Specifiers 

• will not accept the relaxations afforded by the new Standard
• will need to issue new, more onerous specifications
• will enforce the independent acceptance inspection clauses
• specifications will vary and may potentially conflict
• the creation of two or three different quality levels for applicators 
• BS 6496 should not continue to be specified for liability and PI reasons

Fabricators - estimating departments

• may receive different finishing specifications for each different contract
• will need to carefully review and cost each specification
• will need to make allowance for the independent inspections

Fabricators - purchasing departments

• applicators can currently work to BS EN 12206-1
• work processed to 12206-1 may not be 'fit for purpose'
• work processed to 12206-1 may not conform to BS 6496
• there may be a different specification for each different contract
• each order must refer to a specific contract specification
• 'standard' and 'enhanced' powders may be required in the same colour
• independent acceptance inspections may need to be organised
• additional clauses will be required for 'non-specified' work
• important to ensure repeat orders are to the same specification 

Applicators

• 12206-1 has much more onerous pretreatment requirements
• 12206-1 has much more lenient application requirements
• some applicators will take advantage of these relaxations
• specified and 'non-specified' work used to have similar quality levels
• now three quality levels - 12206-1 / BS 6496 / architect specifications
• each customer order may have significantly different specifications
• very difficult to ensure that work is produced to correct specification
• complications with 'standard' and 'enhanced' powders in same colour 
• expect significant rise in rejections during independent inspections

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