BS EN 13561:2015

What is BS EN 13561 - External blinds and awnings about?

BS EN 13561 is applicable to external blinds and awnings that specifies the performance requirements for blinds and awnings intended to be fitted externally to buildings and other construction works.

BS EN 13561 with the significant hazards for assembly, transport, installation, operation and maintenance

Note-  BS EN 13561 does not cover the wind resistance of non-retractable products, e.g., Dutch awnings and brise-soleil.

The noise emission of power-operated external blinds and awnings is not considered to be a relevant hazard according to the machinery health and safety requirements. Therefore, BS EN 13561 does not contain any specific requirements on noise health and safety objective.

Who is BS EN 13561 - External blinds and awnings for?

BS EN 13561 on external blinds and awnings is useful for:

• Construction industries
• Architectures 
• Manufacturer, supplier, and installer of External blinds and awnings
• Workplaces
• Civil engineer 
• Contractors of building 

Why should you use BS EN 13561 - External blinds and awnings?

External blinds/awnings products, where the curtain is made of a flexible material, installed to provide or modify characteristics such as thermal and visual properties of an existing glazed surface (e.g., window, door) to which it is applied.

BS EN 13561 is a type C standard as stated in EN ISO 12100.

BS EN 13561 helps you to determine:

• The weakest point of the external blind
• The maximum surface where wind stress can be applied
• The worst-case angle where the wind can apply

BS EN 13561 helps you to assemble or install external blinds and awnings with safety to prevent hazards, hazardous situations and hazardous events.

What’s changed since the last update?

 BS EN 13561:2015 supersedes BS EN 13561:2004+A1:2008 which is withdrawn.

The major modifications to the previous edition are:

• The scope has been modified to integrate Pergola awnings
• 1 “Resistance to wind loads” has been modified and has been aligned with the revised version of EN 1932 “Test methods”
• 2 “Resistance of non-retractable elements to pressure loads” has been added to integrate requirements on external blinds and awnings in the retracted position
• 6 “Operating mechanism - Diagrams HPV (“Human Pull Value”)”, the use of the HPV diagram has been clarified
• 11 “Additional thermal resistance ΔR” has been clarified