1 Scope

This PAS provides recommendations for the due diligence to be carried out on all construction products in order to demonstrate that they are safe to be used for the intended applications for which they might be placed on the market.

This PAS covers risk assessment of the proposed construction product prior to placing on the market, including assessment processes, factory production control processes, provision of construction product information and collection and use of market feedback, which includes safety-critical incident reporting and investigation.

It does not cover the process for undertaking third-party assurance and certification of construction products.

This PAS is of use to construction product manufacturers, importers, distributors and other economic operators.

This PAS is also relevant to testing, inspection and conformity assessment bodies, construction product designers, building designers, contractors and sub-contractors, building owners, clients, procurers and accountable persons.