Airport doors sit between security, life safety and continuous operations. A staff entrance, baggage room, plant space and airside control room should not receive one generic specification. Each opening needs a risk class, operating logic and evidence boundary.
Why This Must Be Specified Opening by Opening
A project requirement is useful only when it identifies the opening, intended use, performance target, tested configuration and party responsible for approval. Generic catalogue language cannot resolve different risk zones, wall conditions, hardware sets or operating logic.
Project Specification Checklist
- Zone and threat: Map public, staff-only, airside, plant and critical-operation zones before choosing RC2, RC3 or RC4.
- Access-control logic: Document credentials, door contacts, electric locking, forced-door alarms and the state required after power loss.
- Egress and fire: Coordinate panic hardware, free escape, fire-alarm release and rated components without invalidating the tested assembly.
- Operational durability: Set traffic, closer, hinge, corrosion and cycle requirements for a door that may operate around the clock.
- Handover: Require labelled openings, as-built wiring, commissioning records, keys, credentials, spares and maintenance instructions.
Evidence to Review Before Purchase
- EN 1627 report for the exact leaf, frame and hardware
- Fire and egress evidence where applicable
- Access-control cause-and-effect matrix
- Approved opening schedule and hardware set
Match every report to the exact product proposed. Check dimensions, opening direction, leaf and frame construction, hardware, seals, anchors and supporting wall. Record any difference and obtain formal acceptance before production.
Common Failure Modes
The most common failures are choosing a rating by habit, approving a certificate for another configuration, changing hardware after testing, ignoring the wall interface and leaving commissioning until handover. An opening schedule and evidence matrix expose these gaps while they can still be corrected.
What to Include in the RFQ
Send the destination, project type, door marks, quantities, finished openings, wall construction, required standards, hardware and access-control schedule, finishes, delivery stages and documentation list. This lets the supplier respond with a configuration rather than an unsupported headline claim.
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FAQ
Is a supplier declaration enough? No. Request evidence that covers the proposed complete assembly and have it reviewed by the responsible designer and authority.
Can hardware be changed after approval? Only when the evidence or responsible authority permits the substitution. Treat every change as a configuration review.
