EN 197-2 specifies the scheme for the evaluation of conformity of cements to their corresponding product specification standards, including certification of conformity by a certification body.
The standard provides technical rules for factory production control by the manufacturer, including autocontrol testing of samples, and for the tasks of the certification body. It also provides rules for actions to be followed in the event of non-conformity, the procedure for the certification of conformity and requirements for dispatching centres.
In EN 197-2 the word “cement” is used to refer both to common cements as defined in EN 197-1 and to other cements and binders for which the relevant product specification standard makes reference to EN 197-2 and which are submitted for certification. Such a cement is produced at a given factory and belongs to a particular type and a particular strength class, as defined and specified in the relevant product specification standard.
Guidance
EN 197-2 deals with the evaluation of conformity of cements and binders that are submitted for certification. It deals in particular with cases where “further testing” of the product is undertaken, as is the case for attestation system 1+ under the Construction Products Directive. The products for which EN 197-2 is applicable are: the 27 common cement products, refer EN 197-1, and masonry cements, refer prEN 413-1. It will also be applicable for low heat cements, sulfate resisting cements and calcium aluminate cements when the corresponding product specification standards are adopted.