Determine whether UL 10B or UL 10C applies when specifying fire testing for a rolling steel fire shutter.
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Steps
Check UL 10C's own stated scope: its test methods apply solely to swinging door assemblies (including frames with lights and panels) and explicitly do not cover sliding, rolling/coiling, or elevator-entrance assemblies.
Check UL 10B's scope: it applies broadly to door assemblies 'of various materials and types of construction' for use in wall openings, which is the standard applicable to rolling/coiling steel fire doors and shutters.
For a rolling steel fire shutter, specify testing/listing under UL 10B (and confirm whether the product's listing also references NFPA 252, the related fire-test-methods standard for door assemblies), not UL 10C.
If the opening also requires positive-pressure fire performance and involves a swinging door component elsewhere in the assembly, evaluate that separate component against UL 10C on its own terms.
Confirm the specific product's UL listing documentation states which standard(s) it was actually tested and certified under, rather than assuming based on door type alone.
Known gotchas
It's a common but incorrect assumption that UL 10C (being the newer, positive-pressure standard) is the more universally applicable or more stringent standard for all door types — it is narrower in scope, not broader, and does not cover rolling/coiling doors at all.
NFPA 80 governs the installation and maintenance of the fire door assembly; UL 10B/10C govern how the assembly itself was fire-tested — don't conflate the two when citing 'the standard' for a shutter.
Standard scope statements can be edition-specific — confirm which edition of UL 10B/10C the product's listing was certified against.
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