SBSC was founded in 1997 and is owned by the Swedish Fire Protection Association together with the Swedish Theft Prevention Association. By offering the market’s most sought after certifications within the areas of fire safety and security, we contribute to the development of high-quality fire and security solutions. Solutions which save lives and property.
Our Board of Directors consists of representatives from the Swedish Fire Protection Association, the Swedish Theft Prevention Association and Swedish Fire and Safety Certification.
Our world is characterised by increasing uncertainty. Threats are becoming more complex; from the risk of military conflict and rising terrorism, to cyber attacks against public authorities, companies and the public, to growing organised crime. We witnessed the terrible consequences of inadequate fire safety precautions in the tragedy of the Grenfell Tower disaster in London. Uncertainty has put safety on the agenda.
The pace of technical developments is also swift, creating not only extraordinary possibilities for technological safety solutions but also novel vulnerabilities. As the ultimate consumers, we are prone to rely on IT solutions which have yet to be tested or verified in an independent and neutral way.
This growing uncertainty places considerable pressure not only on suppliers in the area of fire safety and crime prevention, but also normative bodies such as public authorities and insurance companies and organisations responsible for establishing rules and standards. Requirements and various regulatory regimes must constantly be updated in keeping with world developments.
At SBSC, we find it both stimulating and challenging to work with our customers in meeting and managing growing uncertainty and the ever-increasing complexity of threats.
Through certification, SBSC provides assurances that providers of fire safety or crime prevention solutions meet the requirements imposed by given norms or standards. This demands the utmost integrity on the part of our personnel.
At the same time, we must also be both sensitive to, and respectful of, the day-to-day reality confronting our customers. Combining these considerations takes us far in collaborating with our customers in creating a world which is more secure and in which our work is ultimately about saving lives and protecting property.
Mårten Wallén
Chief Executive Officer
Issuing certificates requires the proper expertise and independence in making assessments. SBSC is accredited by the state authority, Swedac (Sweden’s national accreditation body), in the following accreditation areas: notified bodies, authorised fire alarm engineers, alarm-receiving centres, security cabinets, grates/grilles and locks, doors, windows, hatches, gates and related building hardware and quality, environmental, and work environment management systems. We are also subject to the standards requirements of ISO/IEC 17021 (certification of management systems), ISO/IEC 17065 (certification of products) and ISO/IEC 17024 (certification of persons). Our accreditations may be found on Swedac’s website under Accreditation no: 1631. SBSC also holds permission from Swedac for so-called flexible accreditation.
SBSC meets the requirements of SBF 2021 and is authorized to certify according to SBF standards. The purpose of the standard is to specify an appropriate quality level of organization, staff and operations for a certification body. The aim is for this standard to contribute to the certification bodies performing equivalent assessments and audits with satisfactory quality and reliability to ensure that certified companies, persons and products can contribute to increased fire safety.
Compliance with the requirements specified in this standard is shown by a permit issued by SBF, the Swedish Fire Protection Association.
SBSC’s permit and detailed information on what standards the permit covers are listed here on the Swedish Fire Protection Association’s website (in Swedish).
As an accredited certification body, it is essential that SBSC is – and is perceived to be – independent and impartial. Furthermore, it is fundamental to our activities that decisions are also based on objective assessments of whether a product or service meets applicable requirements. Our assessments and decisions cannot be affected by conflicting interests or by individuals or organisations.
Our revenues come exclusively from our certified customers. SBSC generates no income from end customers, the consumer market, industry organisations, or normative bodies.
In order to guarantee our impartiality, SBSC regularly and systematically strives to identify, analyse and take necessary steps in order to minimise risks which can affect our impartiality.
We are notified body no 2391 in accordance with EU construction product regulation No 305/20111. This means that we are an independent organisation that possesses the expertise to supervise and assist manufacturers in verifying that products released on the market comply with EU rules.
We are members of the European Fire and Security Group – a platform for expertise for testing and certification consisting of a group of certification bodies who work together with associated testing laboratories. We ensure the quality of safety systems and facilitate the access of providers to the European market.
We have been certified by Tricorona since 2016. We offset the carbon emissions of the entire operation and assume responsibility for climate impact resulting from our operations including business travel as well as premises and energy use. We strive continuously to reduce our impact and compensate for inevitable emissions.
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