Florida Building Commission

Product Approval
Program Oversight Committee (POC)

AGENDA

March 17, 2008
1.00 pm

Embassy Suites
3705 Spectrum Blvd,
 Tampa, Florida 33612
Tel: 1-813-977-7066  

Meeting Objectives:

  • To Consider/Discuss Product Approval Program Issues
  • To Consider/Decide on Declaratory Statements
  • To Consider/Decide on Approval of Products and Product Approval Entities

1. Call to Order -review/approve agenda and Jan 08 minutes
Product Approval POC:……………………………………….Ed Carson, Chairman
Chris Schulte, Paul Kidwell, Christ Sanidas, Nan Dean, Herminio Gonzalez, and Do Kim.

2. Product Approval Program Staff Report
Product Approval and Entities Statistics Report

3. Product Approval Program Issues
A. Staff and Administrator seek clarification on the following issues:

  1. On the scope of evaluation report under certification method.
  2. On the scope of certification agencies performing validations without a Florida Professional Engineer on staff.
  3. Staff and Administrator seek clarification on the timeline of the completion deadline.
  4. If any report or installation instructions refer to compliance with the 2001 or 2004 FBC, is the “Affirmation” acceptable.
  5. If a certificate, evaluation, QA agreement or test report indicates a date, what would be the minimum length of time after 10/1/2008 required for document’s expiration for its acceptance.

B. Product Approval Administrator’s Performance survey

4. Product Approval Declaratory Statements
DCA08-DEC-047 by Abe Sacks, Chairman, Structa Wire Corp

5. Ted Berman & Associates Report
Review product approval and entity applications.

6. Adjourn