Please see the below PDF for ABCB Discussion Paper on WaterMark
Titled: Feasibility of Point of Sale Regulation for the WaterMark Certification Scheme
WaterMark_Point_of_Sale_Discussion_Paper.pdf
Please see the below PDF for ABCB Discussion Paper on WaterMark
Titled: Feasibility of Point of Sale Regulation for the WaterMark Certification Scheme
WaterMark_Point_of_Sale_Discussion_Paper.pdf
Please see the below PDF files for the latest ABCB direction on the WaterMark Certification Scheme titled, Transition timeframe for certification of products formerly excluded from the WaterMark Certification Scheme.
2017-5.0-NoD-Transition_time_for_products_formerly_excluded.pdf
WaterMark-Schedule-of-Products.pdf
WaterMark-Schedule-of-Excluded-products.pdf
Updated Schedules
Please be advised the WaterMark Schedule of Specifications and the WaterMark Schedule of Products have been updated.
Note the Schedule of Products replaces the Schedule of Specifications from 1 July 2017.
Changes to both Schedules include:
Adopted Standards
Amended versions (2017) of the following 3 standards have been adopted into the WaterMark scheme and listed on the WaterMark database (WMPD).
As outlined in Notice of Direction 2015/16.1 the superseded versions of these standards will remain on WMPD for one year to provide sufficient time for products to be re-evaluated to the current version.
Database Licence Summary
Due to privacy concerns the listing of Approved User phone and email details has been removed from the Licence Summary report available from the public user WaterMark database.
This information will now only be viewable via the WMCAB and ABCB WaterMark database Administration Portals.
ABCB has notified CMI this morning to advise that the improved WaterMark Product Database has been launched.
The public user version of the database is accessible from the existing location on the ABCB website at http://www.abcb.gov.au/Product-Certification/WaterMark-Certification-Scheme/WMPD-Search
For reference, a short video has been published on How to use the public version of the WaterMark Database
These Schedules have been prepared as a result of completion of Stage One of the ABCB project to review products for inclusion in or exclusion from the improved Scheme.
The Schedules have been published in advance of implementation of the improved Scheme on 1 July 2017 to enable stakeholders to commence transition.
From 1 July 2017, any products whose inclusion/exclusion status has changed must be certified or may have certification terminated within a period of 2 years.
In addition, any or new or innovative products not listed in either Schedule must undergo a full risk assessment to determine inclusion in or exclusion from the improved Scheme.
These changes Can be found at WaterMark Schedule of Products and the WaterMark Schedule of Excluded Products.
The ABRB is one of the ABCB’s key mechanisms for delivering and raising awareness of technically based information directly relevant to the building and plumbing industry and the community. This electronic publication provides a means for delivering information on code-related issues that address specific technical matters, contains information on broader building and plumbing regulations, and provides for expert opinions on significant technical and regulatory topics.
The ABRB is produced three times each year and is an information service to users of the NCC.
This is the August 2016 edition.
What benefits can be derived from product certification in the construction industry?
The overall goals of any product compliance function within an organisation should be to:
The use of certified, compliant products ensures the organisation and the organisation’s product presently comply and continue to comply with all product regulations, product approval and associated requirements in all geographic markets where the organisation or the organisation’s distributors are supplying product (target markets).
This is particularly important when considering new products or technology as it enable the company to obtain and review all necessary product compliance documentation to ensure product compliance. The organisation can also resolve any compliance anomalies that may arise, and obtain the required product approval(s) and if necessary, establish product Technical Construction Files (TCFs) or product Compliance Folders (CFs).
In the case of product variants and or modifications, certification of a product will enable the organisation to review all necessary compliance documentation concerning the variation/modification to ensure continued product compliance. Resolve any compliance anomalies and where necessary, obtain new product approvals or apply to update existing product approval(s).
Certification is also an ideal way to incorporate new information in existing product Technical Construction Files (TCFs) or product Compliance Folders (CFs) as required relating to compliance of product variations/modifications (including review findings, record of compliance decisions and actions taken as a result of such product variation/modification documentation review).