Metin Kutusu: MPA MPA STUTTGART

Otto Graf Institute

Material Testing Institution · University of Stuttgart

Department: “Fire Safety” (of the Division “Building Materials and Fire Safety”)

Unit: Reaction to Fire

General Building Supervision Test Report

(Allgemeines bauaufsichtliches Prüfzeugnis)

Report number: P-BWU03-I-16.5.274

Subject: Fire-retarding agent “ANTIFIRE - Feuerschutzanstrich Holz” for solid wood, wooden flake boards, and veneer plywood for building as low-flammable (schwerentflammbar) building material (Building Material Class DIN 4102 - B1)

Applicant: ET-Brandschutzmittel
Marktplatz 11
51688 Wipperfürth
(Germany)

Date of issue: March 17, 2006 Hel/li

Validity: December 31, 2007

By virtue of this General Building Supervision Test Report, the above-mentioned product can be used according to the German Building Regulations.

This General Building Supervision Test Report includes 6 pages and 0 appendices.

Place of jurisdiction and performance shall be Stuttgart.

Materialprüfungsanstalt MPA Otto-Graf-Institut Ÿ Universität Stuttgart

Dienstgebäude Pfaffenwaldring 4 G Ÿ 70569 Stuttgart (Germany) http://www.mpa.uni-stuttgart.de

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I. General Provisions

1. The General Building Supervision Test Report does not replace the authorizations, approvals and certifications legally required for the implementation of building projects.

2. The General Building Supervision Test Report is granted without prejudice to the rights of third parties, especially private property rights.

3. The producers and distributors of building materials are obliged to provide the user of the building material with copies of this General Building Supervision Test Report, without prejudice to the further regulations stipulated in the Special Provisions (Besondere Bestimmungen). On request, copies of the General Building Supervision Test Report is to be made available to the persons concerned.

4. The General Building Supervision Test Report may only be copied in full. Permission must be obtained from Otto Graf Institute for any partial publication of this Report. Texts and drawings of advertising brochures may not be contradictory to the General Building Supervision Test Report. Translations of the General Building Supervision Test Report must bear the remark “Translation of the German original not verified by the Otto Graf Institute” (Vom Otto-Graf-Institut nicht geprüfte Übersetzung der deutschen Originalfassung).

5. The General Building Supervision Test Report is granted revocably. The provisions of the General Building Supervision Test Report can be supplemented and amended afterwards, especially when new findings require the same.

6. The building material specified in this General Building Supervision Test Report requires a proof of conformity (Übereinstimmungsnachweis), and labeling with the sign of conformity “Übereinstimmungszeichen“ (Ü-Zeichen) in accordance with the Regulations for the Sign of Conformity (Übereinstimmungszeichen-Verordnungen) of the Federal States.

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II. Special Provisions

1. Subject and Field of Application

1.1 Subject

The fire-retarding agent called “ANTIFIRE - Feuerschutzanstrich Holz”, for the treatment of solid wood, wooden flake boards, and veneer plywood for building as low-flammable building material (Building Material Class DIN 4102 - B1).

1.2 Field of Application

1.2.1. The fire-retarding agent is a low-flammable building material (Building Material Class DIN 4102 - B1), if it is applied on

- Solid wood with a thickness ³ 12 mm

- Wooden flake boards according to the Standard DIN 68 761-1, according to the Standard DIN 68 761-4, and according to the Standard DIN 68 763 with a thickness ³ 12 mm, as well as with veneer, if a thermosetting glue has been used

- Veneer plywood for building according to DIN 68705-3 as well as DIN68705-5 with a thickness of ³ 12 mm.

1.2.2. The fire-retarding agent has to be applied on each side of the wooden pieces to be protected, as far as these are not bonded onto a solid mineral background with their entire surface.

1.2.3. Such treated wooden pieces have to be protected against rain or humidity (closed rooms, covered buildings, etc.).

1.2.4. The fire-retarding agent must not be applied if strong wear by mechanical strain is assumed.

1.2.5. The flame-proofing agent may be colored with the pigments “Wubalen ... SIN” of Messrs. Karl Finke, Wuppertal. The admixture shall be 0.5 % max.

1.2.6. The treated building materials may afterwards be coated with an additional top coat (finishing paint) “Pyroplast HW” (Wet application rate 50 g/m² max.).

1.2.7. This General Building Supervision Test Report is valid only for the purposes of the provisions of Building Regulation List (Bauregelliste) A, Part 2, Edition 2002/1, Item 2.10.2.

1.2.8. It is not the purpose of this General Building Supervision Test Report to serve as a proof of the sanitary and environmental protection. For this purpose referral to further proofs (National Technical Approval; Allgemeine bauaufsichtliche Zulassung) are necessary, where applicable.

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1) General provisions of Building Regulation List A, Chapter 1, Paragraph 4, as amended from time to time (see the notifications of the German Institute of Construction Engineering (Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik) are to be considered in this connection.

2) Guidelines titled “Richtlinien zum Übereinstimmungsnachweis schwerentflammbarer Baustoffe (Baustoffklasse DIN 4102-B1)/nichtbrennbarer Baustoffe (Baustoffklasse A) nach allgemeiner bauaufsichtlicher Zulassung,” published in “Mitteilungen DIBT 2/ 1997.”

2. Building Material Requirements

2.1. Characteristics and Composition

2.1.1 The fire-retarding agent must be an easy-to-spread, aqueous, white or colored liquid. The dry matter content must be approx. 68% by weight.

The fire-retarding agent to be applied must form in the event of a fire a heat insulating foam layer on the surface to be protected.

2.1.2 The fire-retarding agent is to be produced in such a manner that the solid wood treated with it satisfies the requirements for low-flammable building materials (Building Material Class DIN 4102 - B1) according to the Standard DIN 4102-1: 1998-05.

2.1.3 The composition must be in compliance with the specifications filed with the Otto Graf Institute.

2.1 Production and Labeling

2.2.1 Production

Provisions of Clause II 2.1 have to be observed in production of the building material.

2.2.2 Labeling

The building material must be labeled according to conformity labeling (Ü-Zeichen) regulations of the federal states. Labeling of a product is only approved if it satisfies the requirements provided in Clause 2.3.

The Ü-Zeichen is to be applied on the building material or on its packaging (as valid for the instruction leaflet as well) or, if this is not possible, on the delivery note.

The following data shall be indicated on the building material or on the packaging:

- Product name

- Sign of conformity (Ü-Zeichen) with

- Name of the Manufacturer

- Report number: P-BWU03-I-16.5.274

- Logo or name of the certifying body

- Production site

- on Solid Wood, Flake Boards and Veneer Plywood for Building

“Building Material Class Low-flammable” (Baustoffklasse schwerentflammbar) (DIN 4102 - B1)

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2.3 Proof of Conformity (Übereinstimmungsnachweis)

2.3.1 General

The confirmation of the conformity of the building material with the provisions of this General Building Supervision Test Report must be performed for each production site with a certificate of conformity on the basis of a in-plant production control and a regular external supervision including an initial test of the building material in accordance with the provisions below.

For the issuance of the certificate of compliance and the external supervision including the product tests required in this respect, the manufacturer of the building material has to engage a certifying body, and a duly approved supervising body.

2.3.2 In-Plant Production Control

At each production site, a in-plant production control¹⁾ is to be arranged and performed, which guarantees the steady production and composition of the building material in accordance with Clause 2.1. Performance of the in-plant production control is subject to the Guidelines on Proof of Conformity (“Richtlinien zum Übereinstimmungsnachweis”²).

2.3.3 External Supervision

At each production site, the in-plant production control should be checked through external supervision regularly, at least once a year.

Performance of the external supervision is subject to the Guidelines on Proof of Conformity (“Richtlinien zum Übereinstimmungsnachweis”²).

Within the framework of the external supervision, an initial test of the building material is to be performed. Regular external supervisions shall involve sampling for random testing. The sampling and tests are to be performed by the respective accredited supervisory body.

The results of the certification and external supervision are to be kept for five years as a minimum. They shall be presented to the highest competent supervisory authority by the certifying body and/or the supervisory body on request.

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3. Legal Basis

This General Building Supervision Test Report is issued on the basis of articles 17 et sqq. of the Building Regulations of the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg (LBO BW) of August 08, 1995 (GVBl [Official Gazette] S.617) in connection with the Building Regulations List (Bauregelliste) A, Edition 2005/2. Corresponding legal bases are contained in the Building Regulations of the remaining Federal States.

4. Instruction on Right to Appeal

An appeal may be filed against this General Building Supervision Test Report. The appeal must be filed within one month in writing or verbally with Otto Graf Institute, MPA University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 4, D-70569 Stuttgart. We would like to point out that the right to appeal is only available if the appeal is received within the specified term.

5. Provisions on Application

5.1 The fire-retarding agent “ANTIFIRE - Feuerschutzanstrich Holz” is to be applied on

- Solid wood with a thickness ³ 12 mm

5.2 The fire-retarding agent is to be applied on the surfaces of solid wood, veneer plywood for building, and wooden flake boards, with a minimum wet application rate of 500 g/m².

5.3 Before applying the fire-retarding agent, the adhesion capacity of the surface must be tested.

5.4 Should the fire-retarding agent is to be provided with a top coat, then the finishing paint “Pyroplast HW” produced by Messrs. Rütgers Organics, Mannheim, is to be applied with a max. wet application rate of 50 g/m².

5.5 The said application quantity is to be applied on every side of the wooden pieces to be protected, as far as these are not bonded onto a solid mineral background with their entire surface.

5.6 The building materials treated must be protected against rain or humidity (closed rooms, covered buildings, etc.).

5.7 The fire-retarding agent must not be applied if strong wear by mechanical strain is assumed.

Fire Safety Department

Unit “Reaction to Fire”

Person in Charge Head of the Testing Laboratory

signed: signed:

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Ulf Helle Dr. per. nat. Stefan Lehner,

Academic Senior Councillor

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This translation from GERMAN into ENGLISH was made by me,
ÖMER SÜLEYMAN ÇALIŞ, Sworn Translator for Turkish, English,
German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese, on this
24^th day of January, 2005.