Combinations of fittings within the meaning of EN 179 must be considered as products subject to building regulations and requiring EU or CE conformity labels. They consist of lock, door fitting and striking plate and must have been tested and certified together. FSB supplies what must be the most wide-ranging selection of hardware in the sector in this respect precisely so you do not need to worry about such technicalities.
Matters are a little more complicated where DIN EN 1125 is concerned. Under this standard, panic door devices (= lock + striking plate + push bar) are to be fitted wherever high levels of public traffic are to be expected and where panic may arise due to unfamiliarity with the surroundings. As FSB reads it, this is a reference to assembly rooms, theatres, cinemas, discotheques etc.
We are very much of the opinion that the ultimate decision as to where panic devices operated by push bars are to be fitted should lie with the architect/planner – in liaison with the relevant building authority, of course.