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WHY BAFE? “Fire protection products and related services should be fit for their purpose and properly installed and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions or the relevant British Standard. Third-party certification schemes for fire protection products and related services are an effective means of providing the fullest possible assurances, offering a level of quality, reliability and safety that non-certificated products may lack. This does not mean goods and services that are not third-party approved are less reliable, but there is no obvious way in which this can be demonstrated. Third-party quality assurance can offer great comfort to employers, both as a means of satisfying you that goods and services you have purchased are fit for purpose, and as a means of demonstrating that you have complied with the law.” (HMG Guides to Fire Risk Assessment
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Promoting Quality in Fire Promoting Quality in Fire SafetySafety
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What is BAFE? BAFE is an independent non-profit
making organisation formed in 1984 and dedicated to improving and maintaining quality and standards within the fire protection industry.
Provides independent 3rd party approval by adopting “schemes” (standards) that companies adhere to when they become BAFE Registered
Based at Fire Service College in Moreton in Marsh
WHY BAFE?WHY BAFE?“Fire protection products and related services should be fit for their purpose and properly installed and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions or the relevant British Standard.
Third-party certification schemes for fire protection products and related services are an effective means of providing the fullest possible assurances, offering a level of quality, reliability and safety that non-certificated products may lack. This does not mean goods and services that are not third-party approved are less reliable, but there is no obvious way in which this can be demonstrated.
Third-party quality assurance can offer great comfort to employers, both as a means of satisfying you that goods and services you have purchased are fit for purpose, and as a means of demonstrating that you have complied with the law.”
(HMG Guides to Fire Risk Assessment 2006. www.communities.gov.uk)
What is a BAFE Scheme?
All BAFE Schemes provide a set of rules for the application of
services and require the Registered Company to have a UKAS approved ISO
9001 quality certification or equivalent Quality Management
System.
- And then keep to the scheme rules
How many BAFE Companies are there?
In March 2013 we passed 1000! As at July 2013 there are 1054: 662 registered in the Fire Alarm scheme
323 registered in the Portable Fire Extinguisher scheme including the Registered Technicians’ Scheme (1100+)
69 in other schemes
You can search for a BAFE company in your area by clicking onto: www.bafe.org.uk
Who runs BAFE?Who runs BAFE?
BAFE Council includes: CFOACertification BodiesTrade AssociationsBREHSE
Board – Legal entity nominated by Council
BAFE Staff
BAFE SP 203 -1 Fire detection and
Alarm Systems Modular scheme in 4 parts
Design Installation Commissioning & Handover Maintenance
Based on BS 5839 requirements UKAS accredited Certification Bodies
BSI IEC NSI SSAIB ECA Certification
BAFE SP 203 -4Emergency Lighting
Systems Modular scheme in 4 parts
Design Installation Commissioning & Handover Maintenance
Based on BS 5261 requirements Competence requirements Certification carried out by UKAS
accredited Certification Bodies BSI NSI
SP203 REQUIREMENTSSP203 REQUIREMENTS
Effective Quality Management System
Equipment used to be TPC
Competency records of Technical
staff
•Enhanced for SP203-4
Adequate insurance
Annual surveillance audit
Based on achieving ISO9001
All Technicians independently
assessed
Requirements to BS5306
Ensures training and refresher
updates
Only Nationally recognised
scheme
SP101/ST104SP101/ST104Maintenance of Maintenance of
Portable Portable extinguishersextinguishers
SP 205SP 205Life Safety Fire Risk Life Safety Fire Risk
AssessmentAssessment Scheme certificates companies
Requires technical and quality competence
Working with Competency Council
Certification Bodies NSI SSAIB Certsure (ECA/NICEIC)
BAFE – the future
New schemes ?
Growing recognition by specifiers, designers, insurance, local authorities, Fire & Rescue
Continuing scheme improvements and standards development
Enhanced monitoring of registered company compliance
BENEFITS FOR CUSTOMERBENEFITS FOR CUSTOMER
Quality mark from independent 3rd
Party Assurance that you are
meeting your responsibilities
to staff and users
Access to other schemes
Independent measure of value and
competence
Promoting Quality in Fire Safety