Third-party inspectors in the vicinity of the manufacturing plants visit the plants at prescribed intervals to verify the products continue to be made as described in the FUP Document and that only authorized labels are used. Some of the entities that use this Program in support of their product certification/approval programs include: Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), General Services Administration (GSA), International Code Council Evaluation Service (ICC-ES), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Texas Department of Insurance (TDI),
United States Coast Guard (USCG), State of Florida Department of Community Affairs, Miami MetroDade County, and City of New York.
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.