Health product declaration
A health product declaration, or HPD, discloses the ingredients of a building product and the known health hazards linked to them.
A health product declaration, or HPD, discloses the ingredients of a building product and the known health hazards linked to them.
Definition
A health product declaration is a standard-format document in which a manufacturer lists a building product's contents and screens them against published hazard lists. It focuses on ingredient transparency.
A plain example
A design team preparing a green building submission collects HPDs for interior products. They read the content inventory, note the hazard screening results and the disclosure level, and file the documents with the project record.
Why it matters
HPDs help specifiers and owners who want to understand what is in a product, and support some building certification credits. They make it easier to ask informed questions about a product.
Common confusion
An HPD is not an environmental product declaration, which reports life-cycle impacts, and is not a safety data sheet, which addresses workplace handling. An HPD also does not certify that a product is safe; it reports what the manufacturer discloses. Check the version and the disclosure level.
On a project
Note the version of the HPD format, the disclosure level and the date. Check whether the product named matches the one being supplied, and who prepared the document.
Quick answers
- What does an HPD show? Product contents and hazard screening results in a standard format.
- Is an HPD a safety certificate? No. It is a disclosure document. Use it with professional judgement.
- How is it different from an SDS? An SDS is for handling hazards at work, while an HPD discloses product contents for specifiers.
Related terms
Always check the project drawings and specification, and confirm requirements with the engineer of record and the local authority.
Questions people ask
What does an HPD show?
Product contents and hazard screening results in a standard format.
Is an HPD a safety certificate?
No. It is a disclosure document. Use it with professional judgement.
How is it different from an SDS?
An SDS is for handling hazards at work, while an HPD discloses product contents for specifiers.
Sources and further reading
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