Manufacturers often make claims that their products are tested and achieve a certain performance level, but did the products pass that test? And if so, then how do they prove it?
Our latest fact card explains the three ways in which manufacturers claim compliance for their products.
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Self-declaration – in which a manufacturer makes their own claim of conformity
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A test certificate – which tells the purchaser that a company’s products have been tested and they have a certificate to prove it. But was this a once-only event?
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Third-party certification – which tests and verifies a fire door’s design, performance, manufacturing process and quality assurance from manufacture to installation. The company is independently audited to ensure that all the management and manufacturing processes and systems are in place to ensure consistency with the product that was tested. The product too, is subjected to regular scrutiny, with frequent testing taking place on standard products to ensure that the test wasn’t just a once-only event.
But that’s not all you need to know about a fire door’s test evidence.
Find out more by downloading the BWF-CERTIFIRE Scheme Fact Card on Certification.
