BS EN 15234-5:2012

What is BS EN 15234-5 -Solid bio-fuel quality assurance for?

BS EN 15234-5 defines the procedures to fulfill the quality requirements (quality control) and

describes measures to ensure adequate confidence that the specification of firewood described in EN 14961-5 is fulfilled (quality assurance).

BS EN 15234-5 covers the raw material supply, production, and delivery chain, from purchasing raw materials to point of delivery to the end-user.

BS EN 15234-5 covers only quality assurance for firewood produced from the woody biomasses

stated in EN 14961-1:2010, Table 1, and EN 14961-5.

Who is BS EN 15234-5 -Solid bio-fuel quality assurance for?

BS EN 15234-5 on Solid bio-fuel quality assurance is useful for:

• Sold biofuels industry
• Quality assurance agencies
• All involved in the supply chain of biofuels

Why should you use BS EN 15234-5 -Solid bio-fuel quality assurance?

Quality assurance is about reviewing the products and processes, primarily through data provided from the quality control records and using this data.

• To provide confidence that products are produced within the required specification and processes are operated as they should be, and
• To assure that over the longer-term either consistency is being maintained (stability in process results) or that quality improvements are making the intended impact

The overall aim of BS EN 15234-5 is to guarantee firewood quality through the whole supply chain, from the origin to the delivery of the solid biofuel and provide adequate confidence that specified quality requirements are fulfilled.

The objective of BS EN 15234-5 is to serve as a tool to enable the efficient trading of firewood.

Thereby:

• the end-user can find firewood that corresponds to its needs
• the producer/supplier can produce firewood with defined and consistent properties and describe

firewood to the customers

Quality assurance measures should establish confidence in firewood through systems that are simple to operate and which do not cause undue bureaucracy.