Listing, Labeling, and Follow-up Inspection Services

Serious safety code violations have led federal, state, and local authorities to strengthen inspection and labeling requirements for many materials, products, and assemblies. Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has responded with an independent third-party inspection quality assurance program that helps manufacturers gain product acceptance.

Identification Mark

When a product successfully completes a series of tests, a quality control manual is prepared based on the manufacturing process. The SwRI service mark is authorized for use on products that meet performance requirements.

SwRI authorizes the use of its service mark on materials and products that meet performance requirements.

Institute staff members also provide follow-up inspections to ensure adherence to manufacturing processes.

Follow-up Inspections

Through its listing and labeling services, SwRI inspects facilities, tests product samples, and lists products. Institute representatives inspect manufacturing processes during production to ensure that approved processes are being followed. Product samples are randomly selected and tested in accordance with applicable protocols.

SwRI Directory of Listed Products

Products in good standing are published in the SwRI Directory of Listed Products, which is distributed to building inspectors, fire marshals, and regulatory agents throughout the United States.

Products that successfully complete a series of tests are listed in the SwRI Directory of Listed Products.

Recognitions

The SwRI Department of Fire Technology is accredited by the International Accreditation Service, Inc. (IAS), which encompasses the three major model building code jurisdictions in the United States, as a qualified testing laboratory and a third-party quality assurance and inspection agency in accordance with IAS Report Nos. TL-214 and AA-665, respectively. The Department has been designated a "Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL)" by OSHA and has been accredited in all major state and local jurisdictions throughout the U.S., including the city of Los Angeles, Miami-Dade County, and the city of New York. The Department has been accepted by the U.S. Coast Guard to provide testing and follow-up programs in support of Type Approval per the IMO FTP Code. Internationally, the Department is recognized by The Standards Council of Canada, Lloyd's Register of Shipping, Det Norske Veritas (DNV), and the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS).

The SwRI Department of Fire Technology is one of the world's largest organizations devoted to fire research and testing.

This flyer was originally published in January 1997. For more information about listing, labeling, and follow-up inspection services, contact Gladys Miller, Fire Testing Services, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Division, Southwest Research Institute, P.O. Drawer 28510, San Antonio, Texas 78228-0510, Phone (210) 522-2424, Fax (210) 522-3377.

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