1. General Information ARGE – The European Federation of Locks and Building Hardware Manufacturers Programme holder IBU – Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V. Hegelplatz 1 10117 Berlin Germany Declaration number EPD-ARG-20230543-IBG1-EN This declaration is based on the product category rules: Building Hardware products, 01.08.2021 (PCR checked and approved by the SVR) Issue date 02.04.2024 Valid to 01.04.2029 Dipl.-Ing. Hans Peters (Chairman of Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V.) Panic and emergency exit devices Owner of the declaration ARGE – The European Federation of Locks and Building Hardware Manufacturers Offerstraße 12 42551 Velbert Germany Declared product / declared unit 1 kg of panic or emergency exit device Scope: This ARGE EPD covers panic and emergency exit devices used to enable rapid and easy egress from buildings. The reference product used to calculate the impact this product group has on the environment is a panic exit device composed primarily of steel, Zamak and aluminium, and has been selected for the LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) because it is the product with the highest impact for 1 kg of product. A validity scope analysis has also been carried out to determine the limiting factors for panic and emergency exit devices covered by this EPD. In a preliminary study (simplified LCA), it has been confirmed that this EPD represents the worst-case condition and it can therefore be used to cover all panic and emergency exit devices devices manufactured in Europe by ARGE member companies. The owner of the declaration shall be liable for the underlying information and evidence; the IBU shall not be liable with respect to manufacturer information, life cycle assessment data and evidences. The EPD was created according to the specifications of EN 15804+A2. In the following, the standard will be simplified as EN 15804 . Verification The standard EN 15804 serves as the core PCR Independent verification of the declaration and data according to ISO 14025:2011 internally X externally Florian Pronold (Managing Director Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V.) Dr. Matthew Fishwick, (Independent verifier) 1 Environmental Product Declaration - ARGE – The European Federation of Locks and Building Hardware Manufacturers - Panic and emergency exit devices
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