Online fire check
A new fire safety register provides a quick and easy way to find certification schemes for fire safety products and for installers fitting them.
Produced by the Passive Fire Protection Federation and available on its website www.pfpf.org.uk, the register lists all the relevant certification bodies – organisations licensed to provide an independent assessment of fire-safety products, services and installers.
David Sugden, chairman of the PFPF, said: “It’s essential that all fire safety or fire resistant products must be installed correctly and used according to their original specification. If fire doors, for example, aren’t fitted correctly, are used with different hardware from that specified or are altered by, for example, shaving an edge or putting a cat-flap in (this does happen!) then it will not perform as it should. Fire evacuation plans based on a fire door giving 30 minutes resistance, say, will be useless. This register should be used as an invaluable tool for specifiers, contractors and building owners and operators – especially as the latter are responsible by law for a building’s fire safety.”
Simply look for the category you are interested in and links to the relevant certification bodies are displayed. Follow the links to the scheme’s website to find all relevant information including a list of accredited companies. It’s also useful if you are looking for accreditation yourself – whether you are a manufacturer, installer or risk assessor, one of the listed certification bodies will be able to help.
