CE Marking of Fire Safety Systems

Safety measures against fire are critical in buildings to reduce any potential risks for people and goods in case of fire. It is quite complex to understand the behavior of the combination of elements involved in a fire.

Construction Products Regulation 305/2011 covers a wide range of products requiring flammability or fire resistance testing. Manufacturers or their representatives are solely responsible for ensuring their product comply with the Regulation provisions. Identifying its product with the CE mark is a manufacturer's statement of compliance with harmonized standards and that the essential requirements of the Regulation have been met.

CE marking of fire protection products is regulated by the Attestation of Conformity (AoC) under systems 1 or 3, which requires the intervention of a Notified Body to perform a Factory Production Control audit and type testing

Solution

Applus+ is a Notified Body* for CE marking and we work with producers throughout the entire CE marking process of their products. CE marking for fire protection products is based on AoC system 1 or 3 and standardized regulations:

Fire alarm and detection systems

EN 54-1:1996	Fire detection and fire alarm systems Part 1: Introduction
EN 54-2:1997 EN 54-2:1997/AC:1999 EN 54-2:1996/A1:2006	Fire detection and fire alarm systems - Part 2: Control and indicating equipment
EN 54-3:2001 & EN 54-3:2001/A1:2002 EN 54-3:2001/A2:2006	Fire detection and fire alarm systems - Part 3: Fire alarm devices - Sounders
EN 54-4: 1997 EN 54-4: 1997/AC:1999 EN 54-4: 1997/A1:2002 EN 54-4: 1997/A2:2006	Fire detection and fire alarm systems - Part 4: Power supply equipment
EN 54-5: 2000 EN 54-5: 2000/A1:2002	Fire detection and fire alarm systems - Part 5: Heat detectors: Point detectors
EN 54-7: 2000 EN 54-7: 2000/A1:2002 EN 54-7: 2000/A2:2006	Smoke detectors: point detectors using scattered light, transmitted light or ionization
EN 54-11:2001 EN 54-11:2001/A1:2005	Fire detection and fire alarm systems - Part 11: Manual call points
EN 54-17:2005 EN 54-17:2005/AC:2007	Fire detection and fire alarm systems - Part 17: Short-circuit isolators
EN 54-18:2005 EN 54-18:2005/AC:2007	Fire detection and fire alarm systems - Part 18: Input/output devices
EN 54-24:2004	Fire detection and fire alarm systems - Part 24: Components of voice alarm systems: Loudspeakers
EN 12094-1:2003	Fixed firefighting systems - Components for gas extinguishing systems - Part 1: Requirements and test methods for electrical automatic control and delay devices
EN 14604:2005 EN 14604:2005/AC:2008	Smoke alarm devices

Smoke and heat control systems: Ventilation, ducts and dampers

EN 12101-3:2002 EN 12101-3:2002/AC:2005	Smoke and heat control systems - Part 3: Specification for powered smoke and heat exhaust ventilators.
EN 12101-1:2005 EN 12101-1:2005/A1:2006	Smoke and heat control systems - Part 1: Specification for smoke barriers
EN 12101-7:2011	Smoke and heat control systems. Part 7: Smoke duct sections
EN 15650:2010	Ventilation for buildings - Fire dampers

CE marking defines a number of tasks to be fulfilled by the manufacturer and others by the notified body:

Manufacturer responsibilities:

Implementation of Factory Production Control (FPC)
Draw up a program of follow-up testing, specifying types, frequencies, etc.

Responsibilities of the notified body, as applicable:

Type Testing (mandatory in systems 1 and 3)
Initial Factory Production Control (FPC) inspection
Continuous survillance, assessment and approval of Factory Production Control (FPC)

CE Marking documents:

Test Report (NB)
Certificate of Constancy of Performance (NB in System 1)
Declaration of Performance (Manufacturer)
Labeling and CE marking (Manufacturer)

Applus+ has performed controls on construction products for over 100 years and has completed thousands of tests and product certifications.

* Applus+ is the commercial brand of LGAI Technological Center S.A., Notified Body nº 370.

Benefits

One stop shop for testing and the audit of Factory Production Control
Improved control over your product and process, thus reducing costs due to low quality.
Improved precision and homogeneity in the technical measurement values of your products clearly transmitted to your customers.
Market your product throughout the European Union

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