Fire dampers: What is the system of attestation of conformity for fire dampers?

The attestation system defines the degree of involvement of third parties in assessing the conformity of the product according to the relevant technical specification.

For each product family the attestation system has been decided collectively by the Member States and the Commission on the basis of the implications for health and safety of the product, and on the particular nature and production process for the product itself.

There are six different systems of attestation under the CPD. Fire dampers fall under System 1, product conformity certification without audit testing, whereby:

- the manufacturer shall carry out:
- factory production control;
- further testing of samples taken at the factory by the manufacturer in accordance with the prescribed test plan;
- the notified product certification body shall issue the certificate of conformity of the product on the basis of:
- determination of the product type on the basis of type testing (including sampling), type calculation, tabulated values or descriptive documentation of the product;
- initial inspection of the manufacturing plant and of factory production control;
- continuous surveillance, assessment and evaluation of factory production control.