Certificates and testing of continuous rooflights

Scope of certification

Design, production, service and installation of rooflights, skylights and roofs.

Key to the designations

UL

resistance to upward load, i.e. wind suction; the number gives the load value in pascals, e.g. UL 1000 means 1000 Pa (clause 6.4.1 of PN-EN 14963:2006).

DL

resistance to downward load, i.e. snow; DL 750 and DL 1125 mean 750 and 1125 Pa respectively (clause 6.4.1 of the standard).

SB

resistance to large soft body impact, tested from the drop height given in millimetres (safety in case of a fall); SB 300 means a drop height of 300 mm (clause 6.4.2.2 of the standard).

Small hard body

resistance to impact by a small hard body such as hail; the test is carried out with a steel ball (clause 6.4.2.1 of the standard).

Watertightness 0°

the watertightness of the rooflight checked at 0° to the horizontal, and therefore also on a flat roof (clause 6.3 of the standard).

An ITB classification is a document confirming the test results for a specific sample in respect of the properties tested. As stated in the classification itself, it is neither a document authorising the product to be placed on the market nor equivalent to a certificate of conformity issued by a certification body; the fire classification report in turn states that it is neither a technical approval nor a product certificate.