Compliance Statement
Scope of Use
Residential and Commercial Interior floors, in dry areas and areas of “watersplash”
under E3 Installation Requirements.
Commercial Very Heavy Duty Rated use class 34 and Industrial Use class 43.
New Zealand Building Code (NZBC)
The product will, if employed in accordance with the supplier's installation and maintenance requirements, assist with meeting the following provisions of the building code:
- Clause B2 Durability: Performance B2.3.1, B2.3.1(c)
Forbo Eternal Vinyl has a standard product
warranty of 15 years and is produced in accordance
with ISO9001:2015 Quality Management Systems
and ISO14001:2015 Environmental Management
Systems, requirements.
Refer to the Forbo 15-year Standard Product
Warranty, Installation, and Care & Maintenance
documentation for further information.
- Clause C3 Fire affecting areas beyond the fire source: Performance C3.4, C3.4(b)
Forbo Eternal Vinyl maintains a valid test reports
showing a Critical Radiant Flux (CRF) value over
4.5kW/m2 meeting all levels of C3 requirements.
Special attention should be given when specifying
this product on walls as it achieves a group 3 rating
for this type of application
- Clause D1 Access routes: Performance D1.3.3, D1.3.3(d)
Eternal Vinyl is an acceptable solution for dry and
wet level areas with a valid test report showing a
Slip Resistance Value of 37. Refer to the Eternal
Vinyl Slip Report for further information.
- Clause E3 Internal moisture: Performance E3.3.3, E3.3.5, E3.3.6
Eternal Vinyl is easy to clean. As a vinyl sheet it
is impervious and water resistant.
Refer to the Eternal Vinyl Cleaning and
Maintenance Guide and Eternal Vinyl Installation
Guide for more information
- Clause F2 Hazardous building materials: Performance F2.3.1
No components within Forbo Eternal Vinyl are
considered Hazardous.
Refer to the Forbo Eternal Vinyl Material Safety
Data Sheet and VOC Report documents for
further information.
- Clause G3 Food preparation and prevention of contamination: Performance G3.3.2, G3.3.2(b)
G3.3.2 Forbo Eternal Vinyl inhibits the growth of
bacteria, is allergy friendly, has low emissions,
and is phthalate free.
- Clause G6 Airborne and impact sound: Performance G6.3.1, G6.3.2
For IIC, a field test with the subfloor and ceiling
assembly needs to be performed to ensure the
IIC value of 55 is reached for each individual
project application.
Evidence
The product meets the requirements set out in the following documents, or relevant parts of cited standards within the documents:
Eternal Standard Product Warranty
Eternal Fire Test Report
Eternal Slip Resistance
Eternal Installation Guide
Eternal Cleaning and Maintenance Guide
Eternal MSDS
Eternal VOC report