Flammability and Fire Testing Services Specifications

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Capabilities

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	Testing / Simulation		Company evaluates existing in-service or newly fabricated products through environmental exposure testing, dynamics testing, nondestructive testing (NDT), visual inspection, chemical analysis, structural material testing or other specialized test methods.
	Certification		Certification services providers verify that the company's products, parts, services, process, quality system or procedures comply with or conform to industrial, OEM specific or third party standards.
	Component / Product Comparison		Company compares the performance of components or products.
	Consulting / Training		Company offers training and consulting related to testing, inspection, test methods or techniques, regulations, regulatory impact, and/or the registration process.
	Field Evaluation / On-site Inspection		Company provides field evaluations or on-site inspections at the supplier's facility or at the site of the supplier's activity.
	Proficiency Testing		Company provides umpire or proficiency testing services. These evaluations compare the test results of the same sample, which have been tested by different laboratories. Umpire assayers or referee testers compare the two or more other labs results to their own rigorous internal assays or tests. Interlaboratory comparisons, round robins or proficiency testing services are a valuable continuous improvement tool that translates into improved measurement quality.
	Qualification / Commissioning		Company provides qualification or commissioning assessments.  Large facilities, capital equipment, or production plants may require an external third party evaluation before the project or facility is accepted.
	Research and Development		Research and development (R&D) services perform original investigations (research) to gain new knowledge, and/or apply research findings to create new or significantly improved products or processes (development).
	Test Development		Company develops tests and protocols for custom or proprietary parts and systems.
	Test Fixtures / Equipment		Company offers design and fabrication services, test fixtures, test equipment, or test facilities for specific applications.
	Test Panel / Sample Prep		Test panel and sample preparation services simulate the effects of various products (paint, coatings, lubricants, etc.), upon test samples. These companies are generally used when it is not feasible to test the effects items would have on complete products or systems.
	Witness / Review		Witness capability indicates the supplier, laboratory or certification authority has to the ability to witness that tests or inspections performed by the manufacturer or second party for the manufacturer at the manufacturer’s site or in the field comply with the required procedures and standards.   Review capability indicates that the supplier, laboratory or certification authority provide an evaluation of the test afterwards to assure the test were done to the required standards.
	Specialty / Other		Other unlisted capabilities.
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Materials

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	Components / Parts		Company evaluates, provides testing or related services at the component or part level.
	Products		Company evaluates, provides testing or related services at the finished product level.
	Capital Equipment		Companies evaluate and provide testing, inspection, or related services for large machinery, plant product systems, and capital equipment such as paper mill machines, rolling mills, extruders, semiconductor fab tools, and other critical production equipment.
	Facilities / Capital Equipment		Company evaluates, provides testing, inspection or related services for facilities or buildings, building systems, structures and large capital equipment.
	Samples		Company evaluates, provides testing or related services for test panels or samples taken from a part, product, or facility; or fabricated to simulate a product sub-system.
	Other		Company provides testing or related services at an unlisted or specialized level or form factor.
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Services

	Services Offered
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	Back Flow		Supplier can test backflow in fire sprinkler systems.
	Explosivity		Supplier can test the explosivity or rapid combustion of a powder, dust, vapor, gas, fuel, or solvent.
	Explosive Atmosphere / Intrinsic Safety		Products, component or equipment testing including suitability for application an explosive atmosphere or intrinsic safety assessment.
	Extinguishing Test		Supplier can evaluate the effectiveness of a product or material in putting out a fire or flame. Fire extinguisher testing services would fall under this capability.
	Fire Characteristics / Flammability Testing		Companies perform fire characteristics testing for flame and heat resistance, smoke development, and the toxicity of combustible products.
	Fire Penetration / Stopping		Companies perform fire characteristics testing for a products ability to stop the spread of a flame from reaching other combustible products. Intumescent, mineral wool or refractory are types of fire stopping materials tested.
	Smoke Density / Generation		Companies perform smoke development and smoke density from combustible products.
	Specialty		Other unlisted or specialty services.
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	Test / Certify To:
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	ASTM		The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) establishes standards for protective equipment. ASTM-certified means the product complies with certain design specifications for safety.
	CFR		Supplier can test to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) standards for fire testing.
	CPSC		Fire testing services to Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) standards.
	ISO		ISO includes any of the variety or ISO certifications such ISO 7779, ISO 9000 (1994), ISO 9001: 2000, ISO 13485, ISO 14000, ISO 17020 or ISO 17025.  ISO 7779 is concerned with acoustics, measurement of airborne noise emitted by information technology and telecommunications equipment.  ISO 9001: 2000 sets out the requirements for a company's quality management systems. These standards range from manufacturing to services including design and development, production, installation and servicing. ISO 9001: 2000 standards have replaced the 1994 ISO 9000 standards.  ISO 13485 is concerned with medical devices, quality management systems and requirements for regulatory purposes.  ISO 14000 is primarily concerned with "environmental management." This means what the organization does to minimize harmful effects on the environment caused by its activities, and continually to improve its environmental performance.  ISO 17025 outlines the general requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. ISO 17020 outlines the general requirements for the competence of inspector or inspection bodies.
	NFPA		Supplier tests products to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards.
	NRC		Tests or certifications in accordance with Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) standards or guidelines.
	NRTL Mark (UL, CSA, TUV, etc.)		Suppliers certify or test to UL, ETL, CSA or other NRTL standards required to obtain an NRTL Mark. The laboratory can issue an NRTL mark, if the laboratory is part of an NRTL or is an authorized agent of an NRTL. The UL Mark denotes that Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) has found that samples of the product met UL's safety requirements. These requirements are primarily based on UL's published Standards for Safety.  The CSA Mark may appear alone or with indicators. If it appears alone, it means that the product is certified for the Canadian market, to the applicable Canadian standards. If this Mark appears with the indicator "C and US" or "NRTL/C" it means that the product is certified for both the U.S. and Canadian markets, to the applicable U.S. and Canadian standards.  The cUL Mark is applied to products for the Canadian market. Products with this type of mark have been evaluated to Canadian safety requirements.  The ETL Listed Mark is the legal equivalent of the UL Listed and CSA Listed Marks throughout the United States and Canada.  For over 100 years, dating back to Thomas Edison’s Electrical Testing Laboratories (ETL), “ETL” has been a leader in electrical safety compliance. A product bearing the ETL Listed Mark is determined to have met the minimum requirements of prescribed product safety standards. A product bearing the ETL Sanitation Mark signifies that product has met the applicable ANSI/NSF sanitation requirements.  The ETL Verified Mark indicates that a product has been performance tested to verify marketing claims, demonstrate quality or compare to competitive products.  The Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) is a part of OSHA’s Directorate of Science, Technology, and Medicine. The program recognizes private sector organizations as NRTL, and recognition signifies that an organization has met the necessary qualifications specified in the regulations for the program. The NRTL determines that specific equipment and materials ("products") meet consensus-based standards of safety to provide the assurance, required by OSHA, that these products are safe for use in the U.S. workplace. UL, CSA, TUV, CCL are examples of NRTLs.  NRTLs use their specific “marks” (e.g., UL, S Mark, CSA, etc.) to certify products.  NRTLs publish standards that other laboratories use to test and qualify products to.
	MIL-SPEC		MIL-SPEC is a specification that military agencies use for the procurement of military supplies, equipment, and services.
	Other		Other unlisted certifications
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Industry Applications

	Industry Applications:
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	Appliances		Company tests commercial appliances.
	Aerospace / Avionics		Company tests aerospace and avionics products.
	Automotive		Company tests automotive parts or products such as tires, seals, gaskets, etc.
	Alternative / Renewable Energy		Companies evaluated alternative or renewable energy products such as fuel cells, photovoltaics or PV cells, solar power systems, wind turbines, hydro turbines, and flywheel power systems.
	Battery / Energy Products		Company tests energy storage or generation products such as battery parts, fuel cells, photovoltaic power supplies, and generators.
	Building & Construction		Company tests building and construction components, products, equipment, facilities, buildings, installations, repairs and other services.
	Coatings / Paint		Company tests the qualities of coatings and paints.
	Combustion Equipment		Company tests gas, oil, and solid fuel-powered equipment.
	Consumer Products		Companies test consumer products for safety, performance, or reliability.
	Electrical Distribution		Company tests electrical power distribution parts and products such as circuit breakers, busbars, switch gears, electrical boxes or enclosures, panel boards, power cords, plugs and receptacles.
	Fuels / Gas & Oil		Companies test fuel, gas & oil equipment or related products. Testing ranges from energy content analysis for fuels to safety testing for fuel, gas and oil distribution equipment. The fuel, gas and oil handling products include devices designed to withstand explosions and exposure to fumes and radiation.
	Hazardous Location Equipment		Company tests equipment or products designed for use in locations where hazardous situations are expected. These include devices designed to withstand explosions and exposure to fumes and radiation.
	Health Care / Medical		Company tests health care equipment and medical devices.
	HVAC, Plumbing and Lighting		Company tests test plumbing and lighting fixtures, as well as heating, cooling, and ventilation (HVAC) products or equipment.
	Hydrogen / Gases		Companies test, evaluate or analyze component, products, procedures or systems for distributing, handling, and processing hydrogen or other industrial gases. Hydrogen related products or equipment could include storage cylinders, reformers, dissociators, manifolds, gas compressors, cryogenic equipment, pumps, valves, pressure regulators, flow controllers, and distribution systems.
	Industrial / Machinery		Company tests general industrial equipment and machinery.
	Instrument & Sensors / Laboratory		Company tests instruments, sensors and laboratory equipment.
	Lighting / Lasers		Companies test lighting and laser component and products for performance, life, reliability, and/or energy efficiency.
	Marine		Company tests products that will be used in marine environments.
	Materials		Company tests the strengths and qualities of materials.
	Motors and Control Systems		Company tests motors, motor drives, motion controllers and control systems.
	Nuclear / Utility		Company tests parts, products, capital equipment or facilities used in the nuclear or utility industries.
	Paper / Plastic Packaging		Company tests paper or plastic packaging products.
	Power Converters / Supplies		Companies tests or evaluates the safety, energy efficiency, and performance of transformers, DC to AC inverters, DC adapters, power supplies or other energy conversion devices.
	Power Generation		Companies tests or evaluates the safety, energy efficiency and performance of engine generators, solar power systems, fuel cells, and other power generators.
	Safety / Personal Protective (PPE)		Companies tests or evaluates safety or personal protective equipment (PPE) components, parts, equipment, products, or systems. PPE includes safety gloves, clothing, helmets, face shield, eyewear, and ear protection.
	RF & Wireless / IT & Telecom		Company tests radio frequency (RF) and wireless products, or information technology (IT) and telecommunications equipment.
	Specialty / Other		Other unlisted industry applications.
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