EUROCER BUILDING GA 1415.04.05 Internal workshop on 14.04.05 WT 10 Common development of certificati

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EUROCER BUILDINGGA 14-15.04.05Internal
workshop on 14.04.05WT 10Common development
ofcertification toolstoSUSTAIN the
continuationof voluntary third party
certificationin the European market B. DE
BLAERE Director of BCCA
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CERTIFICATION TOOLS
methods and instruments used for the
organisation of certification systems and schemes
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OBJECTIVE

• protect
• improve voluntary
• develop product certification
• consolidate
• as necessary activities for construction
• understood by the market

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ROLE OF THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATION
confirmation by independent party of the
reliability of the conformity of products,
system, processes, services, persons with a
reference communication instrument
between first party second party supplier u
ser producer buyer
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CERTIFICATION
uses specific evaluation methods (testing and
inspection) for a specific objective towards a
specific market or users group in a appropriate
language certification (and marking) have been
developed in local environment
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HISTORY
ad hoc inspection and testing systematised
inspection and testing follow up of self
control actual certification systems harmonisati
on
standard schemes
quality management systems
global approach
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CERTIFICATION
is an instrument in building control local
building laws local technical rules local
building culture communication in local
language importance of local visibility
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EVOLUTION TOWARDS UNIFIED METHODS
on global level European level
(ISO) EN
ETA, CE are logical but
incomplete added value and translation to local
market are necessary
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GROWING SITUATION FOR THE FUNCTIONING OF
CERTIFICATION BODIES

• functioning in open market
• on base of harmonised and
• unified rules
• for basic products
• ? added value for specific markets
• through voluntary certification based
• on networking, mutual recognition, translation
• ? local procedures determined by local market

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ACTIVITY AREAS FOR PRODUCTCERTIFICATION
Open Market Europe CE-marking ISO 9001-14001
Networking - Keymark - UEAtc - EBAS
Mutual recognition
OUTSIDE-IN translation of colleague
certificates into local certificates
INSIDE-OUT Translation of national
certificates into other certificates for other
countries in Europe
Local and national Quality marks For Local market
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OVERVIEW OF CERTIFICATIONS AND STATE OF
UNIFICATION
systems
products processes services
persons
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THESIS

• take part in real European procedures
• reinstall local and voluntary certification for
  added value towards specific use and local
  building control
• respect unification when possible and avoid
  double work
• avoid confusion between unified aspects and
  specific objectives
• use networking
• convince market actors
• respect accreditation

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CERTIFICATION
UNIFIED ACTIVITES ? all bodies in
European market LOCAL
ACTIVITEIS ? LOCAL BODIES Translation
ACTIVITIES ? inspection in country
of production certification in
country of use networking
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LOCAL CERTIFIER

• information centre
• reference institute for technical rules
• extra cost funding
• avoid fragmentation of market

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ADDED VALUE VOLUNTARY CERTIFICATE

• well defined reference
• quality of the information language
• visual character
• strong external evaluation and surveillance
• rational requirements for manufacturer
• reasonable cost
• no double work
• communication network between bodies
• EBA good principle
• To be understood by the market

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COMPARISON BETWEEN CERTIFICATION SCHEMES

• criteria on fitness use in function of building
  rules
• conformity reference
• testing methods sampling schemes
• inspection schemes (FPC)
• external auditing inspection
• audit testing principles
• functioning of bodies accreditation

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NETWORKING IS BASED ON

• identification of differences
• defining and use of common tools
• intensive and adequate communication (groupware)
• mutual recognition of task execution

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EXISTING REFERENCE

• international standards and guides
• general and generic
• ? definition of more concrete elements to make it
  visible and workable

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OVERVIEW OF CERTIFICATION TOOLS
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NETWORKING
communication management of means certificatio
n is always delivered by individual
bodies never automatic confirmation
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POSSIBILITIES EBAS 1. testing bilateral
2. inspection multilateral 3.
certification (4.) common general
networking scheme
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• CREATE COMMON TOOLS THROUGH
• working groups
• guidance documentation for certification schemes
• registration of realised and validated tools
• website with information on available tools

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• QUESTIONS FOR ECB
• acceptance of basic ideas by partners and parties
  in construction
• will to develop common certification tool to
  sustain EBA
• will to install a real network and communication
  platform
• - between bodies
• - with industry
• - with user
• what about internal coordination
• visualation of collaboration
• EBA marking next to certification marking