Roxul Industrial Insulation Process - Manual (Page 108)

c) RAL quality mark
RTI Import stone wool insulation products bear
the RAL quality mark. They are therefore subject,
in addition to the stringent criteria of the quality
assessment and test specifications of the
(German) Mineral Wool Quality Community
[Gütegemeinschaft Mineralwolle e. V.], to
continuous inspections, which guarantee
compliance with the criteria of the German
legislation governing hazardous substances and
with the EU directive. In accordance with both the
German and European standards, bio-soluble RTI
Import stone wool offers outstanding thermal,
cold, acoustic and fire protection whilst meeting a
high safety standard.
d) No prohibition on manufacture
and usage
The German federal government has laid down
criteria for the appraisal of mineral wool
insulation products in the Ordinance on Hazardous
Substances
[Gefahrstoffverordnung] and the
Chemicals Prohibition Ordinance [Chemikalien-
Verbotsverordnung] . Products not meeting these
criteria cannot be manufactured and used in
Germany. ProRox
® stone wool insulation products
fulfil these requirements. The prohibition on
manufacture and usage does not apply to ProRox
®
stone wool insulation products. Studies have
shown that stone wool is a safe product to live and
work with; it is amongst the most well-
documented and tested of all building materials. A
Safe Use Instruction Sheet (SUIS) from
ROCKWOOL Technical Insulation Group (RTI
Import) is available upon request.
2.1.5 Relevant guidelines & standards
for the industrial/mechanical
insulation industry within the
Benelux
The local system of standards and regulations in
the Netherlands and Belgium focuses primarily
on building construction. The Dutch CINI manual
is adopted as a general guideline for mounting
and fixing by the majority of industry owners and
construction engineers. Product testing often
refers to AGI, DIN and European standards. Refer
to the previous chapters for more information.
2.1.6 Relevant guidelines & standards
for the industrial/mechanical
insulation industry in Germany
The German system of standards and regulations
is primarily composed of the following constituents:
DIN (German Institute for Standardization)
standards, VDI (Association of German Engineers)
guidelines, AGI (German Working Group for
Industrial Construction) working documents, VDI
quality assurance, and RAL (German Institute for
Quality Assurance and Certification) quality
marks. Furthermore, there are additional
regulations for special fields of application, such
as working standards on the part of the operator,
which must be observed. Most of the standards,
regulations and guidelines are adapted within the
local project specifications.
b) Insulation code number according to
AGI Q132
AGI guideline Q132 lays down the material properties
and the requirements that are imposed on rock wool
insulation for industrial installations. The insulation
materials are denoted with a ten-figure code number
(so called “Dämmstoffkennziffer”), consisting of five
pairs of digits. In this case, the first pair of digits
“10” represents rock wool. The further pairs of digits
represent the:
Delivery form
Thermal conductivity group
Maximum service temperature group
Apparent density group
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