DIN EN 1522:1999-02

The document specifies the requirements and classification that windows, doors, shutters and blinds must satisfy when tested in accordance with EN 1523. It is applicable to attacks by hand guns, rifles and shotguns on windows, doors, shutters and blind complete with their frames and infills, for use in both internal and external locations in buildings. Shutters and blinds must be tested seperately and not in conjunction with a window or a door, in order to achieve classification in terms of bullet resistance. The document gives no information on the behaviour of the test item when subjected to other types of stresses. It gives no information on the bullet resistance on the junction between the frame and the wall or other surrounding structure.