While many manufacturers are currently working on understanding the requirements of UKCA, the new marking for placing relevant regulated products on the market in England, Scotland, and Wales, it should not be forgotten that there is another deadline coming up for the certification of point type heat and smoke detectors.
The Technical Committee CEN/TC 72 released in 2018 the two common standards EN 54-5: 2017 + A1:2018, Heat detectors – Point heat detectors, and 54-7: 2018, Smoke detectors – Point smoke detectors that operate using scattered light, transmitted light or ionization and the European Commission cited them in the OJEU in 2019. The updated provisions include, above all, increased requirements for the EMC-resilience of the products.
Mandatory Updated Norms
All manufacturers can start with the update of their corresponding external certificates and internal declarations Both updated norms are mandatory for products sold throughout the EU from the end of the transition period on August 31, 2022. That means that all manufacturers can start with the update of their corresponding external certificates and internal declarations by applying the latest version of EN 54-5 and EN 54-7 to their products.
In due course, all manufacturers of heat and smoke detectors will be required to apply to authorized Notified Bodies for a Certificate of Constancy of Performance to the new revisions enabling them to update their DoPs (Declaration of Performance).
Testing And Certification
The majority of CertAlarm partners have been accredited by their national Accreditation Bodies and notified by the EU for the testing and certification based on the two harmonized norms and can now fully support manufacturers in obtaining the respective certificates.
“We want to provide a comprehensive, competitive, and time-saving support to manufacturers by offering all relevant testing and certification services as a one-stop solution which is valid throughout Europe. We’re therefore pleased to announce that we also cover these new certification requirements,” says Anja Kinsky, General Manager of CertAlarm.