DHF Guidance on Servery Hatch Fire Shutters

The DHF Guidance on Servery Fire Shutters was issued to address a critical certification gap within the industry concerning shutters installed to servery hatch applications. Following audit reviews, certification bodies identified that many fire shutters certified under EN 16034 do not cover installations where the shutter does not close to the floor. This is because the relevant fire test standard (EN 1634-1) requires supporting constructions in accordance with EN 1363-1, which makes no provision for elevated openings such as serveries, and the extended application standard EN 15269-10 contains no rule permitting this variation. As a result, shutters supplied for servery hatch use may fall outside their declared field of application unless additional testing has been undertaken specifical