Certifire - Warringtonfire Australia

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THE CERTIFIRE CERTIFICATION SCHEME

Warringtonfire Australia offers a comprehensive range of fire safety services, globally. Our services include fire safety engineering, fire testing, fire assessment and product certification. Warringtonfire can help with all aspects of fire and life safety.

Warringtonfire Australia offers an independent third-party certification scheme, Certifire. The scheme provides manufacturers of fire protection products with the opportunity to differentiate themselves from non-certified equivalents. This promotes long-term confidence for the end user.

Our business has been built on consistency of service, commitment to our clients and our people, and our growing desire for excellence in our profession. Our dedicated team of engineers and technicians are experts in their field with in-depth local knowledge. We provide every client with a dedicated team consisting of engineers, a project manager and support staff to ensure your project is delivered on time and within budget. When we work with you, we become a part of your team.

Certifire provides assurance about the performance, quality, reliability and traceability of passive fire protection products in the marketplace. The fundamental benefit of certification for manufacturers is that it gives regulators, specifiers, customers and end users confidence in the performance of their product. It also provides people with an informed choice when purchasing or selecting the product for use.

We have an established and extensive presence in Australia including at our NATA accredited laboratory in Melbourne and our consulting offices located in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and Perth.

Building assurance in the minds of our customers and offering solutions for a complex world underpins everything that we do at Warringtonfire. To consistently deliver on our promise, we work to three guiding principles, technical excellence, operational excellence and customer excellence.

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WHAT IS PA SSIVE FIRE PRODUCT CERTIFICATION? Certification is the process of certifying that a product has passed relevant fire and/or quality assurance tests based on Australian standards, along with additional criteria defined in the certification scheme. An important part of the Certifire scheme is our ongoing factory auditing requirements. These ensure that a mass-produced product maintains the same quality as its original tested product.

WHY DO WE NEED PA SSIVE FIRE CERTIFICATION IN AUSTR ALIA? Presently, manufacturers providing products to the Australian market perform fire resistance testing on their products to the relevant Australian or international standard. They then manufacture and sell that product based on the performance of a single test.

How can an end user then be confident that the quality of the product is maintained?

Even if there is no intentional change to the manufacturing process, over time, changes to equipment, staff, experience and the source of the raw materials will have an impact on the overall quality of the product. Certifire creates added assurance for manufacturers and provides confidence for end users.

WHAT DOES THE WARRINGTONFIRE AUSTR ALIA CERTIFIRE SCHEME INVOLVE?

product for testing purposes that will be used as evidence towards the product certification.

4. Producing and registering the certificate – the certificate is prepared based on supporting data, tests, and the results of the FPC audit. It will then be available for download from the Certifire product register. The promotion of product certification and the Certifire scheme through Warringtonfire will also create brand awareness and reinforce the value of the certified products.

5. Completing a surveillance audit – a surveillance audit will be done every twelve months to ensure that the FPC systems continue to meet the qualification criteria.

6. Ongoing requirements – we will review the product every five years.

7. Branding – certified products will carry the Certifire brand.

KE Y CONTACT DETAIL S Chad McLean Certification manager - Australia m: +61 400 059 930 e: chad.mclean@warringtonfire.com Warringtonfire Australia office t: +61 3 9767 1000 e: info.fire.melbourne@warringtonfire.com

The scheme involves: 1. Evaluating – we analyse relevant test and assessment evidence to provide a clearly defined scope for certification of the product.

2. Factory production control (FPC) audits – an FPC audit is performed at each site where the product is produced for the Australian market. The audit will be carried out in general accordance with ISO9001, along with the additional requirements of the Certifire scheme.

3. Sampling/Testing – during the FPC audit, we may sample the

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