GEPVP CPD 4 (EN12150-2).EN.indd - Glass for Europe

Construction Products DirectiveABACKGROUNDThe first document prepared by the GEPVP explained the background to compliance with the CPD 1 and thesecond explained the principles of evaluation of conformity 2 .This document will explain the system of ‘Evaluation of Conformity’ applicable for “thermally toughened soda limesilicate safety glass” as laid down in EN 12150-2 3 , the appropriate harmonised European Standard (hEN).BAUDIENCEThis part is applicable to any manufacturer of thermally toughened soda lime silicate safety glass.CSCOPEThis is taken from EN 12150-2.“This European Standard covers the evaluation of conformity and the factory production control of thermallytoughened soda lime silicate safety glass for use in buildings.”D METHODOLOGY (see also summary figure 1)4This document follows the methodology given in the second document. It also follows the same referencing withrespect to “attachments”, etc.This document includes explanatory information on Clause ZA.2.2 – EC Certificate and Declaration of Conformity(see Attachment 6).Annex ZAAs detailed in the second document the starting point for undertaking the evaluation of conformity is Table ZA.1(below). This table is colour coded and each essential characteristic is numbered to line up with the correspondingtable in the second document.The “Systems of Attestation of Conformity” for the claimed intended uses are given in Table ZA.2 of the hEN.Details of the tasks relating to ‘Assignment of Evaluation of Conformity’ are given in Tables ZA.3.1 to ZA.3.3 ofthe hEN (see second document for explanation).The relationship between the intended use, the applicable “Systems of Attestation of Conformity” and the roles ofthe manufacturer and Notified Body(ies) is given in Figure 2. This figure is specific to conformity with EN 12150-2.When a manufacturer has finalised the collection of all applicable information then he can proceed to CE Marking.This is detailed in Clause ZA.2.2 (see Attachment 6). Based on the manufacturer’s declaration of conformity is theCE Marking label. Examples of CE Marking labels for different thermally toughened soda lime silicate safety glassproducts with different intended uses/characteristics and hence “Systems of Attestation of Conformity” are shownin Figures 3 and 4.1GEPVP CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS DIRECTIVE – A guide to CE marking for glass in building 2003 onwards2GEPVP CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS DIRECTIVE – Evaluation of conformity as laid down in the harmonised EuropeanStandards (hENs)3EN 12150-2 Glass in building – Thermally toughened soda lime silicate safety glass – Part 2: Evaluation of conformity/Product standard