TESTING BY PRS TESTING LABORATORY
The Testing Laboratory PRS S.A., headquartered in Gdańsk, provides services in the field of fire resistance testing of ship structures, which are accredited by the Polish Centre for Accreditation under No. AB 1431. The Testing Laboratory PRS S.A., covered by a management system in accordance with the requirements of the PN-EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018-02 standard, conducts tests on products such as windows, doors, and bulkheads, which are subject to the Directive on Marine Equipment – 2014/90/EU.
As of January 16, 2018, the Research Laboratory PRS has been listed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) – LIST OF RECOGNIZED TEST LABORATORIES (update SSE.1/Circ.3/Rev.2 dated 2019-09-25), which publishes recognized laboratories for fire testing of ship construction.
We conduct fire resistance testing of ship structures (windows, bulkheads, doors subject to Directive 2014/90/EU) based on accreditation from the Polish Centre for Accreditation No. AB 1431.
refers to:
- personal protective equipment subject to Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council,
- rescue equipment subject to Directive 2014/90/EU
Tests outside the scope of accreditation carried out by our Laboratory cover a variety of parameters.
Currently, the Laboratory conducts tests on:
- Acoustic and noise of personal protective equipment;
- Fire resistance of personal protective equipment;
- Mechanical properties of personal protective equipment;
- Physical properties of personal protective equipment;
- Aging;
- Environmental testing;
- Respiratory protective equipment;
- Strength testing.
For the following products:
- Individual buoyancy devices:
- Lifejackets, performance level 275
- Lifejackets, performance level 150
- Lifejackets, performance level 100
- Safety harnesses (performance level 50)
- Lifebuoys
- Lifebelts
- Inflatable lifebelts
- Liferafts
- Filtering half masks
- Materials and components of personal protective equipment
The Testing Laboratory PRS S.A. not only specializes in the aforementioned areas of activity but is also open to collaboration in other fields using its extensive equipment and capabilities. With advanced equipment and experienced staff, the laboratory is prepared to conduct various research and projects. Our laboratory welcomes new challenges, and professionalism in our services is the cornerstone of customer satisfaction. We invite you to contact us through the contact form.
Certification Division
PRS Testing Laboratory
al. gen. Józefa Hallera 126
80-416 Gdańsk, Poland
tel: +48 58 75 11 374
+48 58 75 11 351
email: dc@prs.pl
