Maintenance & Refurbishment
Doors, Windows & Glazing Feature
At a minimum, manufacturers should supply a valid 3rd Party Accreditation Certificate which demonstrates both Fire and Security compliance of the doorset
This is why, during 2018, many door set manufacturers had to cease
production until they had tested a range of doors, tested from both sides and created a new Field of Application. They could not re-enter the market based only on one individual test report.
CREATING THE DOCUMENT The 3rd Party Accreditation scheme necessitates a Field of Application (FoAp) that must be produced by a Notified Body UKAS Accredited organisation. The FoAp is prepared and checked by suitably qualified professionals
following the general principles of EN 15725:2010 who subscribe to the principles outlined in the Passive Fire Protection Forum (PFPF) and the UK Fire Test Study Group guidelines. These professionals are qualified and trained to interpret the special minimum testing conditions of the composite fire door. The aim of the PFPF guidelines is to give confidence to end users that FoAp
assessments that exist in the UK are of a satisfactory and current standard, to be used for building control.
AUDITING As the field of application report is created by a Notified Body UKAS Accredited organisation, it is often asked why it is necessary to audit it alongside this. The main reason for this is that if the fire test method for doors suddenly
changed, and as an example required higher temperatures in the furnace during the test, then all the previous test evidence would have to be repeated at the higher temperature. It is not reasonable for a specifier, buyer or even Building Control inspectors to follow these technical changes – this is why the MHCLG have recommended
that fire doors are supplied via a 3rd Party Accreditation Scheme auditing process that ensures the FoAp is always correct and current when compared to the latest issue testing requirements.
FURTHER BENEFITS The 3rd Party Accreditation scheme additionally audits the Factory Production Controls at the door set manufacturer. Checking that all the departments in the manufacturing chain - from
receiving the orders, to component buying, warehouse storage, manufacture and dispatch - are all controlled by persons with the relevant skills and appropriate training records. This ensures that the products are manufactured with consistency to exactly the same specification as the tested products, day in, day out.
MINIMUM COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTATION At a minimum, manufacturers should supply a valid 3rd Party Accreditation Certificate which demonstrates both Fire and Security compliance of the doorset. The manufacturer should also supply a Field of Application report
which identifies the range of doors that can be manufactured / supplied. Lastly, the manufacturer should supply a 3rd Party Accredited “Scope
of Accreditation,” which further clarifies product specification which references both the manufacturer Certificate number and the manufacturer FoAp number.
Chris Flaherty is Technical Director at Winkhaus UK 42 | HMM December/January 2021 |
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