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	The SwRI Fire Technology Department is accredited by many agencies including the NSF International Strategic Registrations.

Accreditation. acceptance, and/or recognition of the Fire Technology Department at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) as an independent testing laboratory and/or inspection agency has been received from:

• NSF International Strategic Registrations, Ltd. in accordance with ISO 9001:2008

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory under OSHA's NRTL Program (Docket No. NRTL-3-90)

• International Accreditation Service (IAS) as a Testing Laboratory in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025 (Certificate No. TL-214)

• International Accreditation Service (IAS) as an Inspection Agency in accordance with ISO/IEC 17020 (Certificate No. AA-665)

• United States Coast Guard (USCG)

• CAL FIRE Department of Forestry & Fire Protection, Office of the State Fire Marshal Fire Engineering Division, Building Materials Listing (BML) Program – Type A-1 Testing Laboratory and Third-Party Inspection Agency, also approved to perform tests for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) areas and flammability tests under OSFM’s Flame Retardant Program

• City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, Materials Control Section – TA23337

• City of New York, NYC MEA Registration No. 11-69-L

• New York Department of State – Fire Prevention and Control

• State of New York – Division of Housing and Community Renewal

• Florida Department of Community Affairs, Building Codes and Standards - Product Testing Laboratory (FBC Organization Number TST2561) and Product Quality Assurance Entity (FBC Organization Number QUA2563)

• Miami-Dade County, Building Code Compliance Office – Laboratory Certificate No. 07-0713.0

• Ohio Department of Commerce – Board of Building Standards

• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

• District of Columbia

• Texas State Board of Insurance

• Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

• Approved supplier of fire testing and research services procured by Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in support of LANL’s weapons projects/programs. Approval criteria based on Department of Energy, Quality Criteria, DOE/AL (QC-1), Revision 10.

• Defense Industrial Supply Center (DISC)

• General Services Administration (GSA)

• United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

• American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)

• National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) – based on IAS accreditation, through APLAC and ILAC Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRAs)

• American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) – based on IAS accreditation, through APLAC and ILAC Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRAs)

Internationally, the Fire Technology Department has been recognized by:

• Det Norske Veritas (DNV)

• Explosives and Dangerous Goods Division of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) of New Zealand

• International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC)

• International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)

• Lloyd's Register of Shipping

• Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) – based on IAS accreditation and IAS MRA with APLAC

• International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) – based on IAS accreditation and IAS MRA with ILAC

• Recognized as an Accredited Certification Body by the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Interior Dubai Civil Defense

For more information about our fire technology services, capabilities, accreditations, acceptances, recognitions, or how you can contract with SwRI, please call (210) 522-2311 or e-mail fire-info@swri.org.

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Southwest Research Institute^® (SwRI^®), headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is a multidisciplinary, independent, nonprofit, applied engineering and physical sciences research and development organization with 11 technical divisions.

February 06, 2012