IFCEM 2021

Speaker : Mr. Hussalmizzar Hussain

Organisation : The Department of Standards Malaysia

Presentation Title : Fire safety standards and conformance

THEME : FIRE SAFETY : GATEWAY TO THE NEW

DECADE

SUB THEME : DEVELOPMENT OF FIRE SAFETY

FOR FUTURE

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BACKGROUND

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NATIONAL STANDARDS BODY

ACCREDIT CONFORMITY BODIES

NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BODY

• Established on 28 August 1996

• Governed by Standard of Malaysia Act 1996 [Act 549]

• Under the purview of The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)

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DEVELOP MS AND PROMOTE USE OF

STANDARDS

THE DEPARTMENT OF STANDARDS MALAYSIA

ESTABLISHMENT AND EVOLUTION OF STANDARDS MALAYSIA

Establishment of SIM Standards Act 1966

(Standards & Certification)

Establishment of NISIR

(Act 48 )(Metrology & Industrial

Research)

Establishment of SIRIM

(SIM + NISIRAct 157)

Establishment of MAC

(Cabinet Approval)

Establishment SAMM National Council(Cabinet Approval)

SIRIM Berhad(Certification,

Metrology & Industrial Research)

Establishment of Department of Standards Malaysia under

MOSTE / MOSTI / MESTECC(Act 549 – Standards (outsourced to

SDA) & Accreditation )

Amendment of Act 549

1966 1975

1972

1990 1996

1994

2012

2006

Rebranding DSM to Standards Malaysia

2013

Appointment of more SDAs

Standards Malaysia retained ISCs I, O,

and C

2019

Standards Malaysia as full-fledged

NSB

Notes:1. SIM – Standards Institute of Malaysia2. NISIR – National Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research3. SAMM – Skim Akreditasi Makmal Malaysia4. MAC – Malaysia Accreditation Council

Standards Malaysia

transferred to MITI

(October)

2018

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NATIONAL STANDARDS BODY

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ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Reference point for standardization activities in Malaysia

Develop & implement policies, strategies & procedures for national standardisation

Development of Malaysian Standard (MS) :-Drafting-Consultation-Editing & proof reading-Public comment-Approval of MS-Declaration of MS-Publication of MS

Sales of MS

Promotion of standards

Represent Malaysia in regional and International standardization activities

Promote co-operation in standardization activities

NO OF MS PUBLISHED BY STANDARDS SECTOR

NSC A 168

NSC B 563

NSC C 3

NSC D 384

NSC E 439

NSC F 274

NSC G 201

NSC H 207

NSC I 35

NSC J 393

NSC K 82

NSC L 216

NSC K 101

NSC N 160

NSC P 251

NSC Q 34

NSC R 278

NSC S 366

NSC T 14

NSC U 326

NSC V 85

NSC W 125

NSC X 4

NSC Y 94

NSC Z 94

TOTAL MALAYSIAN STANDARDS PUBLISHED

AS OF SEPTEMBER 2021 : 4897

AGRICULTURE

CHEMICALS AND MATERIALS

CONSUMER INTEREST

BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION & CIVIL ENGINEERING

POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ENERGY

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

PETROLEUM AND GAS

HALAL

PLASTICS AND PLASTIC PRODUCTS

PACKAGING AND LOGISTICS

TRANSPORT

FIRE SAFETY

RUBBER AND RUBBER PRODUCTS

METALIC MATERIALS & SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCTS

TEXTILES AND APPARELS

MEDICAL DEVICES AND FACILITIES FOR HEALTHCARE

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENTS AND ACCESSORIES

TOURISM, EXIBITION AND HOSPITALITY SERVICES

FOOD AND FOOD PRODUCTS

TIMBER, TIMBER PRODUCTS AND TIMBER STRUCTURE

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

OIL PALM AND ITS PRODUCTS

QUALITY AND ORGANISATIONAL MANAGEMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

% OF ALIGNMENT TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS = 47.11 %

REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION

Standards and

Metrology Institute for

the Islamic Countries

(SMIIC)

member since 2014

Asia-Pacific

Economic

Cooperation

Sub-Committee on

Standards and

Conformance

(APEC SCSC)

ASEAN Consultative Committee

on Standards and Quality

(ACCSQ)

International Organization for Standardization

(ISO) member since 1969

International

Electrotechnical

Commission (IEC)

member since 1991

World Trade

Organization

(WTO) Technical

Barriers to Trade

(TBT) member

since 1995

Pacific Area Standards

Congress (PASC)

ISO Quantity

1. Participating member (P-member) 167

2. Observing member (O-member) 128

PARTICIPATION AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

IEC Quantity

1. Participating member (P-member) 40

2. Observing member (O-member) 57

IEC Quantity

1. Participating member (P-member) 9

2. Observing member (O-member) 0

MALAYSIAN STANDARDS

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LEVELS OF STANDARDS

• International standards – ISO, IEC, ITU, SMIIC etc.

• Regional Standards – EN, SADC, EAC etc.

• National standards – MS, SNI, JIS, DIN, BS, etc.

• Industry Standards – API, GSM, etc.

• Private Standards – Globalgap, BRC, FSC, etc.

• Company Standards – Metro, Carrefour, Wal-Mart, etc.

STANDARDS

• standards - Document established byconsensus and approved by a recognizedbody, that provides, for common andrepeated use, rules, guidelines orcharacteristics for activities or theirresults, aimed at the achievement of theoptimum degree of order in a givencontext.

NOTE : Standards should be based on theconsolidated results of science, technologyand experience, and

(ISO/IEC Guide 2)

STANDARDS

Section 15. (1)

The Minister may approve anddeclare any standard that has beenadopted with or without modificationto be a Malaysian Standards or aprovisional Malaysian Standard forthe purposes of this Act, and mayamend, revise or withdraw anyMalaysian Standard or provisionalMalaysian Standard.

MALAYSIAN STANDARDS

MS is developed by experts and stakeholders representing categories of interest such as :

ENSURING BALANCE OF INTEREST IN STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT

REPRESENTATION FROM EACH CATEGORY SHALL BE LESS THAN 50% OF THE TOTAL MEMBERSHIP

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STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLE

Transparency

Openness

Impartiality and consensus

Effectiveness and relevance

(performance based/national interest)

1Annex 3 of the WTO/TBT Agreement – the Code of good practice for the preparation, adoption and application of standards2Policy on Standards 1 (PSD1) – Development of Malaysian

Standards

Coherence

Addressing the concerns of

developing countries

Developed based on market and industrial needs

Openness and consensus –stakeholders' engagement

Transparency – Work plan and public comments

Performance based and aligned with international practices

Approved by MITI

CREDIBILITY OF MS

Request

for new MS

NSC

approval

Funding

and

priority-

sation

DraftingPublic

comment

Review of

public

comment

NSC

acceptanceVerification

Minister

approval

Timeline count

Timeline

Adoption (IDT): 4-9 months

Indigenous: 12-18 months

MALAYSIAN STANDARDS (MS) DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

Declaration Publication

STANDARDS MALAYSIAMITI

Proofreading &

Editing

NATIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE ON FIRE SAFETY

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NATIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE ON FIRE SAFETY – NSC M

Scope :

Standardisation for fire safety inclusive of but not

limited to;

a) passive fire safety;-material-element of structure

-compartment

-means of escape

-fire fighting lobby

b) active fire safety;

-water based extinguishing system

-gas based extinguishing system

-fire detection and alarm system

-smoke management and control system

-fire lift

-electrical isolation switch

-voice communication system

-public address system

-emergency and exit sign

Fire and Rescue Department Malaysia

CHAIRMANSHIP

The Department of Standards Malaysia

SECRETARIATSHIP

OVERSEES NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDISATION ACTIVITIES RELATED TO FIRE

SAFETY IN MALAYSIA

NSC M

FIRE

SAFETY

Dry Fire

Protection

System

Passive Fire

Safety

Design

Wet Fire

Protection

System

Smoke

Management

Clean Agent Fire

Extinguishing

System

Fire Properties

of Building

Material

Fire Detection

and Fire

Alarm

Systems

Smoke and

Heat Control

Systems

Portable Fire

Extinguisher

TC/M/1 TC/M/2 TC/M/4TC/M/3 TC/M/5 TC/M/6

WG/M/1-2 WG/M/4-3 WG/M/5-1

Gaseous Fire-Extinguishing

Systems

WG/M/5-3

WG/M/6-1

Fire Rated Lift

Landing Doors

NATIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE ON FIRE SAFETY – STRUCTURE

More than 230

experts

participating in :

6 Technical

Committees &

5 Working groups

Malaysia through NSC M participates in the following ISO committees :

ISO/TC 21 – Equipment for fire protection and fire fighting

Scope – Standardization in the field of all fire protection and fire

fighting apparatus and equipment including extinguishing media

as well as the personal equipment of the fire fighter, and related

work on terminology, classification and symbols.

Approval of advisory documents relating to the general

principles and application of equipment and apparatus for fire

protection and fire fighting.

Excluded:

protective clothing dealt with by ISO / TC 94.

ISO/TC 92 – Fire Safety

Scope - Standardization of the methods of assessing

• fire hazards and fire risk to life and to property;

• the contribution of design, materials, building materials,

products and components to fire safety

and methods of mitigating the fire hazards and fire risks by

determining the performance and behavior of these

materials, products and components, as well as of buildings

and structures.

Excluded:

materials and equipment's already covered by other

technical committees; fields covered by other ISO and IEC

committees.

PARTICIPATION IN ISO

4 – O membership1 – P membership

4 – O membership1 – P membership

NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BODY

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ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Reference point for accreditation activities in Malaysia

Develop & Implement policies, strategies & procedures for accreditation

Accredit Conformity Assessment Bodies :- Testing & Calibration Laboratories - Inspection Bodies- Certification Bodies etc

Facilitate international & regional recognition of

accredited organisations & certificates

Maintain a register of accredited organization and their marks of conformity

Represent Malaysia inregional and Internationalaccreditation activities

ACCREDITATION SCHEMES

For more information on programmes offered under each scheme : https://www.jsm.gov.my/schemes-programmes#.YVvi-5pBzIV

Accreditation is the independent evaluation of

conformity assessment bodies against recognised

standards to carry out specific activities to ensure

their impartiality and competence. Through the

application of national and international standards,

government, procurers and consumers can have

confidence in the calibration and test results,

inspection reports and certifications provided.https://ilac.org/about-ilac/

e.g :

MS ISO/IEC 17021

ISO/IEC 17065

ISO/IEC 17024

MS ISO/IEC 17025

MS ISO 15189

ISO/IEC 17020

e.g :

MS ISO 9001

MS ISO14001

product standards

International Organisation

ISO/IEC 17011

ASSESSMENT OF COMPETENCE VS COMPLIANCE

Accreditation Body (AB)

Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) :Certification Bodies

Testing / Calibration Lab

Inspection Bodies

Products / Services

Suppliers / Manufacturers

Assess Competence

Assess Compliance

Peer Evaluation

Certification

Accreditation

TRADE FACILITATION

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STANDARDS MALAYSIA ACCREDITATION SYMBOL

For current statistics on accredited conformity assessment bodies, kindly visit -https://www.jsm.gov.my/schemes-programmes#.YVv6s5pBzIU

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Recognition Arrangement

Recognition Arrangement

IAF MLAILAC MRA

APAC MRA

signatories to

signatories to

INTERNATIONAL

REGIONAL

1. Quality Management Systems (QMS) - 29 September

1999

2. Environmental Management Systems (EMS) - 9 February

2006

3. Product Certification (PC) - 9 July 2009

4. Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS) - 13 July 2017

5. Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) - 13 July 2017

6. Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OSH) – 20 May 2020

7. Medical Device Quality Management Systems (MDQMS) –

21 June 2019

1. Testing including Medical Testing – 16 January 2003

2. Calibration - 19 November 2003

3. Inspection – 2 July 2015

1. Quality Management Systems (QMS) – 5 November 1998

2. Environmental Management Systems (EMS) – 31 December 2005

3. Product Certification (PC) – 16 June 2009

4. Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS) - 21 June 20175. Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) - 21 June 2017

6. Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSMS) – 21 February 2019

7. Medical Device Quality Management Systems (MDQMS) – 25 March 2019

8. Person certification (ISO/IEC 17024) – 21 August 2021

1. Testing – 14 November 2002

2. Calibration - 13 November 2003

3. Medical Testing – 18 April 2007

4. Inspection – 17 June 2015

5. Proficiency Testing Providers (ISO/IEC 17043) – 21 August 2021

Note : Malaysia, through Standards Malaysia has been accepted as a signatory to various regional and international arrangements. This enables mutual recognition and acceptance of accredited certification and validation/verification statements in many markets based on one accreditation.

INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION – MRA / MLA

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Why regulators need to recognise MRA ?

Setting overall policy

requirements or detailed technical

requirements yet rely on the

accredited test

reports/certifications

Removing the need for Regulators

to employ its own audit personnel,

and the elimination of duplicate

audits

Reducing uncertainties associated

with decisions that affect the

protection of human health and the

environment

Increasing public confidence

because accredited certification is

a recognisable way of

demonstrating conformity.

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RECOGNITION OF MRA / MLA BY REGULATORS

IMPLEMENTATION OF STANDARDS

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MANDATORY USE

Regulatory

Body

Relevant Acts of Parliament

Technical Regulation

a) Compliance/Reference to MS

b) Conformity assessment requirements –

testing, inspection & certification

c) Penalty for non-

compliance

Industry/ Business/Government

Su

pp

orte

d

by

Complied

by

implement

Mandatory Implementation

Industry/ Business/Consumers

Voluntary Implementation

VOLUNTARY USE

Develop

MS

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5544343* Not all

standards can

be made

mandatory

unless it

affects safety

of consumers,

environment &

health

• Voluntary adoption by industry or trade organisations for production and commerce• Mandatory implementation by regulatory agencies for meeting specific regulatory objectives

(Example: FRDM, JPJ, Energy Commission) • Third party certification to provide independent assurance to user of products and services

IMPLEMENTATION OF MS

Methods of using standards in technical regulations

Incorporation of full

text or part of

standard in

technical regulation

Reference to

standards

Specification of key

requirement in technical

regulations accompanied

by direct reference to

voluntary standard(s) by

administrative means

Direct Indirect

Reference to

whole standard

Reference to

part of

standard

Dated Undated Qualified

reference

Reference to

selected part

of standard

NOTE. For direct reference, in addition to the specified standard, equivalence or alternative standards may be

considered for acceptance by regulators.

1 2 3

a b c d

STANDARDS IN TECHNICAL REGULATION

For compliance by

Intends to regulate certain

MS (new/published) for

regulatory purposes

gazettement

PROCESS: CITING/REFERENCING MALAYSIAN STANDARDS

IN TECHNICAL REGULATIONS

REGULATORY

BODYInitiates a discussion with

regulatory body

Referred/cited

government businessindustry

Drafting by TC/WG

(with choice of conformity

assessment procedures)Notification to WTO-TBT

shall be done in parallel

NSCNo. of mandatory

standards

A 57

B 29

D 73

E 102

F 20

H 17

J 34

L 24

M 57

P 27

R 2

S 91

U 13

W 1

X 3

Y 2

Z 2

TOTAL 554

Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia

Food Safety and Quality Division, MOH

Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB)

Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH)

Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA)

Department of Environment

Local Government Department

Road Transport Deparment

Town and Country Planning Department of Peninsular Malaysia

Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism

Malaysian Cocoa Board

Medical Device Authority (MDA), MOH

Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)

Energy Commission

National Water Services Commission

Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission

Total number of regulatory bodies : 16

10%

MANDATORY MALAYSIAN STANDARDS

EXAMPLE : FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT OF MALAYSIA (FRDM)

REGULATION

Standards for fire safety construction and fire protection measures

Dated direct

reference to

standards

INSTRUCTIONACT

Arahan

Keselamatan

Kebakaran Bil

1/2011

NO OF MANDATORY MS UNDER THE

PURVIEW OF FRDM

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ENSURE SAFETY WITH STANDARDS & ACCREDITATION

55) Regulator – Issues approval certificate based on test report

from CAB

1) National

Standards Body -

Development of MS 2) Regulator-Enforcement of

standards via

Regulation/Rules/Instructions

through direct/indirect

references to standards

3) Conformity assessment body

(CAB) -Third party evaluation of

conformance to standards to provide

independent assurance to

users/industry/ regulators

4) National Accreditation

Body –Ensure competence

of CABs and facilitate

recognition/acceptance of

their resultsAPAC MRA

BENEFITS OF STANDARDS & ACCREDITATION

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BENEFITS OF STANDARDS AND CONFORMANCE

Consumer :

Ensure that products and services

perform as expected and improves:

•Safety, quality and reliability

•Consistency in the delivery of

services

•Choice and fair competition

•Transparency in production

information

•Suitability of products for

vulnerable populations

•Credibility of standards to support

consumer protection laws

SMEs/Business :

• Build customer

confidence that products are

safe and reliable

• Meet regulation

requirements

• Reduce costs across all

aspects of business

• Gain market access across

the world Regulators/ Policy makers :

• Basis for regulation / policy

without causing unnecessary

barriers to trade as

standards are widely

recognized across the world

• Transparent procurement

activities

Reference : https://www.iso.org/benefits-of-standards.html

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