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Why use lame retardant protection?
There is a potential risk of ire during any new build or refurbishment project. The joint

code of practice has an objective to prevent ires on site.
Its purpose is:

To reduce losses by preventing ires on construction sites. Primarily losses to life and limb through
ires and losses inancially to insurers, contractors and clients.

Loss prevention standard number 1207.
Relating to ire requirements for protective covering materials on construction sites. It is

a collective of ive tests and test standards covering lame retardancy and emissions when
burning.
They are:

3.1.1 ignitability small lame test BS476 Part 12.
Source C
3.1.3 ignitability large lame test LPS1207/3.13.

3.2 smoke emission pr EN2825.
3.3 toxic gas emission pr En2826.
3.4 oxygen index BS2782: Part1. Method 141 ISO 4589-2.

When to comply with LPS 1207.

When insurers have a clause in the main contractors policy requesting compliance with
‘The Joint Code of Practice’.
When insurers have a clause in the main contractors policy requesting compliance with

LPS 1207.
When developers or premises owners insurance policy requires building work to comply 3
with ‘The Joint Code of Practice or with LPS 1207’.

When contractors, clients and developers institute compliance voluntarily.

How to identify the products that comply:
Compliant products must be suitably marked with the name or identiication mark of the

supplier and a clear statement in a contrasting colour, with letters of 25mm height or
greater indicating compliance with LPS 1207 as laid down in the standard. It is required
that the manufacturer maintains a quality assurance and certiication programme via

a certiication body accredited by UKAS. The relevant approval mark together with the
manufacturers certiicate number must be printed on the materials.

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