MCU14/0056 Response to SARA - Consulting Report

EN 858-1:2002 (E)

8.4 Reaction for fire

8.4.1 Products deemed to satisfy the requirements for reaction to fire Class A1

The product, or the materials from which it is made, meeting the specifications of 6.2.2 and 6.2.3 and those of
Annex E, satisfy reaction to fire Class A7 in accordance with the provisions of EC Decision 96/603/EC, as
amended, without the need for testing. Products/materials present in minor quantities (e.g. seals) may be
disregarded.

8.4.2 Products not deemed to satisfy reaction to fire Class A1

The product, or the materials from which it is made, which are not Class A1 in accordance with 8.4.1, shall be
tested and classified, as separate materials, according to the provisions of EN 13501-1. Products/materials present
in minor quantities (e.g. seals) may be disregarded.

9 Type testing of factory made separator systems

9.1 General

The separator system shall be subjected to and pass all the tests in table 5 to confirm compliance with clauses 4, 5,
6 and 7 before delivery commences and prior to independent approval, if relevant.

This procedure shall also be applied if the separator system is amended in any way, which will affect performance.

The type tests shali be carried out in order to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of this standard.

Tests previously performed in accordance with the requirements of this document (same product, same or more *
onerous test method and same sampling procedure) may be taken into account for the purpose of type testing. For

the purpose of type testing, products may be grouped into families per characteristic where it is considered that

tests done for that characteristic on any product within the family are representative for the same characteristic for

all other products within the same family. Full reports of these tests shall be retained by the manufacturer and

shall be made available to a third party for examination, where applicable.

9.2 Prototypes and documentation

The prototype to be tested shall be equivalent in all respects to the product proposed for manufacture. However, for
determining the nominal size of the separator in accordance with 8.3.3.1 the prototype may be made from different
materials.

A description of the system, the installation, operating and maintenance instructions and possible static

calculations, test reports, material suppliers certificates shall be made available. Also design details, overall
dimensions, functional dimensions, internal component details and maierial specifications shall be made available.

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