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Product Technical Statement

A Product Technical Statement (PTS) summarises the key details about your building product or system to make it easier for everyone in the building process.

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A PTS does not replace your actual evidence of compliance. It is a statement by you as the manufacturer or supplier of your product. Accredit Mark will assist you to ensure your PTS is helpful to industry experts and professionals.

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A PTS is an optional tool developed in conjunction with the building industry.

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It is useful for any product or system that has Building Code obligations. A PTS can also help:

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  • designers and specifiers to assess and compare building products, and

  •  include them in project plans and specifications BCAs to consent building work using products builders and homeowners to receive clearer information about installation, maintenance and product support you to meet your Building Act responsibilities, and

  • provide reliable technical information

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If you manufacture or supply a wide range of similar products you could group these into families of product type and create one PTS for each family.

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The products in each family should ideally have the same properties (for example, relating to use, purpose, limitations and compliance with particular Building Code clauses). However, there may be differences in the sizes or profiles available.

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AccreditMark will describe these in the PTS or provide a reference to this information located elsewhere.

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Information for your product technical statement

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An AccreditMark PTS will include the following information:

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  • a description of your product (including a unique identifier to make sure different users are talking about the same product) and its intended use

  • details of the manufacturer (if issued by a supplier)

  • date of issue (or revision) and relevant links so users can confirm they have the latest version

  • purpose and use:

  • a statement of where and how your product can be used, employing recognised New Zealand terms (such as high wind, seismic and corrosion zones) and types of buildings (for example, within the scope of NZS 3604)

  • any limitations on that use

  • any conditions on the use of the PTS

  • a statement of the Building Code clauses relevant to your product and clear links to evidence to support your compliance claims (such as relevant test reports, technical opinions, product certification details or other supporting information)

  • links to design, construction and installation instructions for designers to specify your product, and builders and tradespeople to install it

  • links to maintenance requirements so the building owner can maintain your product effectively

  • describe potential consequences of not carrying out specified maintenance

  • contact details for technical support; ideally for New Zealand or Australian organisations that can provide product advice and assistance.

  • a warranty for your product. However, if you do choose to provide one, your PTS will contain some details of this and a link to further information.

  • your AccreditMark PTS will be written in plain English,

  • it will be free of marketing material, and use terms and units understood by the building industry.

 

AccreditMark PTS will ensure that supporting documents provide are uniquely identifiable by date or version number. Access to documents will help builders to install your product correctly and building owners to carry out any necessary maintenance.

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