garage doors under the Standard BS EN 12604.
All the relevant safety requirements for power operated domestic garage doors required by law to safeguard against risk are listed in the Code of Practice, including installation procedures that have Machinery Directive and CE marking implications.
This guide and the others are available on the DHF website.
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