R53 – Risk Assessment Notice Tundish self seal.pdf
Product Assessed: – Tundish with self-sealing device
Assessment
The WaterMark Administration advises it has reviewed a risk assessment submitted for the above mentioned product. The product is a plastic bodied fitting utilised in the sanitary plumbing system for the collection of the discharge from condensate from heating, cooling and air-conditioning equipment and creates a physical barrier/air gap. The tundish includes within the construction a self-sealing device
The WaterMark Administration verifies that the risk assessment for this product has identified risks requiring mitigation through the WaterMark Certification Scheme.
Outcome
The Risk Assessment identified the overall risk rating being medium for the nominated health and safety, economic or wastage of water consequences incidences. In accordance with the Manual for the WaterMark Certification Scheme, Appendix 3, Table D, any product with an overall risk rating of medium requires WaterMark Certification.
Approved WaterMark Conformity Assessment Bodies will now need to evaluate these products to the most applicable specification. If the identified risks are unable to be satisfactorily addressed through an existing Specification, then a new, or amended Specification shall be proposed. A submission to the ABCB shall be undertaken in accordance with the Manual for the WaterMark Certification Scheme, Appendix 4, Protocol for Developing Product Specifications.
Issued
26 February 2020.
