BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN13162:2001IncorporatingCorrigendumNo.1Thermalinsulationproductsforbuildings—Factorymademineralwool(MW)products—SpecificationTheEuropeanStandardEN13162:2001hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS91.100.60 BSEN13162:2001ThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheSectorCommitteeforBuildingandCivilEngineering,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsCommitteeandcomesintoeffecton15August2001©BSI17March2006ISBN0580370240NationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheofficialEnglishlanguageversionofEN13162:2001,includingcorrigendumDecember2005.EN13162isa“harmonized”EuropeanStandardandfullytakesintoaccounttherequirementsoftheEuropeanCommissionmandateM/103,Thermalinsulatingmaterialsandproducts,givenundertheEUConstructionProductsDirective(89/106/EEC),andintendedtoleadtoCEmarking.ThedateofapplicabilityofEN13162asa“harmonized”EuropeanStandard,i.e.thedateafterwhichthisstandardmaybeusedforCEmarkingpurposes,issubjecttoanannouncementintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.EN13162isthesubjectoftransitionalarrangementsagreedundertheEuropeanCommissionmandate.TheMemberStateshaveagreedanominaltransitionperiodfollowingthedateofavailabilityfortheco-existenceofEN13162andtheircorrespondingnationalstandard(s).Itisintendedthatthisperiodwillcompriseanominalninemonthperiodduringwhichanyrequiredchangestonationalregulationsaretobemade,followedbyafurther12monthperiodfortheimplementationofCEmarking.Bytheendofthisco-existenceperiod,anyconflictingnationalstandardswillbewithdrawnoramendedtoremoveconflicts.IntheUK,thesecorrespondingnationalstandardsare:andbasedonthisnominaltransitionperiodof21months,BS5803-1:1985,BS6676-1:1986andBS6676-2:1986willbewithdrawnoramendedatthelatestbyMach2003.TheUKparticipationinthepreparationofEN13162:2001wasentrustedbyTechnicalCommitteeB/540,Energyperformanceofmaterials,componentsandbuildings,toSubcommitteeB/540/6,Fibrousandinorganicthermalinsulationmaterials,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthissubcommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSICatalogueunderthesectionentitled“InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex”,orbyusingthe“Search”facilityoftheBSIElectronicCatalogueorofBritishStandardsOnline.Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.—BS5803-1:1985,Thermalinsulationforuseinpitchedroofspacesindwellings—Part1:Specificationforman-mademineralfibrethermalinsulationmats;—BS6676-1:1986,Thermalinsulationofcavitywallsusingman-mademineralfibrebatts(slabs)—Part1:Specificationforman-mademineralfibrebatts(slabs);—BS6676-2:1986,Thermalinsulationofcavitywallsusingman-mademineralfibrebatts(slabs)—Part2:Codeofpracticeforinstallationofbatts(slabs)fillingthecavity;—aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;—presenttotheresponsibleinternational/Europeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeepUKinterestsinformed;—monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to29andabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightdatedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateComments16194CorrigendumNo.1March2006Revisiontosubclauses3.2,4.2.1,4.2.3,4.3.10.3,4.3.12,Clauses6,8andAnnex7AEUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN13162May2001ICS91.100.60IncludingcorrigendumDecember2005EnglishversionThermalinsulationproductsforbuildings—Factorymademineralwool(MW)products—SpecificationProduitsisolantsthermiquespourlebâtiment—Produitsmanufacturésenlaineminérale(MW)—SpécificationWärmedämmstoffefürGebäude—WerkmäßighergestellteProdukteausMineralwolle(MW)—SpezifikationThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon16April2001.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheManagementCentreortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheManagementCentrehasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉEUROPÉENDENORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHESKOMITEEFÜRNORMUNGManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B-1050Brussels©2001CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMember