ASSURE® Certified

ASSURE® Certified was conceived and developed by the Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI) as a way to establish uniform standards of quality for all rigid core luxury flooring products sold in North America; regardless of where they are manufactured. ASSURE® Certified standards apply to WPC or SPC construction. Rigid core luxury products that carry the ASSURE® Certified badge have been tested and certified by SCS Global, an international leader in third-party certification and standards development. You can be assured that this rigid core luxury product has been manufactured to the highest standards and meets the specific ASSURE® Certified requirements in indoor air quality, specific performance properties, heavy metals content, and ortho-phthalates.

WPC + SPC

Rigid Core Products

SCS Global

Certification Body

Key Benefits

Why ASSURE® Certified

Indoor Air Quality Compliant

Must comply with CDPH Standard Method v1.2 testing and meet the concentration limits of ½ the corresponding CREL in Appendix C when a product is modeled as flooring for both the classroom and private office scenarios. (See Appendix C for target list of VOCs and concentration limits.)

Performance Tested

Must meet ASTM F3261 Characteristics testing for composition, size tolerance, product thickness, and wear layer thickness. (See Appendix B for full list of testing parameters.)

Heavy Metals

Must be tested for lead, hexavalent chromium, cadmium, and mercury per test method EPA SW 846 Method 3052 and not exceed the limits of 100 PPM by combined weight. Additionally, Manufacturers attest that neither lead, mercury, cadmium, and hexavalent chromium were intentionally added to the product in the manufacturing process.

Ortho-Phthalates

Must be tested per ASTM F3414, CPSC-CH-C1001-09.4 or GB/T 22048-2008. Products cannot exceed 1,000 PPM for individual or total ortho-phthalates.

Manufacturer Quality Control

Manufacturer must have a quality control procedure to control material suppliers, product traceability, chain of custody, internal QC testing, and segregation of non-conforming products/materials.

On-Site Manufacturing Audit

An on-site audit of the manufacturing facility must confirm compliant quality control procedures, material inputs, and scope of products intended for certification. If previous on-site internal audits have been conducted through the FloorScore® certification program and continued conformance is met, the on-site audit requirement is waived.

The Process

How to get certified

Product certification is met upon completion of the following requirements for both quality assurance, testing, and a satisfactory on-site audit of the manufacturing facility. Manufacturer has a quality control procedure to control material suppliers, product traceability, chain of custody, internal QC testing, segregation of non-conforming products/materials.

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