An appropriate decision for assessment and verification of constancy of performance does not exist for balustrade kits and railing kits intended to be used in construction works solely to prevent falls and not submitted to vertical loads from the structure. It is therefore necessary to establish which systems of assessment and verification of constancy of performance are applicable to those balustrade kits and railing kits.

Taking into account the experience on the behaviour of the products in question during their working life, as depicted in the survey carried out on the reasons for failures of these products, the assessment of their performance regarding all essential characteristics, except reaction to fire, should be carried out by the manufacturer before placing the product on the market. More onerous systems are not necessary. For the reaction to fire performance, the choice of systems 1, 3 or 4 should be considered appropriate by making reference to different subfamilies of products,