To organize the receipt of a fire certificate for products, it is necessary to contact an authorized certification center that has a valid accreditation of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for carrying out conformity assessment work. The issuance of certificates by bodies without accreditation is not allowed: such a document is not valid, and the company will be fined for the lack of a certificate when checking.

The applicant will need to submit an application and provide the necessary documents confirming the characteristics of the product. The center is obliged to conduct laboratory tests to determine the parameters of the product. They are performed in a testing laboratory, where the impact on the product of the main factors that cause fire safety risks is simulated: for example, exposure to high temperatures or open flames. A specific list of methods for testing is set separately for each type of product, depending on its purpose and properties. If the test results show that the product meets the established requirements, the applicant will receive a fire safety certificate for equipment or other products: it will help to become more competitive among other fire-fighting products on the market.

The main change in the field of fire equipment certification in 2020 was the entry into force of the EAEU Technical Regulation 043/2017, which established requirements for a number of goods, including fire-retardant materials, fire extinguishing agents, etc. This regulatory document became effective on January 1, 2020. Now the goods that are subject to the requirements of the EAEU TR 043/2017 are certified according to the rules of the EAEU. The rest of the fire-fighting products are still evaluated for compliance with the requirements of Federal Law No. 123-FZ of July 22, 2008, which is a national technical regulation for this area.

To find out what type of document you need to get for a particular product, you need to study the text of the corresponding regulatory document. The conformity assessment under the EAEU TR 043/2017 provides for the registration of a fire certificate or declaration according to six different schemes, depending on the certified object. As for certification according to the requirements of 123-FZ, the instructions on which document to issue for a particular product are given in the Methodological Recommendations for the application of Resolution No. 241 of March 17, 2009, approved on July 21, 2009 by the Chief State Inspector of the Russian Federation for Fire Supervision. The selection of the certification scheme is carried out by a specialist of an accredited organization.

So, to get a fire safety certificate for products, you will need to prove that it meets the established requirements. They are given:

• for fire safety and fire extinguishing equipment, for example, such as a fire extinguisher, - in the EAEU TR 043/2017;
• for other products that require an assessment of compliance with fire safety requirements, for example, such as finishing materials, - in 123-FZ.

In accordance with Resolution No. 241 and Order No. 73, the requirement for mandatory fire certification applies to the following generalized categories of products.

There are the following product categories: means of ensuring fire safety, electrical and electrical devices and devices, finishing and construction materials, building structures and products, heat generating equipment.

Each product category has its own product type:

means of ensuring fire safety - fire extinguishers, fire equipment, components and elements of fire extinguishing systems, devices and devices, protective clothing, shoes and other accessories, equipment and products for rescuing people in case of fire, fire trucks and motor pumps, fire automation equipment and their elements, substances and materials used for extinguishing fires, flame-retardant substances and materials.

electrical and electrical devices and devices - devices for protecting electrical circuits, electrical cables, heating panels, household and professional refrigerators and freezers, electric garlands.

finishing and construction materials - finishing and facing materials, heat and sound insulation materials, floor coverings.

building structures and products - Roofing and waterproofing materials - fire-fighting valve,

smoke removal fans, cable products, doors, gates, hatches, elevator shafts, windows, channels of engineering systems of buildings and structures

The amount of payment for the services of certification bodies in the field of assessing compliance with fire safety requirements is not regulated by law. But it should be borne in mind that too low the cost of certification work will result in problems for the recipient of the certificate – for example, if it turns out later that the necessary tests were not carried out in full. Therefore, it is necessary to apply for the service only to reliable companies that have an accreditation certificate of the federal regulatory certification body.