Three companies – Hillmoore Fire Protection Limited, Avert Fire (UK) Limited and Gunfire (Gunite Eastern) Limited – have been assessed to LPS 1531, the recently introduced scheme for third party approval of companies involved in the installation or application of passive fire protection products.
LPCB reports that further interest in the scheme is high with a significant number of applicants at various stages in the approval process.
The benefits of using third party or independent certification schemes are recognised in Approved Document B (Fire Safety) Volume 2 and the CLG guides for the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order (RRO). The use of LPCB certified products and installers will help the Responsible Person to comply with the RRO.
Passive fire protection products, designed to protect life and property in the event of a fire, can be compromised by poor installation or application, which may result in premature failure in the event of a fire. This standard, explains LPCB, is designed to ensure that those who install or apply passive fire protection products are trained and have the necessary skills and technical ability to do this correctly. Assessment involves an office audit, site installation inspection and on-going site surveillance inspections.
The LPS 1531 approved installation contractor will then issue a Certificate of Conformity supplied by LPCB for each passive fire protection installation.
For further information on the passive fire protection contractors scheme LPS 1531, please contact Ian Stewart at: [email protected].
