What is third party certification.
Fire door certification schemes.
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Certification schemes are available for product manufacturers installers and fire risk assessors.
Manufacturers of fire doors are required by law to demonstrate the ability of their products to resist the passage of fire.
Only available as part of the q mark fire door installation certification scheme.
Such third party certification of fire door installations is already available under a bre global loss prevention certification board lpcb scheme which can provide property owners and insurers with peace of mind that buildings are safe for occupation and meet the requirements of rro.
The course has already been successfully piloted in wales at nptc group of colleges.
Fire door inspection scheme provides online training in fire door safety.
Ifcc also certify quality management systems iso 9001 enhanced security products and as an inspection body ifcc provide independent inspection services.
At the bwf fire door alliance we believe the best way to raise standards of fire doors and fire doorsets is through third party certification meaning repeated testing by an independent body and an annually audited quality management system or factory production control fpc system.
As a notified body ifcc undertake avcp work to enable clients to ce mark products.
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However if they are not properly installed their fire resistance capabilities can be seriously compromised.