Agrément
Wastewater Treatment Systems – Alarms
The Irish Agrément Board is aware of a number of recent incidents involving misuse of Agrément certification concerning wastewater treatment systems.
Agrément certificates describe in detail the product certified and the conditions of certification. If the product is not as described, it should not be advertised, sold or marked as an Agrément certified product.
Please note that all Agrément approved systems should be provided with an alarm in accordance with I.S. EN 12566-3 Small wastewater treatment systems for up to 50PT – Part 3: Packaged and/or assembled domestic wastewater treatment plants Cl 6.1.1 and this has been brought to the attention of all manufacturers.
Certificates which currently state that an alarm is optional, will be amended, in due course.
The Irish Agrément Board will pursue any misrepresentation with certificate holders concerned.
‘Agrément’ certification is designed specifically for new building materials, products and processes that do not yet have a long history of use and for which published national standards do not yet exist. The Irish Agrément Board (IAB) assesses, specifies testing, and where appropriate, issues agrément certificates for such products. Meet the IAB Board and learn more about the European Guidelines in about IAB.
Certified products are posted on a register by the NSAI and you can easily find these product certificates through the dedicated search function. In a similar way, a list of registered installers is freely available.
Certification begins with application forms and associated fees; once successful, the IAB logo style guide details how manufacturers can use the IAB symbol on their approved products.
The IAB contact people can help with any queries or questions relating to agrément in Ireland.
Last Updated - [22 Aug 2008 @ 12:52:12]
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