CMI Certification would like to take this opportunity to remind all certificate holders of their obligations regarding manufacturing declarations and certification scope. Certification is granted based on the specific product, manufacturing locations, and production arrangements assessed during the certification process.As part of maintaining certification, certificate holders must ensure that: Please Read more
The Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) has released a preview of proposed updates to the National Construction Code (NCC). The NCC preview is intended to provide early visibility of potential regulatory direction and areas of focus ahead of future NCC editions. At this stage, the preview does not introduce any Read more
CMI Certification is pleased to announce that it is partnering through a non-exclusive arrangement with Equal Assurance to offer Clients extended access to Management Systems Certification (through Equal Assurance) as well as Product Certification (through CMI Certification) services who are both accredited Certifi cation Bodies by the Joint Accreditation System Read more
Implementation of ISO Respiratory Standards for Australia & New ZealandByRichard DonarskiChair –SF-010 -Occupational Respiratory Protection Committee –Joint Standards Australia & Standards New ZealandNational Compliance Director –CMI CertificationPresented May 2023 PDF – Australia_New_Zealand_Respiratory_Standards_V2.pdf PPTX – Australia_New_Zealand_Respiratory_Standards_V2.pptx
A 3 year transition period to support Australia’s path to reducing allowable lead levels in many plumbing products commenced on 1 May 2023. The Lead Free WaterMark trademark has been registered and WaterMark Notice of Direction 2021/4.2 Certification transition arrangements for lead free plumbing products has been published on the ABCB Read more
1 May 2023 marks the adoption of the National Construction Code (NCC) 2022 by the states and territories. NCC 2022 includes some of the biggest changes to the National Construction Code since the Building Codes of Australia and the Plumbing Code of Australia were combined in 2011. What’s new from Read more
Fire Protection Association Australia (FPA) have release their Technical Advisory Note on Portable Fire Extinguishers: Lithium-ion Batteries.FPA_Australia-TAN-09_V2_Portable_Fire_Extinguishers_Lithium-ion_Batteries.pdf
Lead Free Certification Trademark The WaterMark Administration Office will hopefully have some certainty about the transition period at the end of March 2023, once the ABCB has considered the matter. The WaterMark Administration Office are very sorry about this situation, and the impact it’s having on WMCABs and your clients/stakeholders.
As you may be aware the Building Ministers met on the 26th of August to discuss the formal adoption dates for the NCC 2022 after the ABCB recommended that the NCC 2022 be delayed. The advice from the Building Ministers which has been confirmed by the ABCB this morning is Read more
Please see below statement from the ABCB. Building Ministers are scheduled to meet in late August 2022 and will consider NCC 2022, including final analysis from the ABCB on proposed improvements to residential energy efficiency provisions for NCC 2022. Recognising the tight timeframes associated with Building Ministers not meeting until late August, and Read more