The following GOST certificate has been almost enterely replaced by the EAC Fire Certificate, according to TR EAEU 043/2017. Please carefully read (and take as a reference) the new guidance: How to get the EAC Fire Safety Certificate (TR EAEU 043/2017).
The GOST R Fire Certificate or Fire Safety Certificate (in Russian Пожарный Сертификат) is a document that certifies that the product complies well with Russian legislation for safety and fire standards.
This is in accordance with GOST regulations and will involve strict laboratory tests as well as a series of technical standards aimed at determining the capacity of propagation and containment of fire in certain materials, devices and products in general.
The Federal Law n. 123 of 22 July 2008 (123-ФЗ in Russian), in article 146, lists all the products you will need in order to use this document. In the subsequent explanatory circular article from May 2009, the Russian government defines the four main categories that include the products covered by this document:
- Fire extinguishing equipment
- Electrotechnical and electrical devices
- Construction materials and materials for interior finishing
- Ventilation and smoke extraction, fire safety valves, electrical panels.
The testing methods are not included in the regulations 123ФЗ but are detailed in other GOST standards listed below:
G (combustibility): GOST 30244-94
In (flammability): GOST 30402-96
D (smoke generation capacity): GOST 12.1.044-89
T (toxicity): GOST 12.1.044-89
As is usual with all GOST (as well as EAC) regulations, there is both a mandatory and a voluntary fire safety certificate. The procedure for obtaining each one is identical.
The following documents must always be provided for all product categories at the outset:
– Product specifications
– Scope of application
– Certificate Request Form
– Technical product documentation (drawings, descriptions, and construction methodology)
– Technical passport
After an initial review of the documents, the ministry’s accredited body (our certification laboratory) may require additional documentation, or, alternatively, may directly carry out the relevant technical tests and, upon completion, issue the certificate.