{"id":7889,"date":"2020-06-01T15:19:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T13:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.idro-elettrica.it\/esperto-risponde\/prefabricated-fire-protection-rooms-4-key-documents\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T09:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T07:46:14","slug":"prefabricated-fire-protection-rooms-4-key-documents","status":"publish","type":"esperto-risponde","link":"https:\/\/www.idro-elettrica.it\/en\/esperto-risponde\/prefabricated-fire-protection-rooms-4-key-documents\/","title":{"rendered":"Prefabricated Fire Protection Rooms: 4 Key Documents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Prefabricated fire protection rooms<\/em> and documentation: When a preassembled pump-set or a prefabricated room is supplied, the information provided on the declaration is essential for proper and complete certification.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below is a clear answer, including a list of the documents required to properly certify a prefabricated fire protection system with a load-bearing metal structure manufactured in a workshop.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#dichiarazione-dm-37-2008-quando-serve\">Declaration under Ministerial Decree 37\/2008: When It Is Required<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#perche-la-dichiarazione-deve-rilasciarla-il-produttore\">Why must the manufacturer issue the declaration?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#locali-antincendio-prefabbricati-documenti-indispensabili\">Prefabricated Fire Protection Rooms: Required Documents<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#dichiarazione-ce-di-conformita-del-gruppo-e-del-locale-dir-2006-42-ce\">EC Declaration of Conformity for the unit and the room (Directive 2006\/42\/EC)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#relazione-strutturale-del-locale-uni-en-1090-e-legame-col-sito\">Structural Report on the Building (UNI EN 1090) and Relationship to the Site<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#cert-rei-e-dichiarazione-del-produttore-resistenza-al-fuoco-r-60\">CERT-REI and manufacturer&#8217;s declaration: R60 fire resistance<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#dichiarazione-dm-37-08-per-impianto-elettrico-e-idraulico-del-locale\">DM 37\/08 Declaration for the electrical and plumbing systems of the premises<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#caso-ridotto-solo-gruppo-di-pressurizzazione-senza-locale-prefabbricato\">Simplified configuration: pressurization unit only (without prefabricated enclosure)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#conclusione\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"dichiarazione-dm-37-2008-quando-serve\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Declaration under Ministerial Decree 37\/2008: When It Is Required<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If <strong>a pre-assembled pump-set<\/strong> or <strong>a prefabricated unit<\/strong> is supplied, is there a specific requirement: must the manufacturer issue a declaration of proper installation in accordance with <strong>Ministerial Decree 37\/2008<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The answer is <strong>yes<\/strong>: it is specified that <strong>the manufacturer of the unit<\/strong> must issue the declaration in accordance with Ministerial Decree 37\/2008.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"perche-la-dichiarazione-deve-rilasciarla-il-produttore\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why must the manufacturer issue the declaration?<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The key point is that not only is the <strong>Pumpset<\/strong> (unit) supplied, but also additional parts that are part of the system.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In particular, in addition to the Pumpset, <strong>the manufacturer<\/strong> also supplies and installs <strong>the following<\/strong> parts:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>hydraulic<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>electric<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Precisely because these parts are designated as \u201cpart of the system,\u201d the declaration required by <strong>Ministerial Decree 37\/2008<\/strong> is the responsibility of the manufacturer that supplies and installs them.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"locali-antincendio-prefabbricati-documenti-indispensabili\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prefabricated Fire Protection Rooms: Required Documents<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To <strong>properly certify a prefabricated fire protection system<\/strong> (with <strong>a load-bearing metal structure manufactured in a workshop<\/strong>), a list of documents considered essential is provided.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The practical purpose of this list is to avoid gaps in documentation: in presence of prefabricated fire-resistant rooms, the documentation covers not only the pump-set itself, but also the room and its related components.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the following sections, you will find the documents, presented and organized in a more readable format.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"dichiarazione-ce-di-conformita-del-gruppo-e-del-locale-dir-2006-42-ce\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">EC Declaration of Conformity for the unit and the room (Directive 2006\/42\/EC)<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>EC Declaration of Conformity<\/strong> is required for:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>to the <strong>pressurization unit<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and at <strong>the bar<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This declaration is indicated as <strong>having been drafted in accordance with Annex II A of Directive 2006\/42\/EC.<\/strong> In practice, within the system documentation, this element formally covers the compliance and classification of the group and the facility. <\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"relazione-strutturale-del-locale-uni-en-1090-e-legame-col-sito\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Structural Report on the Building (UNI EN 1090) and Relationship to the Site<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <strong>structural report<\/strong> in accordance with <strong>UNI EN 1090<\/strong> is also required for the premises.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Certain organizational and content-related aspects are specified:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The report is <strong>prepared by a licensed professional<\/strong>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It <strong>comes with an earthquake-resistance report<\/strong>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The report must be <strong>related to the installation site<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, an operational prerequisite is specified: in order to prepare this report, it is <strong>essential<\/strong> to provide the design engineer with the <strong>geological report for the installation site<\/strong>. This step clarifies that this is not a \u201cgeneric\u201d document, but one specific to the installation context. <\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"cert-rei-e-dichiarazione-del-produttore-resistenza-al-fuoco-r-60\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">CERT-REI and manufacturer&#8217;s declaration: R60 fire resistance<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The list also includes <strong>the local CERT-REI and DICH PROD<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is stated that the document was <strong>prepared by a licensed professional<\/strong> and that it must <strong>certify<\/strong> the fire resistance of the load-bearing structure, designated as <strong>R60<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This section completes the documentation for the prefabricated building, supplementing the \u201cstructural\u201d section with specifications regarding the fire resistance of the load-bearing structure.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"dichiarazione-dm-37-08-per-impianto-elettrico-e-idraulico-del-locale\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">DM 37\/08 Declaration for the electrical and plumbing systems of the premises<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the declaration regarding the proper installation and the supply\/installation of system components, a specific document is explicitly required: the <strong>declaration in accordance with Ministerial Decree 37\/08 regarding the electrical and plumbing systems of the premises<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This point is consistent with the initial rationale: the prefabricated structure is not limited to the unit itself, but also includes the <strong>electrical<\/strong> and <strong>plumbing<\/strong> systems associated with it.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"caso-ridotto-solo-gruppo-di-pressurizzazione-senza-locale-prefabbricato\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Simplified configuration: pressurization unit only (without prefabricated enclosure)<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is one important practical exception: <strong>if there is only a pressurization unit (without a prefabricated room)<\/strong>, then the documentation requirements <strong>are reduced<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Specifically, it is noted that the documents are reduced to:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the <strong>first item<\/strong> on the list<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and <strong>the last item<\/strong> on the list<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This distinction is useful for avoiding irrelevant documentation requests when the prefabricated building is missing and only the unit is being processed.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"conclusione\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In summary: For <strong>prefabricated fire suppression rooms<\/strong>, the declaration required under <strong>Ministerial Decree 37\/2008<\/strong> is the responsibility of the pump-set manufacturer, because the manufacturer also supplies and installs the hydraulic and electrical components of the system. This is accompanied by a set of essential documents required to properly certify both the unit and the room. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prefabricated fire-resistant compartments and Ministerial Decree 37\/2008: When a preassembled unit or a prefabricated compartment is supplied, who is responsible for issuing the declaration? 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