1 Requirements for testing, self declaration and other documentation 1.1 Verifying tests Verifying tests shall only be made at IKEA approved test laboratories. Contact IKEA for a list of approved laboratories.
When ordering verifying tests, the orderer shall inform the laboratory that IKEA has permission to receive copies of the test report from the laboratory.
Samples of articles for testing shall be representative of produced articles, and samples of materials shall be representative of the material when ready for use. The IKEA supplier shall follow any specific instructions from IKEA that may be given, in order to secure that the sample is representative.
When a limit value consists of the sum of several substances, any substance that is not detected shall count as zero when calculating the sum. 1.2 Sample information The test report shall, in addition to the test result, state a full identification of the tested sample. For any chemical test, the required identification of the material sample is: • Material producer. • Material description (type of material such as material base content, physical characteristics, colour etc). • Material identification (trade name, article code, quality and/or other identification). • Material batch number or equivalent.
When a test is made to verify an already produced article or if the article consists of only one material, the following identification of the sample is required in addition to the above: • IKEA supplier number and name. • Article number and name. • Date stamp (or production date).
When an emissions test is made of a complete article, the required material sample data described above shall be given for all materials in the article except: • Materials present below the documentation exception limits (unless requested by IKEA). • Completely inorganic materials such as metal, glass, ceramics, enamel. Note: The material sample information for emission/VOC tests is also required for materials that are not otherwise in the scope of IOS-MAT-0010, such as coatings and coverings.
This required sample information shall be provided to the laboratory in the test order. 1.3 Requirements on test reports and self declarations Test reports and self declarations shall, unless otherwise stated, be: • available before first delivery • renewed when changes are made which influence the content of a material (e.g. change of sub-supplier of any material or change of composition or supplier of any chemical product that may remain in the final material/article) • in any case renewed within 12 months • in English