Last updated: 29 Jul 2013 - RedBookLive

VOLUME 1 LIST OF APPROVED PRODUCTS AND SERVICESRisk reduction - specifying LPCB approved products and services demonstrates due-diligence andbest endeavour and mitigates against possible accusations of negligence.Avoidance of costly mistakes - you can trust LPCB approved products and services to conform eachand every time.Time - using Red Book Live to search for and assess products and services can save you time.For manufacturers and installers: Increased global sales - LPCB approval is recognised and specified widely throughout the world. Insome territories LPCB approval is a mandatory requirement. Added value of the product or service - LPCB approved products and services are recognised asproviding added value given their ability to conform each and every time. Reduced liability - LPCB approved products and services demonstrate due-diligence which canreduce liability for both you and your customers.What does LPCB Approval offer?LPCB offers approvals to existing British, European, International and LPCB’s own Loss PreventionStandards (LPSs). LPCB’s LPS approval schemes for both products and services are essentially level 5schemes, as described in ISO/IEC Guide 67, with the added requirement to have a quality system certificatedto ISO 9001.The technical requirements of LPCB schemes are given in Loss Prevention Standards (LPSs). Thesedocuments are drafted by LPCB technical experts in conjunction with appropriate external experts. They arethen peer reviewed by representatives from trade bodies, regulators, insurers, specifiers, manufacturers andother suppliers. Finally these documents are approved for use by the BRE Global Governing Body; the Bodythat oversees all of the certification activities of BRE Global, including LPCB.Product schemes comprise: Initial type testing and evaluation of product, sampled by LPCB. Approval and surveillance of the manufacturer’s (or supplier’s) quality management system to ISO9001 (if you have products in for testing at LPCB, it generally costs little or no more to achieve ISO9001 certification). Assessment and surveillance of the manufacturer’s (or supplier’s) factory production control system(FPC). Periodic audit testing of the product from either the factory or marketplace. Labelling or marking as appropriate. Listing of the approved product (service) in the Red BookInstaller schemes comprise: Technical assessment of the installation contractor’s capability. Approval and surveillance of the contractor’s quality management system to ISO 9001 or assessmentagainst the requirements of the relevant Loss Prevention Standard where ISO 9001 is notappropriate. (If you have applied for LPCB assessment of your services, it generally costs little or nomore to achieve ISO 9001 certification). Regular surveillance inspections of on-going installations. The issue of Certificates of Conformity to demonstrate compliance for each installation. Listing of the approved installer in the Red Book.The LPCB Mark - the Mark you can trustAfter approval of a product or service the manufacturer or service provider is allowed to place the LPCBcertification mark, as shown below , on the product, packaging and literature etc. In September 2011 thisimage was updated.18 Jan 2014 v