{"id":61236,"date":"2023-08-31T10:35:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T08:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hoppe.com\/gb-en\/?page_id=61236"},"modified":"2025-04-04T14:12:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T12:12:57","slug":"bs-en-12320","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hoppe.com\/gb-en\/contacts-service\/standards\/bs-en-12320\/","title":{"rendered":"BS EN 12320 \u2013 Padlock and Padlock Fittings"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container has--bg-white\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7-Digit Coding System<\/h2>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BS&nbsp;EN&nbsp;12320:2012 classifies padlocks and padlock fittings by using a 7-digit coding system. A similar classification applies to all building hardware product standards so that complementary items of hardware can be specified to, for instance, a common level of corrosion resistance, category of use, etc. Each digit refers to a particular feature of the product measured against the standard\u2019s performance requirements.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3 text-md-end\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digit\u00a01\u00a0\u2013 Category of use<\/h3>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No requirement<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container has--bg-white\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3 text-md-end\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digit&nbsp;2&nbsp;\u2013 Durability<\/h3>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No requirement<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3 text-md-end\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digit\u00a03\u00a0\u2013 Door mass<\/h3>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No requirement<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container has--bg-white\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3 text-md-end\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digit\u00a04\u00a0\u2013 Fire resistance<\/h3>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No requirement<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3 text-md-end\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digit&nbsp;5&nbsp;\u2013 Safety<\/h3>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No requirement<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container has--bg-white\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3 text-md-end\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digit\u00a06\u00a0\u2013 Corrosion resistance<\/h3>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 grades:<br><strong>Grade&nbsp;1:<\/strong> internal applications<br><strong>Grade&nbsp;3:<\/strong> external applications<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3 text-md-end\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digit\u00a07\u00a0\u2013 Security requirements<\/h3>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6&nbsp;grades&nbsp;\u2013 where&nbsp;6 is the highest and 1 the lowest<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container has--bg-white\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> Door and Hardware Federation (DHF) Best Practise Guide: Padlocks &amp; padlock fittings to BS&nbsp;EN&nbsp;12320:2012<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":49242,"parent":500,"menu_order":15,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-61236","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/www.hoppe.com\/gb-en\/author\/simone-stecher-hoppe\/","display_name":"simone-stecher-hoppe"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 3 years ago","modified":"Updated 1 year ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on 31. 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