Global assessments and primary evidence for fire doors

There seems to be much confusion recently re the use of assessments in fire door certification and Ahmarra would like to clarify our position and hopefully pass on our knowledge of the systems in place.

Primary Evidence vs Assessments

We strongly believe that both methods should remain a valid route to fire door certification but that more controls need to be in place to ensure that manufacturing and installation exactly match the requirements of either the primary tests and/or global assessments.

What is Primary Test Evidence

Primary evidence derives from a fire test by a named manufacturer at a UKAS laboratory. Test reports are statements of fact and therefore only apply to exactly what has been tested – no more and no less.

What are Assessments

Assessments are to be written by qualified fire consultants. Assessments are statements of expert opinion based on observed test performance. They allow both engineering expertise and the experience accumulated from other tests to be added to the facts of a particular test. There are two basic types of assessment: Global Assessments and Job Specific Assessments.

Global Assessments

Once the primary tests have been completed successfully, the test house will write a Global Assessment report that will bring together the test data into a single document which will explain the full scope of the product.

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