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Directory of

U.S. Private Sector Product

Certification Programs

Charles W. Hyer, Editor

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FOREWORD

This document updates information contained in the 1996

Edition of NIST SP 903, Directory of U.S. Private Sector

Product Certification Programs. It is one of a series of

publications designed to provide information on national,

regional, and international organizations that participate in

standards-related activities. This directory includes 122

entries on organizations engaging in product certification

activities. Entries describe: the type and purpose of each

organization, the nature of the activity, products certified,

standards used, certification requirements, any accreditation

or recognition by a U.S. or foreign government agency or by

the private sector, availability of services, methods of cost

determination, and other relevant details. Where available, a

representation of the organization's mark is included with its

entry, as well as a pictorial index of all such marks.

The information contained in this directory is based primarily

on information provided by each organization, and therefore

reflects the organization's view of its own activities. Users

of these certification services are encouraged to review and

compare the offered services and to select the program most

appropriate to their needs.

This volume supports an effort by the National Institute of

Standards and Technology to provide information related to

private sector activities in the area of conformity

assessment. It is designed to serve the needs of federal

agencies and standards writers for information on U.S. private

sector certification programs. Manufacturers, engineers,

specifiers, purchasing agents, and others may also find this

directory of value.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I would like to thank Ruth Schreiber at Quality Word Processing

Services in Brookfield, Connecticut, for all the help she

provided in developing the database for this Directory. She not

only helped with the long and arduous task of entering the

data, but also developed the optics methodology for including

the program mark for each program and compiling the pictorial

index. In addition, her help in converting the Microsoft Word

for Mac platform to the PC platform required by NIST was also

invaluable

.

I would like to also thank NIST's Maureen Breitenberg, the

Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) for this

contract, and her supporting staff for the patience and help

provided in converting my submission to the desired format. I

should also like to thank her for the help she provided in

searching the Internet for information concerning organizations

that failed to respond to inquiries.

Finally, and of key importance, I would like to thank all the

organizations that provided information on their activities.

Without their assistance, this directory would not have been

possible. While I have tried to be comprehensive, some

organizations may have been missed. Organizations which were

omitted and which would like to provide updated information to

be included in subsequent editions are invited to send

pertinent information to:

Maureen Breitenberg

National Institute of Standards of Technology

Office of Standards Services

100 Bureau Drive, MS 2100

Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2100

Charles W. Hyer

Editor

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ABSTRACT

This document, a revision of NIST SP 903: 1996 edition,

Directory of U.S. Private Sector Product Certification

Programs, presents information on 122 private sector groups in

the United States that engage in product certification

activities. Entries describe the type and purpose of each

organization, the nature of the activity, a pictorial

representation of the organization=s mark (if available)

,

products certified, standards used, certification

requirements, any accreditation or recognition by a U.S. or

foreign private sector or government agency, availability of

services, methods of cost determination, and other relevant

details

.

This directory is part of an ongoing NIST effort to establish

and maintain comprehensive information on standards,

regulations, certification programs and related topics. This

material has been compiled to meet the needs of government,

industry, and the public for information on private sector

product certification programs in accordance with the

requirements of the U.S. Trade Agreements Act of 1979 and

other relevant legislation.

Key Words: certification; certification mark; certifiers;

conformity assessment; grading; inspection; listing; product

approval; registered mark; registration; specifications;

standards; testing

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CONTENTS

Foreword iii

Acknowledgments iv

Abstract v

Introduction 1

Format of Entries 9

Alphabetical Listing of Organizations 11

Indices and Related Listings:

I. Index of Marks 261

II. Index of Organizations 271

III. Index of Acronyms/ Initials 275

IV. Index of Organizations (Cross-Referenced) 285

V. Index of Products Certified 289

Appendices

:

Appendix I - List of Organizations . that Did Not Respond to Questionnaire . 3 05

Appendix II - Publications on Standards and Conformity Assessment

Activities 339

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INTRODUCTION

NIST's Conformity Assessment Responsibilities:

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a number of responsibilities

related to conformity assessment. In February 1996, The National Technology Transfer and

Advancement Act (NTTAA) of 1995 was enacted by Congress. Section 12 of the Act directed

NIST to coordinate conformity assessment activities of Federal, state and local entities with

private sector technical standards activities and conformity assessment activities with the goal of

eliminating any unnecessary duplication of conformity assessment activities. In addition, the

Office of Management and Budget (0MB) Circular A-1 19, revised February 1, 1998, directed

the Secretary of Commerce to issue guidance to the agencies to ensure effective coordination of

Federal conformity assessment activities. On August 10, 2000, NIST published its "Guidance on

Federal Conformity Assessment Activities" in the Federal Register. (The Guidance is available

at: <http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/nttaa/caguidance.htm>. That guidance outlines the

responsibility of each Federal agency for evaluating the efficacy and efficiency of its conformity

assessment activities. Each agency is to coordinate its conformity assessment activities with

those of other appropriate government agencies and with those of the private sector to make more

productive use of the increasingly limited Federal resources available for the conduct of

conformity assessment activities, and to reduce unnecessary duplication.

According to the Guidance, conformity assessment means:

"Any activity concerned with determining directly or indirectly that requirements are fulfilled.

Requirements for products, services, systems, and organizations are those defined by law or

regulation or by an agency in a procurement action. Conformity assessment includes: sampling

and testing; inspection; supplier's declaration of conformity; certification; and quality and

environmental management system assessment and registration. It also includes accreditation and

recognition. Conformity assessment does not include mandatory administrative procedures (such

as registration notification) for granting permission for a good or service to be produced,

marketed, or used for a stated purpose or under stated conditions. Conformity assessment

activities may be conducted by the supplier (first party) or by the buyer (second party) either

directly or by another party on the supplier's or buyer's behalf, or by a body not under the control or influence of either the buyer or the seller (third party)."

The guidance therefore views certification as one aspect or activity within a broader range of

conformity assessment activities. It defines certification as a procedure used to provide written

assurance that a product, process, service, or a person's qualifications conforms to specified

requirements.

One of NIST's obligations, which is spelled out in the Guidance, is to "work with agencies

through the Interagency Committee on Standards Policy (ICSP) to coordinate Federal, state and

local conformity assessment activities with private sector conformity assessment activities. NIST

chairs the ICSP; assists the ICSP in developing and publishing policies and guidance on

conformity assessment-related issues; collects and disseminates information on Federal, state and

private sector conformity assessment activities; and increases public awareness of the importance

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of conformity assessment and nature and extent of national and international conformity

assessment activities."

NIST and other government agencies are also responsible for encouraging domestic and

international recognition of U.S. conformity assessment results by supporting the work of the

U.S. Government in international trade and related negotiations with foreign countries and U.S.

industry in pursuing agreements with foreign national and international private sector

organizations and any resulting activities/requirements resulting from those negotiations or agreements.

The United States is also a signatory to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement. Each

member of the WTO is responsible for the obligations set forth in the Agreement on Technical

Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement). Among other obligations, signatories must ensure that, in cases which require a positive assurance of conformity with technical regulations or standards,

conformity assessment procedures are prepared, adopted and applied so as to grant equally

favorable access for suppliers of like products originating in the territories of other members.

Conformity assessment procedures are not to be prepared, adopted or applied with a view to, or with the effect of, creating unnecessary obstacles to international trade. This means that U.S.

government agency conformity assessment procedures must not be stricter or applied more

strictly than necessary to give adequate confidence that products conform to applicable

regulations or standards.

NIST's National Center for Standards and Certification Information (NCSCI) is responsible for

many of Article 10 of the TBT Agreement's information and assistance responsibilities related to

technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures. NCSCI serves as the U.S.

enquiry point and is responsible for answering all reasonable standards and conformity

assessment-related inquiries from other signatories and interested parties in other signatory

countries. Such requests may include information on any U.S. conformity assessment procedures,

or proposed conformity assessment procedures used by non-governmental bodies or by regional

bodies of which the United States is a member. NIST is also required to maintain a center for

information on standards and such standards-related subjects as conformity assessment under the

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Implementation Act.

NIST has many other conformity assessment-related obligations. These include operation of the

National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP), which provides third-party

accreditation to testing and calibration laboratories in response to Congressional mandates or

administrative actions by the Federal Government or to selected requests by private-sector

organizations. NIST also conducts research to support the development of standards used in

conformity assessment and carries out numerous conformity assessment-related obligations in

the field of metrology.

HowNISTCarries Out TTwseResponsibilities:

The Department of Commerce has designated the International Trade Administration (ITA) and

the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (formerly the National Bureau of

Standards (NBS)) to carry out departmental responsibilities with respect to the WTO and other

trade agreements. The NIST functions are conducted by the Office of Standards Services (OSS).

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As noted above, one of the primary objectives of the OSS efforts related to certification is to

improve the accessibiHty and use of information on U.S. certification requirements and

programs.

NCSCI, estabhshed in 1965, provides information on U.S., foreign, and international voluntary

standards; government regulations; and rules of conformity assessment for non-agricultural

products. The Center acts as a referral service and focal point in the United States for information

about standards and standards-related information. NCSCI contributes to the NIST's goals of

improving U.S. competitiveness in domestic and world markets and strengthening and advancing

the development and use of the nation's science and technology by providing current information

on standards, technical regulations, and conformity assessment programs.

With the signing of the U.S./European Union (EU) Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) the

need for accrediting private sector product certification programs came into play. NIST, through

its Office of Standards Services, operates a voluntary program to evaluate and recognize

organizations that support conformity assessment activities. The National Voluntary Conformity

Assessment Systems Evaluation (NVCASE) Program recognizes competency in laboratory

testing, product certification, and quality system registration. NVCASE evaluation uses

established criteria to identify U.S. organizations that effectively demonstrate conformance and

capability. The goal is to help U.S. manufacturers satisfy applicable product requirements

mandated by other countries based on conformity assessment procedures conducted in this

country prior to export.

NVCASE recognition provides other governments with a basis for having confidence that

qualifying U.S. conformity assessment bodies are competent and facilitates the acceptance of

U.S. products in foreign regulated markets based on U.S. conformity assessment results.

The NVCASE Program recently recognized the competency of the American National Standards

Institute's (ANSI) certifier accreditation program in support of the Federal Communications

Commission's (FCC) domestic Telecommunication Certification Body (TCB) program. This

NVCASE program recognition allows ANSI to accredit certification bodies as a basis for

designation by the FCC. These TCBs certify products and equipment in accordance with FCC

procedures. Additionally, ANSI provides accreditation for certification programs to ensure that

the marketplace, including buyers, sellers, and public agencies, can rely on the competence of

ANSI-accredited certification bodies for their activities related to products, processes, services

and personnel.

The scope of ANSI's program and a list of all accredited certification programs, including TCBs

(all of which have been surveyed for inclusion in this Directory), will be found on the internet at: < http://web.ansi.org/public/ca_act.html>.

Information on many of NIST's other conformity assessment-related efforts can be found in the

Guide to NIST, which is available on the internet at: <http ://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/guide/index.htm >.

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Purpose OfThis Directory:

As noted above, NIST is obligated to provide conformity assessment information, including

information on private sector certification bodies, under a number of Acts and international and

regional trade agreements. OSS believes that this directory will help to fulfill some of those

obligations and will also aid in recognizing the diversity (and therefore the complexity) of U.S.

private sector product certification activities. This directory should help government agencies,

industry, and other interested parties identify specific programs in their areas of interest.

Scope ofthe Directory:

This directory summarizes the product certification activities of 122 nongovernmental

organizations based in the United States. It includes organizations that operate strictly within the

United States, those that operate at both the U.S. and international levels, and those that operate

as the U.S. component of an international program. The directory includes organizations that

administer a certification program and certify that products meet specified criteria; administer a program using an independent, third-party certifier; or serve as the independent, third-party

certifier for a program administered by another organization.

This directory includes only product or facility-related certification programs. It does not

attempt to address programs that certify, register, or accredit services, professional skills, or quality/environmental management systems.

To address the importance of international standards in conformity assessment activities, an

attempt was made to ascertain whether the program claimed to be in conformance with ISO/IEC

Guide 65, "General Requirements for bodies operating product certification systems."

Information was also solicited on the extent to which quality system registration to the ISO 9000

Standard Series is employed or relied upon in the conformity validation processes for the listed

certification programs. Information provided by the organization on this subject has been

included in the directory. It is important to note that some of the listed organizations provide

services other than product certification. However, organizations were selected for inclusion in

this directory based solely on their involvement with product certification.

Information available on an organization's website to clarify or expand information provided by

the organization to the editor of this directory was included to the extent feasible. An Appendix

of Non-Responsive Organization Programs (Appendix I) provides information obtained from the

websites of major certifier organizations that did not respond to several requests for information

on their programs. An attempt was also made to include information from the websites of all

organizations Hsted in the 1996 edition of this directory that failed to respond to requests for

information for this edition. These additions were considered necessary to furnish a more

accurate view of U.S. private sector certification activities.

An effort was made to standardize the terminology used to the extent feasible to allow program

information to be formatted consistently. However, if an organization requested that a different

set of terms be used in its entry, its choice of terms was substituted. The experience obtained in

collecting information for this directory highlighted the need for standardized terminology,

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consistent with internationally available guides, to be accepted and used in the field of

conformity assessment.

Inclusion ofMarks/Logos in the Directory:

The need for obtaining and duplicating replicas of the marks and logos used by organizations

listed in this directory to identify certified products was recognized during preparation of the last

edition of the Directory. This is due to the increasing international use of certification symbols

and logos, as well as other symbols, to communicate information rapidly. This usage, in turn,

has resulted in a rapidly growing dependence by the international marketplace on such

communication, especially in multilingual settings. In addition, the third edition of the ISO

publication, "Marks of Conformity with Standards" (ISBN 92 67 10090 4), serves as an example

of the usefulness of including the marks/logos in any certification directory.

It is important to note that many, but not all, of the marks appearing in this directory are

registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) within the U.S. Department of

Commerce. Registration with the PTO is important since the Commissioner of Patents and

Trademarks not only assures the validity of mark ownership of marks filed with the PTO, but

also keeps a register of all marks sent to the PTO by international bureaus established under

international conventions for the protection of industrial property, trademarks, trade and

commercial names.

While many of the marks listed in this directory are registered, not all of them are "certification

marks" as defined and registered by the PTO. To explain this situation, it may be helpful to

quote selectively from the definitions for the various types of registered marks and related

definitions contained in Section 11 27 "Construction and definitions," of the Trademark Act of

1946 ("Lanham Act") as amended.

"The term 'person' and any other word used to designate the applicant or other entitled to a

benefit or privilege or rendered liable under the provisions of this Act . . . includes a juristic

person as well as a natural person. The term 'juristic person' includes a firm, corporation,

union, association, or other organization capable of suing and being sued in a court of law."

"The term 'person'... includes any State, instrumentality of a State and any officer or employee

of a State or instrumentality of a State acting in his or her official capacity. Any State, and any

such instrumentality, officer or employee, shall be subject to the provisions of this Act in the

same manner and to the same extent as any nongovernmental entity."

"The terms 'applicant' and 'registrant' embrace the legal representatives, predecessors, successors and assigns of such applicant or registrant."

"The term 'related company' means any person whose use of a mark is controlled by the owner

of the mark with respect to the nature and quality of the goods and services on or in connection

with which the mark is used."

"The terms 'trade name' and 'commercial name' mean any name used by a person to identify

his or her business or vocation."

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"The term 'trademark' includes any word, name, symbol, or device or any combination thereof

(1) used by a person, or

(2) which a person has a bona fide intention to use in commerce and applies to

register on the principal register established by this Act, to identify and distinguish his or her goods, including a unique product, from those manufactured or sold by others and to

indicate the source of goods, even if that source is unknown."

"The term 'service mark' means any word, name, symbol, or device or any combination thereof

(1) used by a person, or

(2) which a person has a bona fide intention to use in commerce and applies to

register on the principal register established by this Act, to identify and distinguish the

services of one person, including a unique service, from the services of others and to

indicate the source of the services, even if that source is unknown. Titles, character

names, and other distinctive features of radio or television programs may be registered as service marks notwithstanding that they, or the programs, may advertise the goods of the

sponsor."

"The term 'certification mark' means any word, name, symbol, or device or any combination

thereof ~

(1) used by a person other than its owner, or

(2) which its owner has a bona fide intention to permit a person other than the owner

to use in commerce and files an application to register on the principal register

established by this Act, to certify regional or other origin, material, mode of manufacture,

quality, accuracy, or other characteristics of such person's goods or services or that the

work or labor on the goods or services was performed by members of a union or other

organization."

"The term 'collective mark' means a trademark or service mark ~

(1) used by members of a cooperative, an association or

(2) which such cooperative association, or other collective group or organization has

a bona fide intention to use in commerce and applies to register on the principal register

established by this Act, and includes marks indicating membership in a union, an

association or other organization."

"The term 'used in commerce' means the bona fide use of a mark in the ordinary course of

trade, and not made merely to reserve a right in a mark."

"The term 'mark' includes any trademark, service mark, collective mark, or certification mark."

The directory includes examples of ALL of the registration marks defined in the Trademark Act.

While the reproduced marks are all employed to identify products certified under the various

listed programs, only a relative few are federally registered certification marks as defined by the

Trademark Act. It should be noted that unregistered marks (often initializations/acronyms and/or

symbols/logos used on letterheads and reports lo identify the organizations that provide product

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certification) were also submitted in response to the request to the organizations to attach or enclose a reproducible replica of all certification marks, service marks, trademarks or other

marks, logos, or symbols used to identify product, process or service program participation. The

PTO also provides two other definitions of interest:

"The term 'colorable imitation' includes any mark which so resembles a registration

mark as to be likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive."

"The term 'counterfeit' is a spurious mark which is identical with, or substantially

indistinguishable from, a registered mark."

The need felt by PTO to define potentially misleading and counterfeit marks may be an

indication of the known and/or potential number of such violations of registration rights. The

potential for violation, the frequent use by certifiers of unregistered marks, and the lack of

understanding of the meaning of various federally registered marks indicate another area where

education and the consistent use of terminology may substantially reduce some of the complexity

and confusion associated with the U.S. certification system.

Compilation ofInformation:

One or more requests were sent to each organization asking for information on its program(s).

Where available, a copy of an organization's previous entry in NIST SP 903 was also provided.

It should be emphasized that the entries in this directory are based primarily on information

provided by the submitting organizations. No attempt was made to evaluate or to validate the

provided information. In a few cases, information from previous listings and/or other sources,

such as websites, was used to complete the entries. Users of listed certification services are advised to review and compare the offered services with one another before selecting or developing a program appropriate to their own needs.

Considerable effort was made to be comprehensive in compiling this directory. Since most U.S.

third-party product certification agencies/laboratories were initially thought to have federally

registered certification marks\ a list of such marks was obtained with the assistance of the PTO's

internet website. This list, along with other related directories, was used to establish a mailing

list. Many organizations were contacted and requested to provide general information on their

certification programs and replicas of their marks.

No attempt was made to limit the listing of certification marks when it was discovered that many

certifiers did not own or use federally registered certification marks. The PTO list did, however,

provide information needed to identify many organizations that administer and/or sponsor

product certification programs outside the traditional standardization community. It is

interesting to note that most of these programs (e.g., kosher food and equipment certification

programs; entertainment software rating systems; and environmental benefits (green marketing

programs) are inspection-oriented rather than test-oriented. Their marks are more directed

towards consumers than are the certification marks that are more oriented to testing/surveillance.

' For example, all laboratories accredited as Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTLs) by the U.S. Department of

Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) must own and license a federally registered certification mark.

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The entries and identifying marks associated with less typical certifiers may help to educate the

general public as to the potential value of many different types of valid certification programs

and their identifying marks. However, the review of PTO registration records to verify federally

registered certification marks could not be used as the primary source for compiling a comprehensive list of certifiers, because (as noted above) many certification organizations do not

own or use federally registered certification marks.

To obtain broader coverage of possible certifiers, this effort was announced in many industry

newsletters, in NIST publications, and in news releases. In addition, the editor sent out over two

hundred copies of news releases to potentially interested sources.

Despite all these efforts, other organizations that conduct product certification type activities may

have been overlooked. Such organizations are invited to send pertinent information to:

Maureen Breitenberg

Office of Standards Services

National Institute of Standards and Technology

100 Bureau Drive, MS 2100

Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2100

Listed organizations are encouraged to keep NIST informed of any changes in name and address, or in the nature or scope of their programs.

Other References:

Additional NIST documents of possible interest, including primers on certification and

conformity assessment in the United States, are listed in Appendix II - List of Office of

Standards Services Publications. The reader is encouraged to review this list for other

information of interest in this area.

Format ofEntries:

Each of the certification program entries is described using the following format.

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Certification/

Federally Registered

Mark OR Other

Identifying

Symbol Used by the

Organization

acronym:

ADDRESS:

phone:

internet url:

location of testing/

inspection facilities:

facilities

accredited/recognized:

program description/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM

subcontractors:

services subcontracted:

certification

availability:

fees:

number of participating

companies:

number of participating

facilities:

FORMAT OF ENTRIES

Received: Date information was received

OFFICIAL ORGANIZATION NAME, IN ENGLISH

The Initial (s) or acronym(s) of the organization and/or

certification program name.

The organization's address.

Telephone number (if available) . FAX: Fax number (if

available)

.

Uniform Resource Locator. E-MAIL: Address (if available)

.

Locations of the testing/inspection facilities used to

evaluate the product for certification.

Names/identification of organizations that accredit or

otherwise recognize testing/inspection organizational

competence.

The principal objectives or mission of the program/

organization as indicated in its response, or in the

organization's published materials.

Date the certification program was begun.

Total certification staff. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: Part-time

staff

.

Information on whether other organizations provide testing

or other certification-related services under contract to

the certifier.

Specific functions subcontracted, including the name(s) of

the subcontracting organization (s)

.

Extent of availability of program participation or

restriction of availability.

Methods used for assessing fees, i.e., using a fixed fee

schedule, basing fees on actual costs, providing service

free to members of the organization, etc.

Number of organizations/entities which participate in

program.

Number of factories/locations where participating products

are produced, assembled, etc.

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CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT categories:

standards/test methods

used:

PROGRAM criteria/

procedures:

program conformance

TO ISO/IEC guide 65:

program conforms to

standard or guide title:

product retesting

requirements:

surveillance testing

requirements:

iso 9000 or other quality

system requirements:

APPEALS procedure:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM recognition:

foreign program

recognition:

mou/mra arrangements:

directory of

participants:

directory of certified

products:

OTHER publications:

Types, categories, models or other identification/

classification of products covered by program (s)

.

Names, numbers or other identifications for standards,

test methods, inspection practices used for the evaluation

of participating product.

Any documented set of requirements for certification

program participation.

Certifier's determination as to whether program conforms

to ISO/IEC Guide 65 " General Requirements for bodies

operating product certification systems."

Numbers and titles of any national or international

standards or guides/documents to which program conforms.

Frequency of any retesting of product for compliance with

participation requirements.

If surveillance testing of certified product is required,

description of the procedures and method of sample

selection and frequency.

Confirmation of a program requirement that participants

must comply with one of the ISO 9000 Quality System

Standards or other quality management system requirements.

Information on whether certification decisions can be

appealed and, if so, a description of the procedures.

Information on whether a logo and mark is used and if

logo/mark is registered with the U.S. PTO.

Recognition of program by Federal, state or local

government agency(s) and information on such agency{s).

Indication of any recognition of program by a foreign

private sector or government agency and identification of

that organization or agency.

Information on any Memorandum (a) of Understanding (MOU) or

Mutual Recognition Arrangement (s) (MRA) or similar

contract with other conformity assessment body(s).

Availability of published list/directory of participating

organizations and details on how it may be obtained.

Availability of published list/directory of certified

products, processes or services and details on how it may

be obtained.

Other information, with document number/title, provided by

the organization related to the certification program.

10
DATE RECEIVED: 7/00

ACRONYM

:

ADDRESS

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES:

AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION INSTITUTE

ART

4301 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 425, Arlington, VA 22203

(703) 524-8800 FAX: (703) 528-3816

http://www.ari.org E-HAIL: hhwong@ari.org

Cortland, NY

Standards Council of Canada (SCO , American Association for Laboratory

Accreditation (A2LA)

.

Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) product performance

certification programs. The purpose is to independently verify the

performance of HVAC products through third-party testing.

1960 ,

13 . NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 0.

Intertek Testing Services (ETL)

.

None

.

Certification available to all US and foreign companies, members of the

organization and open to all manufacturers on an equal basis.

Fees are set to cover cost. Non-profit trade association. Fee

Schedules are available by contacting ARI

.

Over 100.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

22 .

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

Unitary air-conditioners, unitary air-source heat pumps, sound-rated

outdoor unitary equipment, air cooling and air heating coils,

centrifugal and rotary screw water chilling packages, central station

air handling units, positive development compressor and air cooled

rotary screw water-chilling packages, non- condensable gas purge

equipment, packaged terminal air conditioners, packaged terminal heat

pumps, room fan coils, unitary large equipment, variable air volume

terminals, water-to-air and brine-to-air heat pumps, drinking water

coolers, automatic commercial ice makers, transport refrigeration,

reclaimed refrigerants, refrigerant recovery/recycling equipment,

refrigerant testing laboratories, direct geo-exchange heat pumps.

ARI, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards are

used. A published set of standards is available on the web at www . air . org

.

11
PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

A published set of program procedures is available by contacting ARI

.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65,

CAN P 1550 J.

Products' retesting is continuous.

Samples are randomly selected from stock or production. Testing is

continuous

.

None

.

Appeals are submitted to Compliance Committee.

Program has a logo.

EPACT, NAECA , California Energy Commission (CEC)

.

None

.

MRA with Eurovert Certification for water-cooled chillers.

" Directory of Certified Applied Air-conditioning Products;"

" Directory of Certified Unitary Products;" " Directory of Certified

Drinking Water Coolers;" " Directory of Certified Automatic Commercial

Ice Makers and Ice Storage Bins;" " Directory of Certified Direct

GeoExchange Water Pumps;" " Directory of Certified Transport

Refrigeration Units;" " Directory of Certified Refrigerant

Recovery/Recycling Equipment and Reclaimed Refrigerants, and

Refrigerant Testing Laboratories."

The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute has on-line

Directories of Certified Equipment, which are available on their

website. ARI administers over 20 certification programs. The results of

many of them can be found on the World Wide Web. ARI provides this resource free of charge to anyone who would like to find the ratings of

ARI certified products.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: Certification Program Operational Manuals.

12
DATE RECEIVED: 5/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

AIR MOVEMENT AND CONTROL ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL, INC.

AMCA

30 West University Drive, Arlington Heights, IL 60004-1893

(847) 394-0150 FAX: (847) 253-0088

http://www.amca.org E-MAIL: hanly@amca.org

30 West University Drive, Arlington Heights, IL 60004-1893

Various

.

The Air Movement and Control Association International, Inc. is a notfor-profit international association of the world's manufacturers of

air system equipment primarily, but not limited to: fans, louvers,

dampers, air curtains, airflow measurement stations, acoustic

attenuators, and other air system components industrial, commercial

And residential. MCA'S Certified Ratings Program(CRP) was developed in

response to the concerns over product performance on the part of

buyers, specifiers and users of air movement and control devices. The

AMCA Certified Ratings Program assures that a product line has been

tested and rated in conformance with AMCA test standards and rating

requirements. Only after the product has been tested and the

manufacturers' catalogued ratings have been submitted to and approved

by AMCA staff, can performance seals be displayed in literature and on equipment. Currently, AMCA International has the world's only existing

international certified ratings program for air system components. Each

licensed product line is subject to continuing check tests in AMCA's

laboratories. All licensed products are open to challenge testing which

can be initiated by competing manufacturers. Participation in the

Certified Ratings Programs is voluntary and open to AMCA non-members as well as members. AMCA program is based testing conducted by

laboratories accredited by AMCA to test moving, controlling, or measuring devices in accordance with various testing standards adopted

by AMCA. AMCA Publication 111-99: LABORATORY ACCREDITATION PROGRAM

outlines the procedure for obtaining AMCA recognition of a laboratory

as qualified to perform tests in accordance with AMCA test methods.

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

1955 .

2.

BSRIA - U.K. lab and ITRI - Taiwan

None

.

Certification available to members of the association, persons that

maintain a laboratory, and all U.S. and foreign companies.

FEES

:

There is a fee to participate, which is set by AMCA Board of Directors.

13
NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES:

44 .

NXMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9 000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

44 .

Louvers, dampers, fans, airflow measurement stations.

Uses standards that are published in AMCA Publication III "Laboratory

Accreditation Program", and is available from AMCA.

Program procedures are published in AMCA Publication III "Laboratory

Accreditation Program", and is available from AMCA.

N/A.

AMCA Publication 111-99: LABORATORY ACCREDITATION PROGRAM outlines the

procedure for obtaining AMCA recognition of a laboratory.

Product retesting is performed every 3 years except for products tested

by subcontractors, which is every 1-1/2 years.

Surveillance testing is done at 3 -year intervals. Manufacturers are requested to submit units for testing.

None

.

Appeals are submitted through the Executive Committee initially, and if

unresolved, the appeal is submitted to a final Appeals Board.

See mark on page 13

.

N/A.

Fan Manufacturers Association, U.K.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

None

.

None, but the directories can be searched by manufacturer.

AMCA maintains a Directory of Products Licensed to Use the AMCA

Certified Ratings Seal, and an AMCA Directory of Agricultural Products

with Certified Ratings, providing an up-to-date listing of products

licensed under AMCA's Certified Ratings Programs. Both directories can be accessed on AMCA's website by clicking on "Companies and Products

with Certified Ratings."

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: AMCA Publication III, "Laboratory Accreditation Program."

14
DATE RECEIVED: 3/00

AKRON RUBBER DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY, INC.

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

ARDL

2887 Gilchrist Road, Akron, OH 44305, and

300 Kenmore Boulevard, Akron, OH 44301.

(330) 794-6600 (2887 Gilchrist) FAX: (330) 794-6610 (2887 Gilchrist)

(330) 434-6665 (300 Kenmore) (330)434-0004(300 Kenmore)

http : //www. ardl . com E-MAIL: info@ardl.com

2887 Gilchrist Road, Akron, OH 44305, and

300 Kenmore Boulevard, Akron, OH 44301

The laboratory is A2LA accredited and registered to ISO 9001.

Independent rubber and plastics testing laboratory offering

specification testing, chemical analysis, mixing/compounding, R&D,

failure analysis, forensic, market research and consulting services to

industry

.

1962 .

N/A. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 0.

ISO Guide 25 accredited laboratories.

None

.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

There is a fixed fee schedule, fees are based on actual costs, and will

also contract services.

N/A.

N/A.

Automotive, medical, defense industry.

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) , ISO, American

National Standards Institute (ANSI) , Society of Automotive Engineers

(SAE) , Federal, Military.

Conduct product testing/inspection, perform factory inspections,

evaluate quality systems

.

N/A.

15
PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

ISO 9001.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

See mark on Page 15.

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) , Defense Construction and Supply (DCAS)

;

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

None

.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: None

.

16
ALL

AMERICA

SELECTIONS

DATE RECEIVED: 3/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUID" -uE:

ALL -AMERICA SELECTIONS

AAS

1311 Butterfield Road, Ste. 310, Downers Grove, IL 60515.

(630) 963-0770 FAX: (630) 963-8864

http://www.all- E-MAIL: N/A

americaselections . org/

53 testing sites in US and Canada.

None.

To test and introduce new unsold flowers and vegetables grown from

seed.

1932 .

4

None

.

Testing done by independent sites.

Certification available to all US cind foreign laboratories.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 2

The fee is currently $400. Fees are set by the Board of Directors.

N/A.

N/A.

Flowers and vegetables from seed.

Checklists of standards are available through AAS.

N/A.

No.

N/A.

17
PRODUCT RETESTINO

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK;

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

Retesting is not done on a regular basis.

N/A.

None

.

N/A.

Program does have a logo, and is Federally registered.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

None

.

Annual Introduction of AAS Winners.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: AAS Winners Brochure and Proving Grounds Brochures.

18
AA

MA

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

DATE RECEIVED: 2/00

AMERICAN ARCHITECTURAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

AAMA

1827 Walden Office Square, Suite 104, Schauraburg, IL 60173-4268.

(847) 303-5664 FAX: (847) 303-5774

http://www.aamanet.org E-MAIL: webmaster@aamanet.org

27 laboratories are accredited in the United States and Canada.

Not available.

Develop and maintain standards for the fenestration industry that are materials neutral and promote quality products in the marketplace.

Functioning as an advocate for the fenestration industry in the

building codes area and internationally.

1936

.

13. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 7.

No.

The administration of the AAMA certification programs is contracted out

to Associated Laboratories, Inc. of Dallas, TX.

Certification is available to all members of the organization, all U.S.

and foreign laboratories, and to any manufacturer who meets the program

requirements for product performance.

Certification programs are run on a fee basis. Fees are set by the

Technical Director with the approval of the Board of Directors

.

217.

356 .

Approximately 3,500 products. Awnings, hoppers, projected windows,

basement windows, casement windows, dual action windows, dual action

hinged glass doors, fixed windows, greenhouse windows, hung windows,

hinged egress windows, hinged glass doors, horizontally pivoted

windows, horizontal sliding windows, jalousie windows, jal-awning

windows, side hinged inswinging windows, sliding glass doors, tropical

awning windows, top hinged windows, vertically pivoted windows,

vertical sliding windows, skylights, manufactured housing windows and

doors, PVC extrusions, and window and door installer registration.

AAMA publishes more than 80 standards and other publications. These

are compiled in a Publications Catalog.

19
PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

Procedural Guides and License Agreements are available upon request.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

In process of transitioning from the use of ISO Guide 25 to ISO Guide

65. Program is ANSI accredited.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

ISO Guide 25, ISO Guide 65, ANSI Accreditation.

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Components are retested every 18 months; all other products are retested every 4 years.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Component samples are taken every 18 months. Manufacturing plants are inspected twice a year on an unannounced basis.

ISO 9 000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

None

.

APPEALS PROCEDURE: Process allows appeals to the Certification Policy Committee, which is a committee of the AAMA Board of Directors.

PROGRAM LOGO /MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

Program has a logo.

No AAMA laboratory; accredits 27 independent laboratories. Recognized

in various codes and by HUD/FHA.

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

Program is recognized by the Center for Better Living (CBL) in Japan.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS: CBL in Japan, Japan Sash Manufacturers Association, Australian Window

Association, European Federation of Window and Door Manufacturers.

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

AAMA Certified Products Directory is available for a fee of $12.00.

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

Publications Catalog lists the Directory of Certified Products.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: Certified Products Directory, AAMA Meeting News, AAMA Membership

Packages, AAMA CMB-1, The AAMA Certification Program.

20
|approved1

^ONAL

DATE RECEIVED: 7/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

AMERICAN BOWLING CONGRESS /WOMEN'

S

INTERNATIONAL BOWLING CONGRESS

ABC/WIBC

5301 South 76^*" Street, Greendale, WI 53129-1127

(414) 421-6400 FAX: (414) 423-3258

N/A. E-MAIL: N/A.

Greendale, WI

.

None

.

Certification of bowling lanes, pins, balls, and other equipment used

in the game of bowling.

1895 .

8.

Sommer Prey Labs

.

None

.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 2.

Certification available to all U.S. companies and members of the

organization

.

Fees are $50 per hour.

N/A.

N/A.

Bowling lanes, pins, balls, and other equipment used in the game of

bowling

.

N/A.

None

.

N/A.

N/A.

Some products are retested, i.e., pins are retested once per year.

21
SXJRVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

None

.

None

.

Appeals are made to the ABC/WIBC Equipment Specifications Committee.

Program has a logo.

None

.

None

None

.

None

None

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: " ABC/WIBC Equipment Specifications Manual.

22
DATE RECEIVED: 7/00

AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING

ABS

ABS Plaza, 16855 Northchase Drive, Houston, Texas 77060-6008

(281) 877-5800 FAX: (281) 877-5803

http : //www . eagle . org E-MAIL: abs-worldhg@eagle.org

ABS is located in over 180 offices in 87 countries around the world.

ABS comprises three operating divisions: ABS Europe, ABS Pacific, and

ABS Americas with divisional headquarters in London, Singapore and

Houston, respectively. The corporate office is also located in

Houston. This divisional arrangement allows decisions to be made at a local level, providing for cjuick response to industry needs. Each

division is staffed with a complete complement of administrative,

technical and operational personnel able to provide the full range of

classification services. ABS, the classification society, has several

affiliates that operate under ABS Group of Companies, Inc. They

provide verification, certification, training, risk and reliability

services to land and marine based industries worldwide. Among these

affiliates, three subsidiary companies, ABS Nautical Systems LLC, ABS

Group Inc . and ABS QE Inc . operate on a worldwide scale and extend the

range of services provided by the ABS organization.

The United States Coast Guard approves ABS as an Independent

Laboratory. The details of the approval may be found in " Systems

Engineering Division and Lifesaving and Fire Safety Division U.S. Coast

Guard Accepted Independent Laboratory Database" at

:

http//www. uscg.mil/hq/g%2Dm/mse/lablist .html . The United States

Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration

accredits ABS for Maritime Gear certification under Title 29, Part

1919, Gear certification. The Commission of European Communities,

Directive 94/57/EC, EN 45004.

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) is one of the world's leading

ship classification societies. The primary purpose of ABS is to

determine the structural and mechanical fitness of ships and other

marine structures for their intended purpose. It does this through a procedure known as classification. Classification involves the

establishing and administering of standards, known as Rules, for the

design, construction, and operational maintenance of marine vessels and

structures. As a not-for-profit and non-governmental organization, ABS

acts as a self -regulating agency to the international marine industry,

with the mission of promoting the safety of life, property, and natural

environment. The company also has affiliated companies that provide

inspection, certification, verification, quality assurance and

consulting services not only to the marine industry but industries

worldwide

.

1862 .

2078, which includes 442

Engineers and 767 Surveyors.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 0.

23
PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

None

.

Under extenuating circumstances, ABS will delegate authority to witness

required inspections to persons it believes competent and they are identified as Non-exclusive Surveyors, Approved External Specialists

and Service Providers to Manufacturers. These persons are also listed

on the ABS website.

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

General management of ABS is vested in a membership comprising

individuals eminent in industry who serve without remuneration. Fees are set on an hourly basis as a minimum and then calculated dependent

on the type of component, the weight of material and the size, tonnage

and horsepower. The Board of Directors approves final fee schedule.

23,400.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

;

As of July 2000, 3300 individual components carried Product Design

Assessment and over 11,000 vessels were classed with ABS.

Classification involves the certification of the individual components

and main and auxiliary machinery of Ships, tugs, barges, yachts, mobile

offshore drilling units, fixed offshore structures, containers, cranes,

cargo handling equipment, engines, industrial systems, machinery and

materials; and, the classification of the completed system.

ABS publishes more than sixty (60) Rules, Guides, Guidance Manuals and

other documents pertaining to various types of vessels and marine

structures. An index and order form can be found on the ABS website,

www.eagle.org. ABS will also recognize other National and

International Standards, such as (but not limited to) American Society

of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) , American National Standards Institute

(ANSI) , American Petroleum Institute (API) , American Society for

Testing and Materials (ASTM) , American Welding Society (AWS) , Institute

of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , and Underwriters

Laboratories (UL)

.

ABS Rules may be obtained from ABS.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

ABS also complies with EN45004. The four major international

conventions that ABS participates in are: International Convention on Load Lines; International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea

(SOLAS) ; International Tonnage Convention; and International Convention

on Marine Pollution Prevention (MARPOL)

.

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

Classification is based on a five-year renewable certificate subject to

annual audit

.

Surveillance testing procedures are in line with EN 45012 " General

Criteria for Certification Bodies operating Quality System

Certification .

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

Program complies with ISO 9000 Quality System Standards. Compliance

with ISO 9003 is required for a company applying for approval as a Service Provider to Manufacturers. Compliance with ISO 9001 or 9002 is

required for a company applying for approval for a self -inspection

process

.

APPEALS PROCEDURE: In case of disagreement, an appeal may be made in writing to the

24
Committee of the ABS who will order an investigation.

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS!

Program has a logo, and it is Federally registered.

USA, Title 46, US Code Section 3316.

Through the International Association of Classification Societies, ABS

is found to comply with lACS Quality System Certificate of Conformity

and the requirements of ISO 9001. Through the International Maritime

Organization, the governments of the world' s maritime nations have

established international maritime conventions containing regulations

for protecting life, property and the environment. Over 100

governments, signatory to these conventions, have authorized ABS to act on their behalf in conducting surveys and issuing certificates.

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) as part of their regulatory reform

initiative, established a task group to identify redundancies and to

determine if the International Conventions and ABS Class Rules would

provide an equivalent level of safety to those regulations contained

within 46 CFR Subchapters. The results of the task group's study are codified into the " U.S. Supplements to the ABS Rules." The uses of

these U.S. Supplements are restricted to those vessels that participate

in the USCG's alternate Compliance Program (ACP) with ABS. The United

Kingdom Marine and Coastguard Agency has nominated ABS to certify

products that comply with the Marine Equipment under the European

Directive 96/98/EC, Attachment A, as amended by European Directive

98/95/EC.

The list of companies with Product type Approval may be found on the

ABS website, http://www.eagle.org.

ABS publishes annually a " Record" listing all vessels classed by ABS

and on a quarterly basis a list of all offices and employees. The

Record may be ordered, and the list of employees is available on an ACROBAT download on the ABS internet website at http://www.eagle.org.

ABS publishes more than sixty (60) Rules, Guides, Guidance Manuals and

other documents pertaining to various types of vessels and marine

structures. An index and order form can be found on the ABS website at

http : // www . eagle . org

.

25

Amfifican

Denial 'iW'i-'i' io.'i AssocialiOM

DATE RECEIVED: 9/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET XJRL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION

ADA

211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, XL 60611-2678

(312) 440-2526 FAX: (312) 440-2536

http://www.ada.org E-MAIL: whallc@ada.org

Chicago, IL

None

.

For more than 125 years, the ADA has sought to ensure the safety

and effectiveness of dental products. As early as 1866, an ADA

committee prepared a statement on dentifrices (toothpaste) . By 1930,

the ADA established rigorous guidelines for testing and advertising of

dental products. The first Seal of Acceptance was awarded in 1931. ADA

Acceptance Program awards the ADA Seal of Acceptance to Dental Drug

Products, Materials Instruments and Equipment if after reviewing

extensive laboratory and clinical data the ADA believes they have

demonstrated their safety and effectiveness. A manufacturer who

applies for the Seal must: supply objective data from clinical and/or

laboratory studies that support the product's safety, effectiveness and

promotional claims; conduct clinical trials as needed in strict

compliance with ADA guidelines and procedures; provide evidence that

manufacturing and laboratory facilities are properly supervised and

adequate to assure purity and uniformity of the product, and that the

product is manufactured in compliance with Good Manufacturing

Practices; submit all advertising, promotional claims and patient

education materials for review and approval by the ADA, and

be in compliance with the ADA'S standards for accuracy and

truthfulness in advertising; and submit ingredient lists and other

pertinent product information for review and approval.

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SXJBCONTRACTORS

:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

1930 .

5. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 10.

None

.

None

.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies, and any

company that markets a dental product in the USA.

Fees are set by ADA to offset some of the operative expenses. A Fee

schedule is available from ADA.

400 .

27
NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING Not applicable, though some 1,300 dental products carry the Seal of

FACILITIES: Acceptance. Of these, about 30 percent are products sold to consumers,

such as toothpaste, dental floss, manual and electric toothbrushes and

mouthrinses. The rest are products prescribed or used by dentists, such

as antibiotics or dental restorative materials.

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Dental materials, dental instruments, dental equipment. A list of

products is also published on the website at www.ada.org.

American Dental Association (ADA) guidelines, and American National

Standard/American Dental Association (ANSI/ADA) Specifications.

In addition to the Provisions for Acceptance of Products by the Council

on Scientific Affairs that govern the program overall, there are specific guidelines or standards, which are published on the website at

www.ada.org. Alternative guidelines are also available from ADA.

N/A.

Program conforms to ANSI/ADA standards, which are published on the

website at www.ada.org.

Products are required to be retested every 3 to 5 years, depending on

the product category. The ADA Seal generally is awarded for a three

year period. Manufacturers must reapply to continue using the Seal.

Whenever the composition of an accepted product changes, the

manufacturer must resubmit the product for review and approval before

it is marketed with the Seal. As long as a product bears the Seal, it

must continue to meet these requirements.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

None

.

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

The manufacturer must provide evidence that manufacturing and

laboratory facilities are properly supervised and adequate to assure purity and uniformity of the product, and that the product is

manufactured in compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices.

APPEALS PROCEDURE: The manufacturer is free to request that the ADA reconsider product

acceptance contingent on new data being submitted.

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

Program has a logo and it is Federally registered.

Program is voluntary on the part of manufacturers. The ADA has no regulatory authority.

N/A.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS: None

.

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

Directory of Participants is published on the website at www.ada.org,

and can be found in the Accepted Products section.

Directory of certified products is published on the website at

www.ada.org, and can be found under Research and Clinical Issues, then

under ADA Seal of Acceptance.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: Other publications are available upon request to ADA.

28
CONFORMS

00

ANSI/AHA 135.6

DATE RECEIVED: 3/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

AMERICAN HARDBOARD ASSOCIATION

AHA

1210 W. Northwest Highway, Palatine, IL 60067

(847) 934-8800 FAX: (847) 934-8803

http://www.hardboard.org E-MAIL: lwagner®hardboard . org

Minnesota

.

International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO) Evaluation

Service - QC agency, and National Evaluation Services, Inc. (NES)

agency

- QC

AHA is the national trade organization of manufacturers of hardboard

products used for exterior siding, interior wall paneling, household

and commercial furniture and industrial and commercial products. AHA

conducts a plant safety program and assists the plants with the

quarterly analysis of injuries data. AHA also administers a quality

conformance program for hardboard siding. Products are tested at an independent laboratory in accordance with Product Standard ANSI. AHA

135.6 and are stamped with a marlt indicating conformance. Participation

in the program is voluntary. It is open to members and nonmembers of

the association. The objectives of the program are to maintain the

quality of the industry's products; and to provide a means by which the

public can have greater assurance of obtaining a dependable product

adequate for its needs.

1972 .

2. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 2.

Program is subcontracted to Twin City Testing.

Testing

.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

There is a fee schedule, which may be obtained from AHA.

Hardboard products-6, cellulosic fiberboard products-4, wood fiber

cement products- 0.

Hardboard products-8, cellulosic fiberboard products-5, and wood fiber

cement product s - 0

.

3 categories of products certified. Hardboard products, cellulosic

fiberboard products, and wood fiber cement products.

ANSI/AHA A135.6 "Hardboard Siding", ANSI/AHA A135.4 "Basic Hardboard",

ANSI/AHA A194.1 "Cellulosic Fiberboard", and ASTM C208 "Cellulosic

29
Fiberboard .

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO-ES) , and National

Evaluation Service (NES)

.

N/A.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

ISO Guide 39.

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Products are retested quarterly.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Surveillance testing is performed quarterly by Agency personnel with

samples sent to contract laboratory.

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

None

.

An appeals procedure is performed when a question is raised, a 3-member

Appeal Committee is selected to hear arguments and render a decision.

Program has a logo.

ICBO Evaluation Service - QC agency, and National Evaluation Services,

Inc. (NES) - QC agency.

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

None

.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

None

.

None

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

None

.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: AHA Quality Conformance Program Licensees, and AHA Quality Conformance

Program Licensees - Cellulosic Fiberboard.

30
DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION

AISC

One East Wacker Drive, Suite 3100, Chicago, XL 60601-2001

(312) 670-5412 FAX: (312) 670-5403

http://www.aisc.org E-MAIL: schlafly@aiscmail.com

At the certified facility.

Building Officials and Code Administrators, International, Inc. (BOCA).

To certify that structural steel fabricators have the personnel,

procedures, equipment and commitment to provide steel of the specified

quality

.

1976 .

2. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 0.

Program is subcontracted to Quality Auditing Company.

None

.

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

Certification is available to all US and foreign steel fabrication,

erection or metal building companies.

A fee schedule may be obtained through contacting AISC or on the

website at aisc.org

400.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

550,

7 categories of products certified: Conventional buildings, complex

buildings, simple bridges, major bridges, metal building systems, steel

erectors, and advanced steel erectors.

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

Evaluation to a published checklist.

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

Program criteria/procedures are published on the website at

http : //www . aisc . org

.

N/A.

N/A.

31
PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

N/A.

Surveillance testings is performed annually.

None

.

Arbitration by 3 people selected by the auditor and the certified

company

.

Program has a logo.

BOCA Research Report .

'

N/A.

N/A.

A list of Participants is published in "Modern Steel Construction" in

December, and is available on the website at http://www.aisc.org.

None

.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: Program Description is published on the website at http://www.aisc.org.

32
DATE RECEIVED: 5/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF TIMBER CONSTRUCTION

AITC

7012 S. Revere Parkway, Suite 140, Englewood, CO 80112.

(303) 792-9559 FAX: (303) 792-0669

http://www.aitc.glulam.org E-MAIL:

Englewood, Colorado

National Evaluation Service, and International Conference of Building

Officials (ICBO) ES

Third-party quality control of glued laminated timber manufacturers.

1964 .

2.

None

.

Third-party quality control - Bob Horlacher.

Certification available to all US companies.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 1,

Fees are based on production, and may be obtained from AITC.

17.

18 .

Glued laminated timber.

Included in AITC 200-92.

N/A.

N/A.

ANSI/AITC A190.1 "Structural Glued Laminated Timber".

Continuous quality control.

33
SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

Specified in AITC 200-92.

None

.

ANSI/AITC A190.1 provides for arbitration and technical review boards.

Program has a logo.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

.

N/A.

None

.

A Directory of Participanats is published in the AITC Membership

Directory

.

A Directory of Certified Products is published in the AITC Membership

Directory

.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS! ANSI/AITC A190.1.1 - 1992 and AITC 200-92.

34
1993 CCA-C 1994

j GROUND CONTACT iJ

LP-22 RET. .40 ^ AWPA C2 & C9

CDE WOOD TREATING INC. INDUSTRY. CA.

ACRONYM

:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

DATE RECEIVED: 3/00

AMERICAN LXJMBER STANDARD COMMITTEE, INCORPORATED

ALSO

P.O. Box 210, Germantown, MD 20875-0210

(301) 972-1700 FAX: (301) 540-8004

N/A. E-MAIL: alsc@alsc.org

N/A.

None

.

For untreated lumber: To establish and maintain standards for size,

grade and other matters and to approve softwood grading rules, accredit

agencies and review the adequacy, competency and reliability of such

agencies. For treated wood: To accredit agencies that audit the

pressure treatment of wood.

N/A.

11. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 0.

N/A.

None

.

Certification available to all US and foreign companies.

Fees are based on the cost of providing service.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

PS 2 0-99, and American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

.

A published set of requirements for certification program may be

requested from ALSO, P.O. Box 210, Germantown, MD 20875-0210.

N/A.

N/A.

35
PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

N/A.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

See Enforcement Regulations available from ALSO, P.O. Box 210,

Germantown, MD 2087b-u210.

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

None

.

APPEALS PROCEDURE: Appeal Procedures are published in ALSO Bylaws and Enforcement

Regulations available from ALSO, P.O. Box 210, Germantown, MD 20875-

0210 .

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

Program has a logo.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department

of Defense (DOD) , North Carolina, and Local Building Code Jurisdiction.

MOC - GOJ.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS; None

.

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

A Directory of Participants is available from ALSO, P.O. Box 210,

Germantown, MD 20875-0210.

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

None

.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: PS 20-99 "American Softwood Lumber Standard,

and "Untreated Facsimile List."

"Treated Facsimile List,

36
DATE RECEIVED: 9/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION

ADA

243 N. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63141

(314) 991-4100 FAX: (314) 991-4101

http://www.aoanet.org E-MAIL: jlweaver@theaoa.org

Performed by independent third-party laboratories.

N/A.

ADA represents more than 32,000 doctors of optometry, optometry

students and paraoptometric assistants and technicians

in more than 6,600 communities across the country and in

foreign countries. The association was founded in 1898 and maintains

offices in St. Louis, MO and metropolitan Washington,

DC. Principal among the association's several missions is to improve

the quality and availability of eye/vision care for all

Americans. To help achieve this mission, the association helps its

members conduct their practices in accordance with the highest

standards of patient care and efficiency; and represents the optometric

profession to government and other organizations related to health

care. ADA provides voluntary product evaluation to inform the

purchasers and users of ophthalmic related products that those products

meet generally accepted standards or specifications.

1990 .

2. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 1.

Independent third-party laboratories. Varies by category.

None

.

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies, and members

of the association.

FEES: Fees are set by the Commission on Ophthalmic Standards and approved by

the AOA Board of Trustees

.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

12 .

N/A.

Non-prescription sunglasses, glare reduction filters for computer

monitors, anti-reflection coating for computer monitors, privacy

filters for computer monitors, contact lens storage cases, suction cup

contact lens removers

.

37
STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

Specifications developed by the ADA' s Commission on Ophthalmic

Standards based on standards developed by American National Standards

Institute (ANSI) , International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

and others

.

" Information for Manufacturers" for each category is available upon

request

.

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

N/A.

Products are retested when changes occur in the manufacturing process.

Random surveillance testing is performed.

None

.

An appeal request shall be submitted in writing to the Commission on Ophthalmic Standards.

Program has a logo.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

" Accepted Products List" for each category is available upon request.

" Information for Manufacturers" for each category is available upon

request

.

" Information for Manufacturers" for each category is available upon

request

.

38
ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PTOPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

DATE RECEIVED: 3/00

AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE

API

1220 L Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20005-4070

(202) 962-4791 FAX: (202) 682-8070

http://www.api.org/programs- E-MAIL: quality®api .org services/quality

N/A.

N/A.

API Monogram Program. The program licenses manufacturers to use the API Monogram

on equipment manufactured in accordance with API's Exploration and Production

Standard specifications.

1924

15 NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 2

None

.

All participating facilities are audited by independent auditors as part of their

application process or on their anniversary date as part of their renewal process

for license.

Certification available to all members of the organization, and all US and

foreign laboratories.

Established fee schedule per license and fee associated with the cost of

performing an audit of the participating facility. The latter cost varies with

the location of the facility. Fee schedule is fixed at: $2750 for the first

license; $1650 for the second license (at the same facility) ; and $550 for the

third and all subsequent licenses (at the same facility)

.

1050

1328

56 Product Specification Licenses covering: IB-Oil Field V-Belting, 2B- Structural Steel Pipe, 2C-0ffshore Cranes, 2F-Mooring Chain, 2H-Carbon Manganese

Steel Plate for Offshore Platform, Tubular Joints, 2MTl-As-Rolled Carbon

Manganese Steel Plate with Improved Toughness or Offshore Structures, 2W-Steel

Plates for Offshore Structures Produced by Thermo-Mechanical Control Processing

(TMCP) , 2Y-Steel Plates, Quenched-and-Tempered, for Offshore Structures, 4F- Drilling and Well Servicing Structures, SB-Threading, Gaging, and Thread

Inspection of Casing, Tubing and Line Pipe Threads, 5CT-Casing and Tubing, 5D- Drill Pipe, 5L-Line Pipe, 5LC-CRA Line Pipe, 5LCP-Coiled Line Pipe, 5LD-CRA Clad

or Lined Steel Pipe, 6A-Valve and Wellhead Equipment, 6AV1-Verif ication Test of

Wellhead SSV and USV for Offshore Structures, 6D-Pipeline Valves, 6H-End

Closures, Connectors and Swivels, 7-Rotary Drilling Equipment, 7F-0il Field Chain

and Sproc)cets, 7K-Drilling Equipment 8A-Drilling and Production Hoisting

Equipment, 8C-Drilling and Production Hoisting Equipment (PSLl and PSL2), 9A-Wire

Rope, lOA-Well Cements, lOD-Bow-Spring Casing Centralizers , llAX-Subsurf ace

Suc)cer Rods Pumps and Fittings, IIBV-Sucker Rods, llE-Pumping Units, 11L6-

39
Electric Motor Prime Mover for Beam Pumping Unit Service, IIN-Lease Automatic

Custody Transfer (LACT) Equipment, llP-Packaged Reciprocating Compressors for Oil

and Gas Production Services, llVl-Gas Lift Equipment, 12B-Bolted Tanks for

Storage of Production Liquids, 12D-Field Welded Tanks, 12F-Shop Welded Tanks for

Storage of Production Liquids, 12GDU-Glycol -Type Gas Dehydration Units, 12J-0il

and Gas Separators, 12K- Indirect Type Oilfield Heaters, 12L-Vertical and

Horizontal Emulsion Treaters, 12P-Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Tanks, ISA-OilWell Drilling-Fluid Materials, 14A-Subsurf ace Safety Valve Equipment, 15HR-High

Pressure Fiberglass Line Pipe, ISLE-Polyethylene Line Pipe (PE) , 15LR-Low Pressure

Fiberglass Line Pipe, 15LT-PVC Lined Steel Tubular Goods , 16A-Drill Through

Equipment, 16C-Choke and Kill Systems, 16D-Control Systems for Drilling Well

Control Equipment, 16R-Marine Drilling Riser Couplings, 17D-Subsea Wellhead and

Christmas Tree Equipment, 17E-PVC Lined Steel Tubular Goods, 17J-Unbonded

Flexible Pipe.

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

All standards are developed by API Committees based on reference standards within

the Petroleum Industry such as American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

,

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) , National Association of

Corrosion Engineers (NACE) , American Welding Society (AWS-) , American Iron and

Steel Institute (AISI) , Internaton Organization for Standardization (ISO) and

others

.

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

See website at http://www.api.org/programs-services/quality for application

package or license renewal package or contact API for information at (202) 462-

4791

.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65: Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE: American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) , American Society of Mechanical

Engineers (ASME) , National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) , American

Welding Society (AWS) , American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) , Internaton

Organization for Standardization (ISO).

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

License renewals are issued for 3 -year terms.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Periodic surveillance audits are performed on a facility for cause.

ISO 9000 OR OTHER QUALITY

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

API specifications Ql is a parallel program to ISO 9001 : 1994 (E)

.

APPEALS PROCEDURE: Any Decision by API to withhold monogram licensing can be appealed to the

Manager, Quality Programs with further right of appeal to API Management

Committee

.

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

Program has a logo.

N/A.

N/A.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMEKTS

:

DIRECTORY OF PARTICIPANTS:

None

.

"The Composite List - Companies Licensed to Use the API Monogram" is published

quarterly, and is available throughout the petroleum industry and can be viewed

on the website at http://www.api.org/programs-services/quality, or a hard copy

may be requested by fax at (202) 682-8070.

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

Individual Product Specifications are available through API for a fee. See website at http://www.api.org/programsservices/quality for further information.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: "Specification for Quality Programs for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry"

API Specification Ql, Sixth Edition, March 1, 1999. Currently 56 Product

Specifications (contact API for detailed listing)

.

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DATE RECEIVED: 7/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SANITARY ENGINEERING

ASSE

901 Canterbury Road, Westlake, OH 44145

(440) 835-3040 FAX: (440) 835-3488

http://www.asse-plumbing.org E-MAIL: asse@ix.netcom.com

Various accredited laboratories are ASSE listed.

Many are ISO accredited.

The ASSE Seal Authorization may be issued only to those products that

have been evaluated and "approved" by the ASSE Seal Control Board. To

obtain authorization to display the ASSE Seal on a product, the

manufacturer shall first have its product tested by an ASSE approved

testing laboratory, for compliance with the applicable ANSI Accredited

Product Performance Standard as listed in the ASSE Seal Procedure Book.

The laboratory must fill out the applicable ASSE Test Data Report Form.

A list of the approved testing laboratories is available. All

arrangements for testing the product shall be made directly between the

manufacturer and the testing laboratory. Any fees for testing shall

also be handled directly between the laboratory and the manufacturer.

Once the product has been tested, the manufacturer may apply for

authorization to display the ASSE Seal. At the same time that the

required materials are submitted to the Seal Coordinator, one copy of

the application form together with the application fee shall be

forwarded to the ASSE International Office for processing. The schedule

of authorization fees is based on the number of units. After the

authorization has been in effect for a period of five years, the

manufacturer shall submit the latest major assembly drawings for each

size of the product for review by the Seal Control Board.

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

N/A.

2.

None

.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 7.

Factory Audits International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical

Officials (lAPMO) R&T

.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

ASSE Board of Directors sets fees.

110 .

41
NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

110.

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED

:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

Component parts to the plumbing industry. Also professional

certification

.

ASSE and American National Standards Institute (ANSI/ASSE) Standards,

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Standards, and American

Water Works Association (AWWA) Standards.

A published set of program procedures may be obtained from ASSE.

N/A.

Program conforms to the following ANSI/ASSE standards: 1001 Pipe

Applied Atmospheric Type Vacuum Breakers, 1002 Anti-Siphon Fill Valves

(Ballcocks) for Gravity Water Closet Flush Tanks, 1003 Water Pressure

Reducing Valves, 1004 Backflow Prevention Requirements for Commercial

Dishwashing Machines, 1005 Water Heater Drain Valves, 1006 Residential

Use Dishwashers, 1007 Home Laundry Equipment, 1008 Household Food Waste

Disposer Units, 1009 Commercial Food Waste Grinder Units, 1010 Water

Hammer Arresters, 1011 Hose Connection Vacuum Breaker, 1012 Backflow

Preventer with Intermediate Atmospheric Vent, 1013 Reduced Pressure

Principle Backflow Preventers and Reduced Pressure Fire Protection

Principle Backflow Preventers, 1014 Hand-Held Showers, 1015 Double

Check Backflow Prevention Assemblies and Double Check Fire Protection

Backflow Prevention Assemblies, 1016 Individual Thermostatic, Pressure

Balancing, and Combination Pressure Balancing and Therroostatic Control

Valves for Individual Fixture Fittings, 1017 Temperature Actuated

Missing Valves for Hot Water Distribution Systems, 1018 Trap Seal

Primer Valves, Water Supply Fed, 1019 Vacuum Breaker Wall Hydrants,

Freeze Resistant, Automatic Draining Type, 1020 Pressure Vacuum Breaker

Assembly, 1021 Drain Air Gaps for Domestic Dishwasher Applications,

1022 Backflow Preventer for Carbonated Beverage Machines, 1023 Hot

Water Dispensers Household Storage Type - Electrical, 1024 Dual Check

Valve Backflow Preventers, 1025 Diverters for Plumbing Faucets with

Hose Spray, Ant i- Siphon Type, Residential Applications, 1032 Dual Check

Valve Type Backflow Preventers, 1035 Laboratory Faucet Backflow

Preventers, 1037 Pressurized Flushing Devices (Flushometers) for

Plumbing Fixtures, 1043 Cast Iron Solvent Sanitary Drainage Systems,

1044 Trap Seal Primer Valves - Drainage Type, 1047 Reduced Pressure

Detector Fire Protection Backflow Prevention Assemblies, 1048 Double

Check Detector Fire Protection Backflow Prevention Assemblies, 1050 Air

Admittance Valves for Plumbing Drainage Waste and Vented Systems - Stack Type Devices, 1051 Air Admittance Valves for Plumbing Drainage

Systems - Fixture and Branch Devices, 1052 Hose Connection Backflow

Preventers, 1055 Chemical Dispensing Systems, 1056 Back Siphonage

Vacuum Breaker, 1060 Outdoor Enclosures for Backflow Prevention

Assemblies, 1062 Temperature Actuated Flow Reduction (TAFR) Valves for

Individual Fixture Fittings, 1066 Individual Pressure Balancing Xn-Line

Valves for Individual Fixture Fittings.

Products are retested every 5 years; Revision of the applicable

standard; product modification; as requested by factory audit.

Factory audit.

Through ANSI third-party certification.

Appeals procedures are outlined in the Board Procedures.

Program has a logo, and it is Federally registered

42
Most states recognize most ASSE " Listed" products, both Institute for

Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits (IPC) and Uniform

Plumbing Code (UPC) Codes, as well as many states codes. Reference our standards and ASSE third-party certification of both products and

professional certifications.

N/A.

International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (lAPMO)

- Factory Audits and Other Joint Ventures, Canadian Standards

Association (CSA) - Joint Development of Standards.

" Seal Listing" is available by mail or on the website at

http://www.asse-plumbing.org. A free booklet is mailed quarterly with

entire listing to those who request it.

" ASSE Accepted Shutoff Valves" is available on the website. The ASSE

Seal Approval Process is a continuous one. Seal approvals are granted

almost daily. The list is updated on the web on a weekly basis. To

check the status of a specific product, contact the Seal Control Board

Coordinator in the National Office.

" Plumbing Standards Magazine," " National Members Newsletter," " Seal

Listing Booklet," "ASSE Seal Authorization Procedure."

43

DATE RECEIVED: 9/00

NOT AVAILABLE

AMERICAN TCB

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES :

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

ATCB

6731 Whittier Avenue, Suite CllO, McLean, VA 22101

(703) 847-4700 FAX: (703) 847-6888

http : //www . AmericanTCB . com

360 Herndon Parkway, Herndon, VA.

E-MAIL: whgraff@AmericanTCB.com

infooamericantcb . com

American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited certifier.

National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) , Federal

Communication Commission (FCC) as a Telecommunication Certification

Body.

ATCB certifies equipment as a telecommunications certification body

under the authority of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

.

June 12, 2000.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 0.

Rhein Tech Laboratories, Herndon, VA, and Washington Laboratories,

Gaithersburg, MD.

None

.

Certification is available to all U.S. and foreign companies, and

members of the organization.

Fees are set by the organization.

2 .

2 .

All licensed and unlicensed radio transmitters as specified in the Code

of Federal Regulations including: land, mobile, marine, low power,

spread spectrum, aviation, scanning receivers, single sideband,

cellular and PCS services (beginning November, 2000)

.

ISO Guide 25 and 65, Title 47, Code of Federal Regulations.

A published set of program procedures are available from Federal

Communications Commission (FCC) , American National Standards Institute

(ANSI) , and National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)

.

45
PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/HRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

N/A.

Products are retested yearly on random samples.

Surveillance testing is required, and the selection of samples are under consideration with the FCC.

None

.

Appeals procedures are available from ATCB.

Program has a logo and Federal registration is pending.

FCC.

None

.

None

.

None. However, information on companies, which use ATCB services,

freely available at the FCC website.

None

.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS; Other publications describing the program are available from ATCB.

46
DATE RECEIVED: 7/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDXniES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

APPLIED TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.

ATS

1190 Atlanta Industrial Drive, Marietta, GA 30066

(770) 423-1400 FAX: (770) 424-6415

http://www.atslab.com E-MAIL: dmontie@atslab.com

Marietta, GA and Winston-Salem, NC

American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) , Federal

Aviation Administration (FAA) , Performance Review Institute, Inc.

(PRI) .

Independent testing, inspection, and calibration laboratory.

1967 .

60 .

None

.

None

.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

Prices are determined for each contract.

N/A.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

N/A.

Any product per customer request

,

N/A.

None

.

No.

ATS's Quality System is compliant with the recognized quality system

standards for the various industries for which we perform testing and

inspection. Testing and inspection services provided by ATS within its

Quality System meet the requirements of the following standards:

47
ISO 9002 Quality Management Systems (Certificate Number: 98-0058);

10CFR50 Appendix B Nuclear Quality Assurance Requirements; 10CFR21

Requirements for the Reporting of Nonconformances; ANSI/ASME NQA-1

Nuclear Quality Assurance Requirements; ANSI/NCSL Z540-1 Calibration

System Requirements; ISO/IEC Guide 25 (ISO/DIS 17025) Requirements for

the Competence of Testing and Calibration; Laboratories ISO Guide 25 - General Requirements for Testing and Calibration Labs.

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Products are retested per customer specification.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

None

.

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9002.

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

None

.

See page 47.

N/A.

N/A.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

N/A.

None

.

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

None

.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: N/A.

48
ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

DATE RECEIVED: 7/00

ARCHITECTURAL WOODWORK INSTITUTE

AWI

1952 Isaac Newton Square W., Reston, VA 20190

(703) 318-1524 FAX: (703) 733-0584

http://www.awinet.org E-MAIL: gcpinfo@awinet.org

AWI representatives call on participant firms.

N/A.

The AWI Quality Certification Program (QCP) , a service available since

1995, offers an increased level of consumer protection in architectural

woodwork sections of construction documents. QCP qualifies firms to

label woodworking projects where required by specifications as meeting

the AWI quality standards.

1995 .

2. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 15.

QCP program representatives may be experienced woodworkers,

specification consultants, architects or other design professionals. In

every case, AWI thoroughly tests and trains them to check for

compliance with the Quality Standards, or as modified by a project's

construction documents.

N/A.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies, members of

the organization, and all manufacturers of architectural woodwork.

Fees include an application fee, renewal fee, and project labeling fee.

350

.

17.

All 17 sections of woodwork listed in the AWI 7'^'^ Edition Quality

Standards

.

Written tests, plant and project inspections.

Program procedures are published in the Program Handbook, which may be

obtained from AWI

.

49
PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

N/A.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO N/A.

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING Project specific program with ongoing inspections.

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING Surveillance testing is performed on an " as needed" basis.

REQUIREMENTS: Participating woodworkers are inspected as a part of the initial

application and approval process. Thereafter work of participants is

inspected during production of the first two QCP labeled projects and

then every three years as part of the certification renewal process.

ISO 9000 OR OTHER N/A.

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE: Appeals Procedures are outlined in the Participant Handbook, which may

be obtained from AWI

.

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK: Program has a logo. The AWI Grade Stamps can still be applied by AWI

member firms and remains a basic - first line - means of quality

assurance. QCP certification provides third-party verification, which

is a higher level of assurance.

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

Program is widely used throughout US construction industry.

N/A.

N/A.

Directory of Participants is published on the website at

http : / /www . awinet . org

.

AWI publication " QCP Participant Handbook."

AWI 1^^ Edition Quality Standards serves as the basis for industry

standards and testing compliance under the Quality Certification

Program.

50
Conforms to ASTMD4236

DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

ART & CREATIVE MATERIALS INSTITUTE, INC., THE

ACMI

1280 Main Street, 2nd Floor, P.O. Box 479, Hanson, MA 02341

(781) 293-4100 FAX: (781) 294-0808

http://www.acminet.org E-MAIL: debbief@acminet.org

Du)ce University, Occupational Health Services Division.

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and other regulatory bodies.

To provide leadership, guidance, and education to individual

organizations and society in general to achieve greater participation

in art and craft-related activities.

1940 .

N/A. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 0.

N/A.

N/A.

Certification available to all members of the organization.

There is a fee schedule, which may be obtained by contacting ACMI.

230 .

Over 60,000 formulations; 20 different categories.

Adhesives, ceramics, chalks, charcoal, clays and modeling compounds,

crayons, drawing/lettering inks and mediums, drawing and writing

instruments, Gessos and painting grauods, markers, mediums, varnishes,

sealers, fixatives, paints, pastels, printing inks/supplies, sculpture

materials, solvents.

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D4236, ASTM D4302,

ASTM D4303, American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z356.1-5.

"Manual of Procedure" may be obtained by contacting ACMI.

N/A.

51
PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D4236 "Labeling

Standard for Art Materials," and LHAMA "Labeling Of Hazardous Art

Materials Act" (Federal art materials labeling law administered by

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

.

Products are required by law to be tested every five years. Program

also provides continual review.

Random surveillance testing is done annually. The product category to

be tested is selected by the Certification Committee and Board of

Directors of ACMI with input from the toxicologist

.

None

.

N/A.

Program has a mark and is going through the registration process.

N/A

.

N/A.

None

.

"ACMI List of Members" is published quarterly and may be obtained by

contacting ACMI.

None

.

Booklet : "What You Need to Know About the Safety of Art and Craft

Materials," and "List of Products Certified by ACMI."

52
DATE RECEIVED: 4/00

NOT AVAILABLE

ASSOCIATED ANALYTICAL LABORATORIES, INC.

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

AAL

51 East 42 Street, Suite 1210, New York, New York 10017

(212) 682-2544 FAX: (212) 682-1940

N/A. E-MAIL: N/A.

51 East 42 Street, Suite 1210, New York, New York 10017, and

200 Express Street, Plainview, NY 11803

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , Food and Drug Administration

(FDA), NYC Dept of Health.

Chemists and Bacteriologists performing testing and analysis of foods,

waters, beverages, chemicals and products, verifying

composition/purity/quality

.

1924 .

6. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 0.

Subcontractors are too numerous to list, since all are specialists.

None

.

Certification available to all members of the organization.

Fees are calculated by hourly worth of job.

N/A.

N/A.

Foods, waters, beverages, chemicals, drugs, products.

Standard methods for examination of water and wastewater. Association

of Official Analytical Chemists, ASTM procedures, FDA requirements, FDA

requirements

.

None

.

N/A.

N/A.

53
PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Retesting is done based on how often they are shipped into this

country.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

Surveillance testing is done occasionally, as requested by importer.

None

.

N/A.

None

.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

None

.

None

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: N/A.

54
DATE RECEIVED: 5/00

AHAM Certification Program

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

ASSOCIATION OF HOME APPLIANCE MANUFACTURERS

AHAM

1111 19"" Street, N.W., Suite 402, Washington, D.C. 20036

(202) 872-5955 FAX: (202) 872-9354

http://www.aham.org E-MAIL: lwethje@aham.org

Cortland, New York

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

Standards Council of Canada (SCO and American National Standards

Institute (ANSI)

.

AHAM verifies performance ratings of home appliances to ensure

manufacturers' claims are accurate. An independent third party testing

laboratory is used under contract to AHAM to conduct the actual tests.

Room air conditions, refrigerator/freezers and dehumidif iers - 1966.

Humidifiers - 1972, and room air cleaners - 1985.

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES:

4. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 0.

Program is subcontracted to Intertek Testing Services (ITS)

Administration of programs is subcontracted out.

Certification available to all members of the organization, and all US

and foreign companies

.

Fees are set in accordance with volume shipment and a fee schedule may

be obtained by calling AHAM.

50.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

60 .

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

Room air conditioners, refrigerator/freezers, dehumidif iers,

humidifiers, and room air cleaners.

AHAM standards are used in programs and are available by calling AHAM.

Program procedures are available by calling AHAM.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE;

N/A.

American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z34.1 "Third-Party

Certification Programs for Products."

55
PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

Products are retested yearly.

Surveillance testing is done by random selections at manufacturers'

warehouse each year.

None

.

Appeals may be made through AHAM Major Appliance Engineering Council.

Program has a logo, and it is Federally registered.

Department of Energy (DOE) , Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

.

N/A.

N/A.

The Directory of Participants is included in " Brochure on AHAM

Certification Programs and Procedural Guides for Each Program" is

available for $7.50 each by calling AHAM.

Directory of Certified Products is published twice a year and is

included in " Brochure on AHAM Certification Programs and Procedural

Guides for Each Program" is available for $7.50 each by calling AHAM.

Brochures on AHAM Certification Programs and Procedural Guides for each

program may be obtained from AHAM.

56
DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICAN INDEPENDENT

LABORATORIES FOR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT TESTING

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 1.

ANAIL FOR PET

2009 Route 130, Burlington, NJ 08016-1402

(609) 387-3404 FAX: (609) 387-3406

N/A. E-MAIL: RUBBERGLVOaol . com

Burlington, NJ

N/A.

A managed program to assure conformity to standards promulgated by

ASTM/ANSI/IEC covering electrical protective equipment for workers.

1981.

1.

N/A.

N/A.

Certification available to all members of the association.

The Association Accreditation Committee sets a fee schedule.

34 .

N/A.

Electrical protective equipment for workers, e.g., rubber insulating

gloves, blankets, sleeves, footwear line hose, covers, hard hats,

liveline tools, aerial lift trucks, insulating plastic guard, matting.

A published list of standards used in the program may be obtained from

the Association.

N/A.

N/A.

ANSI Z34.1: 1993 Third-Party Certification Programs for Products,

Processes and Services.

57
PRODUCT RETESTINO

REQUIREMENTS

:

N/A.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

N/A.

N/A.

Appeals Procedures are outlined in the Association Bylaws. Contact

Association for a copy.

Program has a logo.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

A Directory of Participants is available from the Association office

A Directory of Certified Products is available from the Association

office

.

N/A.

58
ACRONYM

:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

DATE RECEIVED: 5/00

AUTOMATED TEST LABS, INC.

ATL

4 850 Rhawn Street, Philadelphia, PA 19136

(215) 331-3530 FAX: (215) 331-0508

http://www.atl-inc.com E-MAIL: erosenberg@atl-inc.com

4850 Rhawn Street, Philadelphia, PA 19136.

International Safe Transit Association (ISTA) , Underwriters

Laboratories (UL) for witness testing.

Private third-party certification of Heating, Ventilation and AirConditioning (HVAC/R) and other equipment, and package testing

certification to International Safe Transit Association ISTA.

1983 .

10. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF:

None

.

None

Certification is available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

None

.

1

.

1

Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC/R) equipment, systems

and components, and packaging.

Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Institute (ARI) , American Society of

Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (ASHRAE) , International

Safe Transit Association (ISTA) - The Association for Transport

Packaging, American National Standards Institute (ANSI) American

National Standards (ANS) , and Underwriters Laboratories (UL)

.

Project Specifications may be obtained from ATL.

Program does not conform to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

59
PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

Underwriters Laboratories (U/L 1995) "Heating, Ventilation and AirConditioning (HVAC/R) " Safety Testing Standard", International Safe

Transit Association (ISTA) "Package Testing Standard 1 lA, IB, IC, ID."

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

N/A.

No.

None

.

None

.

Program has a logo.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

None

.

None

None

60
ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NXniBER OP PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

DATE RECEIVED: 5/00

AUTOMOTIVE LIFT INSTITUTE, INC.

ALI

P.O. Box 33116, Indialantic, PL 32903-3116

(321) 722-9993 FAX: (321) 722-9931

http://www.autolift.org E-MAIL: autolift@iu.net

ETL/ITS Cortland, NY. However, due to the size of the product, witness

testing/inspection is performed at the participants' facilities.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Nationally

Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) Program; Standards Council of

Canada (SCC) ; Registrar Accreditation Board, Inc.(RAB); National

Evaluation Service, Inc.(NES); National Institue of Standards and

Technology's (NIST) National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program

(NVLAP) ; Swedish Accreditation Body (SWEDAC) ; National Automatic

Merchandising Association (NAMA) ; Hong Kong Laboratory Accreditation

System (HOKLAS) ; U.S. Army's Corps of Engineers (CE)

.

To promote the interests of the automotive lift manufacturing industry

and the safe design, construction, installation, operation, maintenance

and repair of automotive lifts used in the United States and Canada.

Began in August 1989 using testing services provided by Underwriters

Laboratory. In February 1993, stated using ETL/ITS testing services.

Administered by ETL/ITS. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

Program is administered by ETL/ITS. Testing must be performed by and

NRTL. The NRTL must sign an Memorandum of Understanding (OU) with both

ALI and the ETL/ITS Administrator.

ALI Automotive Lift Certification Program is administered by ETL/ITS

under contract

.

Certification is available to members of the organization, U.S.

companies, and foreign companies with U.S. subsidiaries. Participants

must manufacture automotive lifts in USA or Canada, or be a U.S.

subsidiary of a foreign manufacturer.

Fees are included in the Participation Agreement, and a Fee Schedule

may be obtained from ALI or from ETL/ITS.

20 .

25 .

Automotive lifts and vehicle hoists.

61
STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

ANSI/ALI ALCTV-1998 and Certification Program Procedures Guides (both

available from ALI)

.

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

Copies of the " Participation Agreement" and " Program Procedural

Guide" are available from ALI

.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

Program has qualified for American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

Accreditation, application is pending.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

ANSI/ALI ALCTV-1998 " Safety Requirements for the Construction Testing

and Validation of Automotive Lifts."

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

Products are retested every five years, or when critical components are modified. ALL modifications must be reported to the Administrator.

Program requires " Factory Surveillance" on a quarterly basis by

Administrator to verify conformity, but product testing is not

performed during surveillance.

Quality control system requirements are contained in ANSI/ALI ALCTV1998 and in the " Program Procedural Guide."

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

Contained in Section 6 of " Program Procedural Guide.- Includes written

appeal; retest within 3 0 days; arbitration of appeal; etc.

Program has a logo, which is Federally registered, and registration is

approved in Canada, pending a Public Review.

Accepted by state inspectors in most states; ANSI accreditation

pending

.

Accepted by inspectors in most provinces in Canada; Program permits the

ETL/ITS Administrator to test for compliance to foreign

standards/requirements - e.g., for CE Mark approval in the EU and

electrical requirements in Canada.

The NRTL must sign an MOU with both ALI and the ETL/ITS Administrator.

A Directory of Participants may be obtained from the ALI website at

http://www.ali-directory.org. Printed versions of the directory may be

obtained through ALI

.

A Directory of Certified Products may be obtained from the ALI website

at http://wWW.ali-direCtOry.org. The directory is continuously

updated.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS! None

.

62
DATE RECEIVED: 6/

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURERS EQUIPMENT

COMPLIANCE AGENCY, INC.

AMECA

1101 IB"*" Street, NW, Suite 607, Washington, DC 20005

(202) 898-0145 FAX: (202) 898-0148

N/A. E-MAIL: N/A.

Various

.

N/A.

Third-party corporation, which serves as an agent for states and

provinces by providing an equipment compliance program to industry,

states and federal government agencies. AMECA provide services

previously provided by AAMVA.

AAMVA's program began in 1967. AMECA' s program began in 1994.

6. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

There is a fixed fee schedule.

66 .

66 .

70 products.

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) , American National

Standards Institute (ANSI) , Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

,

Vehicle Equipment Safety Compact (VESC) , General Services

Administration (GSA) , American Society for Testing and Materials

(ASTM) , Brake Manufacturers Council (BMC) , American Society of

Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) , Consumer Product Safety Commission/New

York State (NY/CPSC) , MO-AHK-80, KKK-A-1822C, National Association of

Chain Manufacturers (NACM) , Washington Administrative Code (State of

Washington) (WAC) , Canadian Standards Association (CSA) , California

Administrative Code (CAC)

.

63
PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

Application includes program criteria.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

N/A.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) , American National

Standards Institute (ANSI) , Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

,

Vehicle Equipment Safety Compact (VESC) , General Services

Administration (GSA) , American Society for Testing and Materials

(ASTM) , Brake Manufacturers Council (BMC) , American Society of

Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) , Consumer Product Safety Commission/New

York State (NY/CPSC) , MO-AHK-80, KKK-A-1822C, National Association of

Chain Manufacturers (NACM) , Washington Administrative Code (State of

Washington) (WAC) , Canadian Standards Association (CSA) , California

Administrative Code (CAC)

.

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Products are retested periodically.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Surveillance testing is random.

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

N/A.

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

Appeals are reviewed by AMECA' s Administration.

There is a program logo.

Acts as " Agent" for state and provincial governments by providing an equipment compliance program. AMECA is recognized by the U.S. General

Services Administration (GSA) and works in cooperation with the

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

.

Several foreign government national laboratories have been accredited

by AMECA. The countries of Italy, Venezuela, and Columbia require the

AMECA Notice of Compliance for import and export of certain components.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

N/A.

N/A.

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

A Handbook listing currently valid Notices of Compliance and a Listing

of Plastics acceptable for use for lighting are available by

subscript ion

.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: N/A.

64
DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

B

PR 0 DAjBT U C TV S E R V I C E

BABT PRODUCT SERVICE, INC.

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED;

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

BABT PS

5 Cherry Hill Drive, Danvers, MA 01923

(978) 739-7054 FAX: (978) 777-8441

http://www.babtps-us.com E-MAIL: info@babtps.com

Danvers, Ma; Billerica, MA; Santa Clara, CA - TUV PS testing facilities

under contract to labs in Danvers, MA, Boulder, CO, San Diego, CA.

Federal: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); National Institute

of Standards and Technology (NIST) , National Voluntary Laboratory

Accreditation Program (NVLAP)

.

Private Sector: American National Standards Institute (ANSI); American

Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA)

.

To test and certify telecommunications equipment to assure and certify

compliance with FCC regulations.

2000 .

14. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 2.

TUV Product Service, Inc.

None

.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

Fees are based on a fixed fee schedule or on actual costs.

N/A.

N/A.

Unlicensed radio frequency devices, licensed radio service equipment,

telephone terminal equipment in CFR Part 68.

Standards and test methods used are available on the website at

http : / /www.babtps-us . com

.

Procedures are published on the website at www.babtps-us.com.

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

Program conforms to lAF Guide 65 Guidance "lAF Guidance on the

Application of ISO/IEC Guide 65: 1996, General Requirements for Bodies

65
PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

Operating Certification Systems, March 1999," ANSI "American National

Standards Institute Product Certification Body Program Rules", ISO/IEC

Guide 23 "Methods for Indicating Conformity with Standards for ThirdParty Certification Systems", ISO Guide 27 "Guidelines for Corrective

Action to be Taken by a Certification Body in the Event of Misuse of

its Mark of Conformity," ISO/IEC Guide 28 "General Rules for a Model

Third-Party Certification System for Products, " ISO/IEC Guide 39

"General Requirements for the Acceptance of Inspection Bodies," ISO/IEC

Guide 48 "Guidelines for Third-Party Assessment and Registration of a Supplier's Quality System", ISO/IEC Guide 53 "An Approach to the

Utilization of a Supplier's Quality System in Third-Party Product

Certification, " ISO/IEC Guide 56 "An Approach to the Review by a Certification Body of its Own Internal Quality System, " ISO/IEC 17025

"General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration

Laboratories .

Restesting is only required when product has been modified, and

engineering judgement or regulatory requires retesting.

Surveillance testing is performed when complaints regarding the

certified product raise concerns about the product's suitability for

it's intended use.

No.

Upon receiving an appeal, the decision is reviewed by a committee or person who was not involved in the original decision.

Program has a logo, and is Federally registered.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as a TCB.

None

.

None

.

A Directory of Participants is published on the website at http : //www . babtps-us . com

.

A Directory of Certified Products is published on the website at

http/ /www . babtps-us . com

.

Other publications are published on the website at http: //www. babtpsus . com

.

66
DATE RECEIVED:

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

BAKING INDUSTRY SANITATION STANDARDS COMMITTEE

BISSC

1400 W. Devon Avenue, Suite 422, Chicago, XL 60680

(773) 761-4100 FAX: (773) 274-3032

http://www.bissc.org E-HAIL: bakesan@aol.com

Chicago, Illinois.

N/A.

To develop and publish voluntary standards for the design and

construction of bakery equipment. BISSC offers a self -certification

program for equipment manufacturers whose equipment meets the criteria

of the standards (renewable annually) , in addition to a third-party

certification program for those manufacturers having the need for

independent testing of their equipment.

1949.

2 . NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

ETL Testing Laboratories, subsidiary of Inchcape Testing Service.

Third-party certification to ETL.

Certification available to all BISSC members, all U.S.

companies

.

and foreign

There is an annual registration fee is $300 for self -certification

program and an additional fee of authorization fee of $150 for each

model. If the models of a piece of equipment differ in any way other

than size or are to be certified under more than one standard, then

separate application forms must be submitted together with the an additional authorization fee of $150 per application. Multiple

equipment having a different purpose (i.e., an encrusting machine

versus an injector) requires separate applications for authorization

even if such equipment is to be certified under the same standard. If

third party certification is requested, additional fees will be charged

by ETL.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

120-130.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

N/A.

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

Equipment for handling and storing dry ingredients, dough troughs,

mechanical intermediate proofers, mechanical washers, cake depositors,

67
STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

fillers and icing machines, horizontal and vertical mixers, conveyors,

dividers, rounders and bun machines, bread moulders, prefabricated

enclosures and air conditioning equipment for fermentation, proofing,

cooling and retarding, /ingredient water coolers and ice makers

(atmospheric type) coating equipment, cutting and slicing equipment

ovens, caster assemblies and wheels, doughnut equipment, pan greasers,

continuous mix equipment, spindle mixers, liquid ferment equipment,

dough chutes, dough hoppers, dough reservoirs, dough trough hoists and

automatic dough trough dumps, depeanners and delidders for bakery

products, weighing systems, racks, pan trucks and dollies, kettles and

accessory equipment, liquid measuring systems, equipment handling and

storage of bulk liquids and ingredients, equipment handling and storing

bulk edible fats, electric motors and accessory equipment, distribution

cabinets and containers, pie make-up equipment, icing and glazing

machines, coolers for bakery foots, portable ingredient containers,

baking pans, packaging and package handling equipment, particle size

reduction handling equipment, dough forming equipment, cookie and

cracker sandwiching equipment, pretzel equipment, sugar wafer, wafer

and sugar rolled cone batter systems.

BISSC standards.

A publication of Program Criteria may be obtained from BISSC.

No.

N/A.

Products are retested every 4 years for third-party certification, and

annually by the manufacturer for self -certification.

N/A.

No.

There is an appeals procedure, which can be obtained from BISSC.

Program has a logo.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

68
ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY-DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

BAYLOR

P.O. Box 97261, Waco, Texas 76798-7261

(254) 710-3405 FAX: (254) 710-3409

http : //www. baylor . edu/ -Envir_Stu E-MAIL :envstudies_office@bayl or . edu

dies/

Waco, Texas

Accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

.

The Baylor University On-Site Waste Water Testing and Certification

Program is a third-party testing and certification service for aerobic

waste water treatment units. It is provided by the Department of

Environmental Studies at Baylor University to manufacturers of

individual (residential) on-site waste water treatment systems and

equipment

.

1987 .

10-15. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

None

.

Brazos River Authority for Lab Analysis.

Available to all U.S. companies.

Published, set fee structure.

N/A.

N/A.

On-site plants, systems, treatment systems, units, aerobic treatment

systems, wastewater treatment systems, residential units, on-site

wastewater treatment systems.

ANSI/NSF International (ANSI/NSF) Standard 40.

Program procedures may be obtained from Baylor University at

(254) 710-3405.

Primary components of this service include:

Pretesting - qualification of applicant and unit.

69
PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

Testing - official water test protocol and report.

Initial Certification - first time certification for Company including

audit /inspect ion.

Continued Certification - on-going, annual recertif ication with

periodic retesting and annual inspection/audits.

Issuance of Mark of Certification - includes monitoring for compliance

with requirements for use of Mark.

Enforcement - includes annual inspect ion/audit , investigation of

complaints, cooperation with state and local regulators.

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Conforms to ANSI certification program accreditation requirements,

which comply with relevant International Organization for

Standardization (ISO) standards/guides.

Retesting is required every 7 years.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

Surveillance testing is performed through field monitoring and

compliance audits.

ANSI requirements are used. Evidence of third-party registration to

the standard is required and field audits and reports are required.

APPEALS PROCEDURE: An appeals procedure is outlined in the " Policies and Procedures"

Manual. There are complaint forms, a process for review of complaints,

hearings, etc.

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

Program has a logo, and it is Federally registered.

Accredited by ANSI as third-party certifier.

None

.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS: None

.

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

Official listing document is available on the website at

http : //www .baylor . edu/-Envir_Studies

.

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

Directory of Certified Products is revised twice a year.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: Official listing document is available on their website.

c

70
DATE RECEIVED: 5/00

BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, INC.

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

BSI

12110 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 140, Reston, VA 20190

(703) 437-9000 FAX: (703) 437-9001

http://www.bsiamericas.com E-MAIL: inquiry@bsiamericas.com

Telecom Test facility in Littleton, MA.

N/A.

BSI, Inc. is the North and South American headquarters for BSI, the

largest registrar in the world. BSI, Inc. is focused on delivering the

highest level of quality auditing services for ISO 9000, QS-9000, ISO

14000, TL 9000, AS-9000, TE Supplement to QS-9000, VDA b.l, ISO/TS

16949 and BS 7799. BSI, Inc . ' s parent body is a Notified Body for many

European Directives and one of the few, able to offer all of the

services required: product testing, quality system assessment;

Type examination certificate issue; technical file and design dossier

evaluation; surveillance of product and quality system; and

identification of standards.

1979.

N/A. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

N/A.

None

.

Registration is available to all U.S. and foreign companies. To receive more information about BSI, Inc . ' s CE Marking services, call 800-862-

4977 or e-mail: inquiry(t^bsiamericas.com .

The fee schedule may be obtained through the website at

http : //www.bsiamericas . com.

35,500 registrations.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

71
PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDTOES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

N/A.

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

ISO 9000, QS-9000, TE Supplement to QS-9000, AS 9000, TL 9000 - all

ANSI-Registrar Accreditation Board, Inc. (RAB) accreditation

requirements; ISO 4000 and BS 7799; United Kingdom Accreditation

Service (UKAS) accreditation requirements; TS/ISO 16949; lATF

accreditation requirements; VDA 6.1; KBA Accreditation requirements.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

Program has an appeals procedure.

Program has a logo.

N/A.

ANSI- Registrar Accreditation Board, Inc. (RAB) National Accreditation

Program (NAP) , United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) , Raad voor

accreditatie (Dutch Council for Accreditation, formerly the RvC (RVA)

,

Institute Nacional de Metrologia, Normalizacao e Qualidade Industrial

(Brazil) (INMETRO) , KAB, SAC.

None

.

A Directory of Participants may be accessed through the website at

http : //www.bsiamericas . com_^

None

.

Other publications may be accessed through the website at

www.bsiamericas.com and the " Business Standards Magazine."

72
f

z

mjiiij|M BHIVIA

o

z

MEMBER

DATE J?EC£:IV£;D; 7/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

BUILDERS HARDWARE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

BHMA

355 Lexington Avenue, 17'" Floor, New York, NY 10017-6603

(212) 297-2122 FAX: (212) 370-9047

http://www.buildershardware.com E-MAIL: assocmgmt@aol.com

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and Intertek Testing Services.

BHMA uses Nationally Recognized Test Labs (NRTL) by Occupational Safety

and Health Administration (OSHA)

.

BHMA sponsors a third-party certification of hardware products that

verifies that hardware products meet applicable ANSI/BHMA standards.

Under the BHMA- sponsored certification program, manufacturers

voluntarily submit a hardware product to independent laboratory testing

to confirm that the product fully meets the criteria of its ANSI/BHMA

standard. To make sure a certified product continues to conform to its

underlying standard, in- factory audits of the product are conducted

periodically.

1983 .

3. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 2.

Testing laboratories.

Testing

.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES:

Fees are based on compiling and printing the Directories and

Administrative support.

50 .

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

14 .

Door closers, door controls-closers, closer holder release devices,

Electromagnetic locks, delayed egress locks, locks, latches, bored and

preassembled locks and latches, auxiliary locks and associated

products, interconnected locks and latches, mortise locks and latches,

exit devices, thresholds, door gaskets, door gasketing systems. Future

certification program may be developed for: butts and hinges, selfclosing hinges and pivots, straps and tee hinges, and hasps.

BHMA Test Standards: ANSI/BHMA 156 Series include test methods and

also refer to some UL and ASTM standards.

73
PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

The BHMA Operational Manual and Licensing Agreements are available from

BHMA.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

N/A.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

Standards development process conforms to ANSI Canvass Process.

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Product retesting varies,' at least every 4 years.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

The contracted test laboratory conducts periodic tests,

N/A.

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

Appeals procedures are described in the BHMA Operational Manual and

Licensing Agreement.

Program has a logo. Certified builders hardware products should carry

the BHMA certification emblem, either as a tag or label attachment or

as an imprint stamped on the certified item.

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

.

N/A.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS: N/A.

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

BHMA Directory of Certified Products is available from BHMA or from

their website.

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

Same as above

.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: BHMA Directory of Certified Products is published annually and is

available from BHMA.

74
ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

DATE RECEIVED:

BUILDING OFFICIALS AND CODE ADMINISTRATORS -EVALUATION

SERVICES, INC.

6/00

BOCA-ES

4051 W. Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, IL 60478

(708) 799-2300 FAX: (708) 799-0310

http://www.boca-es.com E-MAIL: tfrost@bocai.org

N/A.

No.

BOCA-ES is a participating member of the National Evaluation

Services, Inc. (NES) . BOCA Evaluation Services, Inc. (BOCA-ES) is an

independent, not-for-profit organization which conducts a voluntaryprogram of evaluation of both traditional and innovative building

materials, products and systems for compliance with the BOCA National

Codes. The purpose of BOCA-ES is to develop reports that contain

descriptions of the subject system, together with a list of

conditions necessary for compliance with the model codes

promulgated by Building Officials and Code Administrators

International, Inc. (BOCA) . The resulting BOCA-ES Research

Reports are issued to provide information to governmental units

or agencies who utilize the BOCA National Codes.

1989 .

15. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 5.

None

.

None

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

There is a fixed fee schedule.

250 .

310 .

Building construction products, plumbing products, HVAC equipment,

doors, exit signs.

Standards referenced by the BOCA National Building Code/1999.

75
PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Program " Procedures Manual for BOCA Evaluation Services" may be

obtained through BOCA-ES or by the website at http://www.boca-es.com.

N/A.

N/A.

Products are required to be retested when Code Requirements change.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

None

.

None

.

There is an appeals procedure. Appeals are made to the BOCA Board of

Directors

.

Program has a logo.

N/A.

N/A.

None

.

A Directory of Participants in included in the " International Product

Evaluation Listing .

No, but a Master List of Reports is available on the BOCA-ES website as

is an Alphabetical Listing of Manufacturers.

OTHER PXJBLICATIONS

:

N/A.

76
DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES!

CALIFORNIA LUMBER INSPECTION SERVICE

CLIS

420 West Pine Street, #10, Lodi, CA 95240

(209) 334-6956 FAX: (209) 334-6970

N/A. E-MAIL: N/A

Lodi, CA.

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

American Lumber Standards Committee (ALSO)

.

Inspection of graded lumber; testing of finger joint products;

inspection of treated lumber; chemical analysis of lumber treated for

the prevention of decay and inspect infestation; inspection of metal

plate connected wood trusses.

1953 .

5.

None

.

None

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 0.

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

Certification available to members of the organization and transient

requests

.

Fees are based on each individual member's production.

N/A.

NtmBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

113 .

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

N/A.

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

American Wood Preservers Association (AWPA) Standards.

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

American Lumber Standards Committee (ALSO)

.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

N/A.

International Conference of Building Officials.

77
PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

Product retesting is performed only upon failure of initial testing.

Monthly random sampling.

No.

American Lumber Standards Committee would be called in to do an

inspection.

Program has a logo

.

States and some counties.

Japan

.

Memorandum of Understanding with U.S. Department of Agriculture/APHIS

.

None

.

None

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: N/A.

78
CCbn

DATE RECEIVED: 4/00

ACRONYM

:

ADDRESS

PHONE:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED AUTOMOTIVE PARTS ASSOCIATION

CAPA

1518 K Street, NW, Suite 306, Washington, DC 20005

(202) 737-2212 FAX: (202) 737-2214

http://www.capacertified.org E-MAIL: jack@capacertified.org

Entela Labs, Grand Rapids, MI.

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) ; Nationally

Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) by U.S. Occupational Safety and

Health Administration (OSHA) ; - Approved Nationally Recognized Testing

Lab by Standard Council of Canada (SCO ; CB Accreditation; approved as

a QS9000 Registrar; U.S. ANSI-RAB and Dutch RVA accredited registrar.

Nonprofit, third-party independent standard setting organization whose

purpose is to ensure the quality of automotive parts used for collision

repairs. CAPA was founded to promote price and quality competition in

the collision part industry, thereby reducing the cost of crash repairs

to consumers without sacrificing quality.

1987.

55.

None

.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 28.

None

.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

Fee Schedule is listed in the " Quality Standards Manual,"

be obtained by contacting CAPA for a free copy.

33 ,

which may

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

2600.

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

After market automobile crash parts, including: metal automobile parts

that are primed, decoratively painted, plated with metallic coatings,

or painted and plated with metallic coatings and plastic automobile

parts that are unprimed, primed, decoratively painted, plated with

metallic coatings, or painted and plated with metallic coatings.

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS Uses the following standards: CAPA standards, American Society for

USED: Testing and Materials (ASTM) , American Welding Society (AWS) , Society

of Automotive Engineers (SAE) , and American National Standards (ANS)

.

79
PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

Certification Procedures are covered in " CAPA Quality Standards

Manual," which may be obtained by contacting CAPA for a free copy.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

Lab conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 25.

Parts are retested randomly and quality is monitored via an active

complaint program.

Random testing is performed to ensure compliance with standards is

performed regularly.

No.

There is an appeals procedure, which is available by contacting CAPA.

Program has a logo.

None

.

None

None

Participants are listed in " Directory of High Quality Certified Auto

Parts .

" CAPA Directory of High Quality Certified Parts" is published each

Jan, May, Sept, and may be obtained from CAPA at no cost.

" CAPA Quality Standards Manual;" " CAPA Directory of High Quality

Certified Auto Parts;" and CAPA Website at

http : //www. capacertif ied . org

.

80
DATE RECEIVED: 7/

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

CHICAGO RABBINICAL COUNCIL

CRC

2701 West Howard Street, Chicago, IL 60645

(773) 465-3900 FAX: (773) 465-6929

http ; //www . geocities . com/paris/8 E-MAIL: ssmolensky@crcweb.org

229/

Chicago, IL.

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

N/A.

The cRc certifies and supervises products for their Kashruth

permissibility year round, and at Passover time. The cRc also

supervises and endorses various restaurants, caterers, hotels,

bakeries, manufacturers, and food establishments throughout the year.

cRc provides kosher certification of food products or processing aids

used in food production.

1921

.

37. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 28.

N/A.

N/A.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES:

Annual fees are based on cost of inspections to participating

companies

.

360 .

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

360 .

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

Food products.

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

Jewish religious law.

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

Policy directory published by CRC; Jewish religious law.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

N/A.

81
PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OP

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

N/A.

Ongoing inspections of facilities.

Surveillance testing is performed on occasion and, as necessary,

products may be sent for independent lab testing.

None.

Appeals are made to the CRC Jewish Religious Court.

Program has a logo.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

CRC Kosher Directory of Products.

CRC Kosher Directory of Products, September 1999.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: CRC Kosher Directory and Passover Directory.

82
ACRONYM

:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

DATE RECEIVED: 7/00

CKC CERTIFICATION SERVICES

CKC

4933 Sierra Pines Drive, Mariposa, OA 95338

(209) 742-CERT FAX: N/A.

http://www.ckccertification.com E-MAIL: tracyg@ckc.com

Mariposa, CA

ANSI accredited to ISO Guide 65 and designated by the

FCC as a Telecommunication Certification Body (TCB) for product

certification.

Certification of products subject to 47 CFR certification - type

approval and certification of EU transmitters.

June 2000.

5. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 0.

None

.

None

.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies, and all

accredited or approved manufacturers and/or laboratories.

Certification to 47 CFR 1145.

N/A.

62 .

Al-Low Power Transmitters below 1 GHz, A2-Low Power Transmitters

Operating above 1 GHz, A3 -Unlicensed Personal Communication System

(PCS) devices, A4-UNII devices and low power transmitters using spread

spectrum techniques, Bl- Personal mobile radio services equipment in the

following 47 CFR Parts 22 (cellular), 24 , 25 , 26 , Sc27 , B2-General Mobile

Radio and Broadcast Services equipment in the following 47 CFR Parts 22

(non-cellular) 73 , 74 , 90, 95 , &97 , B3-Maritime & Aviation Radio Services

equipment in 47 CFR parts 80 & 87, B4 -Microwave Radio Services

equipment in 47 CFR Parts 21, 74, 101.

ANSI C63.4, FCC 97114, 00705 (SS devices) ElA/TIA 603, TS31-B.

Program procedures are published on the website at

http : //www . ckccertif icat ion . com.

83
PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO Guide 25. ETSI 300 330 Low Power Devices below 30 MHz, ETS 300 220

Low Power Devices Between 30-1000 MHZ, ETS 300-440 Low Power Devices

above 1000 kHz, ETS 300 328 Spread Spectrum Devices, Other standards

are published on the website at www.ckccertification.com.

Samples are randomly selected. Samples tested equal about 290 of total

certified

.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

Surveillance activities are random - about 220 of total.

Quality system requirements are specified by the FCC as appropriate.

A Committee is set up to handle appeal applications,

auditor in matters of appeal.

Program has a logo, and it is Federally registered.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

.

N/A.

FCC is final

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS: As a CAB for Telecom and as a TCB, the CKC CS is expected to be able to

certify devices for foreign countries which have a MRA with the United

States after the specified "phase in" period.

DIRECTORY OF None.

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED None.

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: N/A.

84
DATE RECEIVED: 3/00

ACRONYM

:

ADDRESS

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED:

COMMUNICATION CERTIFICATION LABORATORY

CCL

1940 West Alexander Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84119

(801) 972-6146 FAX: (801) 972-8432

http://www.cclab.com E-MAIL; info@cclab.com

1940 West Alexander Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84119

National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) ; Federal

Communication Commissioner (FCC) under CFR Parts 68 & 15; Occupational

Safety and Health Administration/Dept . of Labor (OSHA) as an Nationally

Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) to UL1012, UL1459, UL1950, UL478;

City of Los Angeles, State of Oregon, FCC, Industry of Canada, National

Association of Testing Authorities Australia (NATA) . CCL acts as a "network partner" with the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) in

providing product safety certification services under the CSA mark.

CCL is an approved laboratory for the testing of telecommunications

products by AUSTEL, the telecom terminal attachment authority in

Australia

.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CCL is a full -service cert

and information technology

assessment services in the

CCL has been recognized as

(NRTL) by the Occupational

This recognition is for te

acceptance, and certificat

recognized by the FCC as a

1991

.

25.

ification and testing of telecommunications

equipment . CCL provides conformity

areas of telecom, EMC, and product safety,

a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory

Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

.

sting, listing, labeling, approval,

ion under the NRTL program. CCL is also a Telecommunications Certification Body (TCB)

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 1.

None

.

None

.

Certification available to all U.S. companies.

Fees vary depending on product and testing standards.

55 .

32 .

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CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

Products certified are listed under the following categories: American

National Standards Institute/Underwriters Laboratories (ANSI/UL) 1459,

1950, 1012, and 478.

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

Standards and test methods used are listed in CCL Document 50-777-06

" Quality Assurance Procedures" .

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

Program procedures are available upon request at CCL Main office.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

ISO/IEC Guide 25 " General Requirements for the Competence of

Calibration and Testing Laboratories."

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Products are retested as needed.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Under the NRTL program, the equipment is subject to a quality

inspection.

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

None.

APPEALS PROCEDURE: There is an appeals procedure and it is outlined in CCL Document 50-

777-06 " Quality Assurance Procedures."

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

Program has a logo.

NRTL by OSHA, FCC as a TCB, City of Los Angeles, City of Chicago, and

State of Oregon.

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

None, except as noted above.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS: Arrangements are through National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation

Program (NIST) (NVLAP) accreditation.

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

CCL Listed products Directory - available by request to CCL Main

office

.

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

CCL Listed products Directory - available by request to CCL Main

office. Directory is updated when printed.

" Quality Assurance Procedures 50-777-06," " CCL Listed Products

Directory," " CCL Safety Agreement," " Product Safety Test Procedures

50-798-01."

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DATE RECEIVED: 7/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES:

COMPOSITE PANEL ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY NATIONAL

PARTICLEBOARD ASSOCIATION)

CPA

18928 Premiere Court, Gaithersburg, MD 20879

(301) 670-0604

http : //www. pbmdf . com

FAX: (301) 840-1252

E-MAIL: N/A.

Laboratories: Gaithersburg, MD, Ste-Foy, Quebec (Forintek Canada is a subcontractor lab) . Field inspectors with home offices in Portland,

Oregon and Pensicola, Florida. Two inspectors worlc out of Forintek

offices in Ottawa, Ontario and Ste-Foy, Quebec.

National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) (NIST, U.S.

Dept. of Commerce) lab accreditation; HUD recognition (U.S. Department

of Housing & Urban Development) in use of materials bulletins,

manufactured home safety standards.

CPA is a North American organization whose mission is to promote the use and acceptance of particleboard, MDF and other compatible products

CPA was formed in 1997 as a result of the consolidation of the National

Particleboard Association and the Canadian Particleboard Association.

CPA provides certification of particleboard and medium density

fiberboard (MDF) to American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

standards, building codes, government standards and industry standards.

1968.

7. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 2.

Forintek Canada Corp.

Plant Inspections - Forintek Canada Corp.

Certification available to all North American producers of

particleboard and MDF.

CPA Board of Directors sets fees. It is a non-profit program.

26.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

60 .

Particleboard, MDF, laminated particleboard, laminated MDF.

87
STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

ANSI A208. 1-1999, ANSI A208. 2-1994, HUD 24 CFR 3280, HUD/FHA UM 706,

ASTM D1037, ASTM E1333

.

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

Published certification procedures is available upon request from CPA.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISOAIEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

N/A.

N/A.

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

Plant quality control requires checks at least daily.

Products are sampled by inspectors monthly for some certifications and

quarterly for others.

None

.

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

A Technical Review Board that reports to the CPA Technical Committee

and the CPA President reviews appeals.

Program has a logo.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), laboratory is

accredited by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)

.

N/A.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

N/A.

Directory of Participants is available from CPA.

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

Brochure of Services is available from CPA.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS! CPA Grademark Manual and CPA Grademark Brochure.

88
\^ »SIHa l9Ji« 1

Commided la; I

CcBVjniff Pralctlicii 1

Worker HM!lii and WoHore 1

bvinmrnMlai Siewardsbip 1

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

DATE RECEIVED: 4/24

COOKWARE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

CMA

P.O. Box 531335, Mountain Brook, AL 35253-1335

(205) 802-7600 FAX: (205) 802-7610

http://www.cookware.org E-MAIL: hrushing@cookware.org

Partnership with Packer Engineering, Napersville, IL for discounts on testing to standards.

No.

CMA is a not-for-profit trade association representing the interests of

U.S. and Canadian firms making cookware, bakeware and kitchenware. The

CMA represents firms producing over 90% of the cookware, bakeware and

kitchenware produced in the U.S. and Canada. The CMA has promulgated

and published a voluntary standard for cookware and bakeware. The CMA

Standards program is a recently launched plan in which manufacturers

pledge their dedication to honest warranties, quality products, and

respect for the environment and worker safety. A number of CMA members

have placed the Standards Seal on their packaging.

1960 .

1. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

Partnership with Packer Engineering, Napersville, IL for discounts on testing to standards.

None

.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

There is no fee.

24 .

24 .

Cookware, bakeware, kitchenware.

Standards are published in " CMA Engineering Standards Guide"

None

.

89
PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

N/A.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

Program has a logo.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

None. CMA does have a list of General Member And

Associate Companies on its website.

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED N/A.

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: CMA publishes a 36 page Guide to Cookware and Bakeware. This Guide

can be ordered, post-paid from the CMA for a fee.

90
ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

CURTIS -STRAUS LLC

c-s

527 Great Road, Littleton, MA 01460.

(978) 486-8880 FAX: (978) 486-8828

http://www.curtis-straus.com E-MAIL: jdc@curtis-straus.com

527 Great Road, Littleton, MA 01460

Federal: Occupational Safety and Health Administration/Dept . of Labor

(OSHA) as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) ; the

Federal Communications Commission as a Telecommunications Certification

Body (TOO) . Liaboratory is accredited by A2LA, the American Association

for Laboratory Accreditation for EMC, Network Equipment Building

Systems (NEBS) , Product Safety and Telecom testing.

Product safety certification program for certain types of electrical

products

.

2000 .

7. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 0.

None

.

None

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

There is a fee to participate.

N/A.

N/A.

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 1950 Institute of Transportation

Engineers (ITE) , UL 2601-2 medical products, UL3111 measuring and test

equipment, UL 3101-1 laboratory equipment, UL 1459 telephone equipment.

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 1950 Institute of Transportation

Engineers (ITE) , UL 2601-2 medical products, UL3111 measuring and test

equipment, UL 3101-1 laboratory equipment, UL 1459 telephone equipment.

Procedures are outlined on the website at http://www.curtis-straus.com.

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

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PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

Laboratory conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 25.

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS!

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

Retesting is required when product changes.

Periodic surveillance testing is performed by factory inspections four

times per year. Samples are randomly selected from current production.

No.

The appeals procedure outlined in the NRTL Listing agreement, which can

be obtained through Curtis-Straus.

Program has a logo, and it's Federally registered.

Program is recognized by the Occupational Safety and Health

Administration/Dept . of Labor (OSHA)

.

Canada's IC has approved Curtis-Straus LLC for testing to the CS03

standard for all regulated interface types, both analog and digital,

and are listed for Radio Services Approvals in Canada.

Curtis-Straus LLC is a registered test house in Australia and New

Zealand and is an approved measuring facility for the Voluntary Control

Council for Interference (VCCI) in Japan. The South African Bureau of

Standards (SABS) accepts test reports. The Taiwanese Bureau of

Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) , charged with enforcing

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) regulations, has accepted CurtisStraus LLC for testing to Taiwanese standard CNS 13438. It also offers

the Technical Construction File review and certification services of a European Competent Body for some products.

Curtis-Straus LLC has teamed with the British Standards Institution

(BSI) to offer worldwide telecommunications approvals from their joint

laboratory in Littleton, Massachusetts.

A Directory of Participants is published under the Directory of Listed

Products by Curtis-Straus, which can be obtained through the website at

http : //www. curtis-straus . com.

None

.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: None

92
DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DAVID LITTER LABORATORIES, INC.

D/L

116 East 16'" Street, New York, New York 10003

(212) 777-4445 FAX: (212) 505-8419

http://www.dllabs.com E-MAIL: dllabs@aol.com

116 East 16"='" Street, New York, New York 10003

Accredited by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology

and the Canadian General Standards Board to test paint as well as sealants and caulks.

D/L Laboratories is a leading independent testing and consulting

laboratory specializing in providing services to the coatings, sealants

and waterproofing industries.

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

1994 .

2 .

South Florida Test Service.

Fire/electrical testing.

Certification available to all U.S. companies.

No fee schedule

.

N/A.

N/A.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF:

Paints and related coatings and materials, caulks and sealants.

National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) , American

National Standards Institute (ANSI) , International Organization for

Standardization (ISO/IEC) , National Institute of Standards and

Technology (NIST)

.

Testing procedures are from National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation

Program (NVLAP) . Information on certification procedures not provided.

No.

93
PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

ISO/IEC Guide 25 and ISO 9002.

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

Products are retested occasionally.

Surveillance testing is performed according to ASTM procedures for lead

paint encapsulants

.

Program requires compliance to ISO 9000.

N/A.

See page 93.

Accredited or approved by: the National Voluntary Laboratory

Accreditation Program (NVLAP) Lab. No. 100252-0, Massachusetts

Department of Public Health, Naval Air Warfare Center,

Naval Sea Command (NAVSEA) , Department of Defense (DOD)

,

General Services Administration (GSA)

.

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) No. 76005.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

94
DATE RECEIVED: 3/00

^^^^ Testing Laboratories, Inc.

DELSEN TESTING LABORATORIES, INC.

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

DTL

1024 Grand Central Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201

(818) 247-4106 FAX: (818) 247-4537

http://www.delsen.com E-MAIL: info@delsen.com

1024 Grand Central Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201

American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) within the

field of mechanical testing. Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC)

.

DTL is an independent laboratory engaged in the mechanical, electrical,

and flammability testing of engineering composites with over 40 years

experience in the testing of advanced composites, circuit boards, and

electronic materials for the aerospace, automotive, electronic,

and medical industries. STL qualifies materials to various MIL specs

and IPC specs.

N/A.

20.

None

.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

None

.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

Fees depend on scope of work.

N/A.

N/A.

Printed wiring boards, conforroal coatings, printed board materials.

Various IPC and MIL specs.

None

.

N/A.

95
PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DTL maintains a quality assurance system conforming to the

requirements of ISO/IEC GUIDE-25 and MIL-I-45208. Its calibration

system conforms with MIL-STD-45662 , ISO-10012-1, and

ANSI/NCSL Z540-1.

As specified by customer and/or standard.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

See page 95.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

None

.

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

None

.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: None.

96
DATE RECEIVED: 5/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

DETROIT TESTING LABORATORY, INC.

DTL

7111 East Eleven Mile Road, Warren, MI 48092

(810) 754-9000 FAX: (810) 754-9045

http://www.dtl-inc.com E-MAIL: kshelton@dtl-inc.com

Warren, Michigan

Laboratory accredited through the American Association for Laboratory

Accreditation (A2LA) in the mechanical, chemical, electrical and

calibration fields. Calibration department independently holds an ISO

9002 registration.

DTL provides consumer product testing and is actively involved in

sponsoring and administering certification programs for the bunk bed

industry, public playground equipment industry and for F.A.A. airport

lighting. DTL became the sponsor and administrator of a bunk bed

certification program in 1994. DTL serves as an administrator for the

International Playground Equipment Manufacturers Association (IPEMA)

certification program. Testing is performed to ASTM F1487 Standard

Consumer Safety Specification. DTL is an accepted FAA third party

certification source for airport lighting equipment certification. The

purpose of this program is to assist airport sponsors by ensuring that

airport lighting equipment meets the applicable FAA standards for

safety, performance, quality and standardization. Since 1981 DTL has

been an industry leader in juvenile product testing.

Bunk Bed Certification Program - 1994; Listing & Labeling - 1978.

4. ' NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 1.

None

.

None

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

FEES :

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES:

There is a fee schedule

.

Bunk beds - 6; Listing U labeling - 2.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

N/A.

Bunk beds, carriages/strollers (ASTM F833) , full-size cribs (ASTM

F1169, F966, C.F.R.16, Part 1508), gates/enclosures (ASTM F1004), high

chairs (ASTM F404), play yards (ASTM F406), portable hook-on chairs

(ASTM F1235), walkers (ASTM F977), toddler beds (ASTM F1821) , non-full

97
STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

size cribs (ASTM F1822) , and airport lighting (applicable FAA

standards) . Conducts listing and labeling programs for personal

electric heaters, in accordance with UL 1025, range hoods (light only),

in accordance with UL 234, trailer tent assemblies, in accordance with

FMVSS 302. Also conducts product testing for face protectors,

playground surfacing, protective eyewear, sof tballs/baseballs, sports

equipment, and toys (ASTM F1487)

.

ASTM 1427-96 and 16 CFR Part 1213 - bunk beds; UL234 - range hoods, and

FMVSS302 - tentage. Also see standards listed above.

A Procedural Guide is available from DTL.

Certification program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

ISO guide 25-90 " General Requirements for Competence of Testing and

Calibration Labs;" ISO/IEC 17025-99 " General Requirements for

Competence of Testing and Calibration Labs, ASTM E1906-99 " Standard

Guide for General Requirements for Bodies, Operating Product

Certification Systems."

Products are retested based on program requirements for each product.

Bunk beds must be tested quarterly and the results forwarded to DTL.

None

.

N/A.

Program has a logo.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration/Dept . of Labor (OSHA) as

a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL)

.

N/A.

Nationally Recognized Testing laboratory (NRTL) ; Recreational Vehicle

Industry Association (RVIA) ; American Association for Laboratory

Accreditation (A2LA) ; and Automotive Manufacturing Equipment Compliance

Agency (AMECA)

.

" Directory of Certified Bunk Beds" and " Listing & Labeling Program,

Qualified Products Listing" are available from DTL.

None

.

" Directory of Certified Bunk Beds" and " Listing & Labeling Program,

Qualified Products Listing" are available from DTL.

98
NRTL

ACRONYM!

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

EDUCATED DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT, INC.

ED&D, INC.

2200 Gateway Center Blvd., Suite 215, Morrisville, NC 27560

(919) 469-9434 FAX: (919) 469-5743

http://www.productsafet.com E-MAIL: prodsafety@aol.com

2200 Gateway Center Blvd., Suite 215, Morrisville, NC 27560

No.

Certification of products for electrical safety.

N/A.

5. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 2.

MET Laboratories, Inc., which is an NRTL.

None

.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

None

.

N/A.

N/A.

Information technology equipment, medical and dental equipment,

laboratory equipment, test and measurement equipment, audio-video,

musical instruments, medical and dental equipment, industrial control

equipment, graphic arts equipment.

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 1950 "Information Technology Equipment,"

UL 2601 "Medical And Dental Equipment," UL 3101 "Laboratory Equipment,"

UL 3111 "Test And Measurement Equipment," UL 6500 "Audio-Video, Musical

Instruments," UL 544 "Medical And Dental Equipment," UL 508 "Industrial

Control Equipment," UL 775 "Graphic Arts Equipment."

No published list of procedures.

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

99
PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 1950 "Information Technology Equipment,"

UL 2601 "Medical And Dental Equipment," UL 3101 "Laboratory Equipment,"

UL 3111 "Test And Measurement Equipment," UL 6500 "Audio-Video, Musical

Instruments," UL 544 "Medical And Dental Equipment," UL 508 "Industrial

Control Equipment," UL 775 "Graphic Arts Equipment."

N/A.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

None

.

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000.

APPEALS PROCEDURE: Program has an appeals procedure, which is outlined in ED&D Corporate

Procedures

.

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

Program has a logo, which is Federally registered.

N/A.

N/A.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

N/A.

None

.

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

None

.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: N/A.

100
DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS CERTIFICATION BOARD, INC,

ECCB

c/o Underwriters Laboratories Inc. 1285 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY

11747-3081

.

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

(516) 271-6200 FAX: (631) 437-6024

N/A, though information on the E-MAIL: Harvey-S. BermanSUS . ul . com

lECQ program can be found at

:

http : //www. iecq . org

.

Melville, New York.

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

For ISO 9000 Registration activities: American National StandardsRegistrar Accreditation Board, Inc. (ANSI-RAB) , NAP, Raid voor Accreditatie (Dutch Council for Accreditation, formerly the RVC (RvA)

,

Standards Council of Canada (SCO , United Kingdom Accreditation

Services (UKAS) , JAB, KBA Note: ISO 9000 compliance is a prerequisite

for product approval under the IECQ system.

Third-party certification system for electronic component

manufacturers, distributors, test labs; and electronic components and

assemblies

.

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

1982 .

N/A. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

No. However, under IECQ rules, tests may be conducted by approved

manufacturers and independent test labs (see IECQ Register QC001005)

.

No. However, under IECQ rules, a count must be taken of existing

certifications/accreditations by recognized bodies when performing

appraisals

.

Certification available to all US companies and qualified manufacturers

and other organizations.

Fees are set by the US management body for the IECQ - Electronic

Components Certification Board (ECCB). $1 , 562 . 50/year for supplier

(includes 1 product approval) plus additional charges for engineering

time and expenses.

150 .

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

200 .

Passive electronic components, active electronic components,

electromechanical devices, printed circuit boards, wire and cable,

photovoltaic modules.

101
STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

Specification list QC 001004 published by the lEC.

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

QC 00 1002 lECQ Rules of Procedure (includes ISO 9000) .

N/A.

ISO/IEC Guide 62 " General Requirements for Bodies Operating Assessment

and Certification/Registration of Quality Systems."

Products are retested as specified in the lECQ Rules of Procedure and

the applicable product specification.

Surveillance testing is performed as specified in the lECQ Rules of

Procedure and the applicable product specification.

Program complies with ISO 9000.

There is an appeals procedure, which is described in Clause 13.4 of the

Basic Rules (QC 001001) and Rules of Procedure (QC 001002) Clause 16.

Program has a logo, but it is not registered.

N/A.

PV GAR - Global approval Program for Photoovoltaics

.

CECC - CENELEC Electronics Components Committee.

A list of participants is published by lEC in QC 001005 Register of

Firms, Products and Services Approved Under the lECQ System. Also

available at http://www.iecq.org.

A Directory of Certified Products is published by lEC in QC 001005

Register of Firms, Products and Services Approved Under the lECQ

System. Also available at http://www.iecq.org.

QC 001001 lECQ " Basic Rules;" and

QC 001002 lECQ " Rules of Procedure."

102
DATE RECEIVED: 3/00

cir

oloctro-to/t inc.

ELECTRO -TEST, INC.

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

ETI

4099 S.E. International Way, Milwaukee, OR 97222

(503) 653-6781 FAX: (503) 659-9733

http://wA7w.electro-test.cora E-MAIL: chuck_mello@electro-test.com

Service Center locations are in the U.S. Laboratories are at Brea, CA

and San Ramon, CA.

NRTL approval by OSHA for industrial control equipment. Local

jurisdictional approval for third-party inspection (also called field

evaluation) from very many regional, county or other local

jurisdictional authorities. Through a European network of laboratory

alliances and mutual recognition agreements, provides third party

laboratory testing and can facilitate the compliance process for CE

Marking. A European laboratory finalizes testing, if required, and

issues the final report for CE Marking Directive compliance.

The focus is on low and medium voltage electrical equipment.

1971 (NRTL approval received 1995)

.

40 .

None

.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 0.

Seismic evaluation work is typically subcontracted to Degenkolb

Engineers. Chemical process and ergonomic evaluations are typically

subcontracted to H&H Safety & Environmental.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

Fees are fixed price or time and material, depending on customer

preference

.

One

.

30.

NRTL listing for industrial control equipment; component recognition

for industrial control equipment, CE marking for industrial control

equipment. Semi S2/S8 safety evaluations for semi-conductor

manufacturing equipment, third-party or field evaluation of industrial

control equipment

.

103
STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , American

National Standards Institute (ANSI) , Underwriters Laboratories (UL)

,

European Union (EU) , & SEMI.

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

None

.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

Association of Edison Illuminating Companies (AEIC) , American National

Standards Institute (ANSI) , American Society for Testing Materials

(ASTM) , Canadian Standards Association (CSA) , US & C - CIGRE, Insulated

Cable Engineers Association (ICEA) , International Electrotechnical

Commission (lEC) , Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers

(IEEE), Illuminating Engineering Society (lES), Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO) , U.S. Dept of Labor - Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) , National Electrical

Manufacturers Association (NEMA) , National Fire Protection Association

(NFPA) , U.S. Dept. of Labor-Occupational Safety & Health Administration

(OSHA)

.

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Factory follow-up inspections are made 4 times per year for NRTL listed

products

.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

None

.

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

None

.

APPEALS PROCEDURE: Appeals Procedures may be obtained from Mr. Chuck Mello at

(503) 653-6781.

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

There is a logo.

Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has approved it as an NRTL Laboratory. Third-party inspection (or field evaluation)

process is recognized by many local jurisdictional authorities.

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

None

.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS: MRA is established with other NRTL laboratories for reciprocation of

component listing/labeling.

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

None

.

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

"Directory of Locations" is published yearly.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: "Conformity Assessment Programs" Descriptive Brochure.

104
DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

NOT AVAILABLE

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

ELITE ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING, INC.

EEE

1516 Centre Circle, Downers Grove, XL 60515-1082.

(630) 495-9770 FAX: (630) 495-9785

http://www.elitetest.com E-MAIL: sales@elitetest.com

1516 Centre Circle, Downers Grove, IL 60515-1082

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

Federal: laboratory accredited by the National Voluntary Laboratory

Accreditation Program (NVLAP) to ISO Guide 2 5 for FCC Part 15 and Part

68, as well as MIL-STD-462. Recognized by the Federal Communications

Commission (FCC) as a Telecommunications Certification Body (TCB)

.

Private Sector: certification program is accredited by the American

National Standards Institute (ANSI) to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

Elite is a full service test laboratory specializing in electromagnetic

compatibility testing, electrical safety testing, environmental stress

testing, and EMI/RFI consulting services. It tests products against

manufacturers' specifications and evaluates compliance to domestic and

international government requirements. Elite serves defense industry

suppliers, as well as clients in the commercial aviation industry,

automotive, telecommunications, industrial equipment, and consumer

products manufacturers.

2000.

7. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF:

None

.

None

.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

0 .

FEES

:

There is a fee schedule, which may be obtained from EEE by mail or e- mail

.

NXMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES:

N/A.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

N/A.

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

Telecommunications equipment, radio transmitters, spread spectrum

transmitters

.

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

American National Standards Institute (ANSI) C63, Federal

Communications Commission (FCC)

.

105
PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules are the standard

procedures followed.

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Telecommunications.

N/A.

Surveillance testing is performed.

N/A.

N/A.

None

.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

.

N/A.

N/A.

None

.

None

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: None

.

106
us

entelal

LBriiiieu

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SraCONTRACTORS

:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

ENTELA, INC.

ENTELA

3033 Madison Avenue, S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49548

(616)_ 247-0515 or 800-888-3787 FAX: (616) 247-7527

http://www.entela.com E-MAIL: info@entela.com

Grand Rapids, MI; Livonia, MI, Littleton, MA; Taiwan; Hong Kong;

Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration/Dept . of Labor/Nationally

Recognized Testing Laboratory (OSHA/NRTL) , Standards Council of Canada

(see) , National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)

,

American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) , CB-Scheme,

U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a number of

state & local government agencies.

Entela provides certification, listing, labeling and follow-up services

for safety of electrical products/devices to nationally recognized

standards

.

1994 .

33. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 0.

QPS.

Follow-up

.

Certification available to all US and foreign companies.

There is a fee schedule, which can be obtained by contacting ENTELA.

2000 .

2000 .

350 categories of products, which include all UL and CSA Electrical

Product Safety Standards. Products include: commercial and

household appliances, controls, electric lawn and garden equipment,

electronics-entertainment, industrial controls, information technology

laboratory equipment, lamps/lighting, medical devices/medical

electrical devices, of f ice/commercial/residential furnishings,

showcases, tools.

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS All Underwriters Laboratories (UL) , Canadian Standards Association

USED: (CSA) and International Electrical Product Safety Standards. (Limited

by our scope of accreditation for certification.

107
PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PR OGRAM CONFORMANCE

TO ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO /MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

Program requirements are published and may be obtained by contacting

ENTELA

.

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

ENTELA maintains a current list of program conformance and this list

may be obtained by contacting ENTELA.

Retesting requirements varies depending on the product.

Surveillance testing varies depending on the product.

None

.

An appeals procedure is available to all clients, which allows the

client to present their views at successive levels of management within

Entela should agreement not be reached at the project manager level.

Program has a logo and it is Federally registered.

Contact Entela for details of current accreditations.

Participates in lECEE or CB Scheme.

Contact Entela for a list of current MOU's or MRA's.

A Directory of Participants is available on request.

Entela Directory of Certified Products is available on request and is

in the process of being updated.

Summary of Entela Laboratories, Inc. International Certification

Services ; (ICS) Third-Party Certification Program, Entela International

Certification Services Brochure.

108
DATE RECEIVED: 7/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES :

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

GAS APPLIANCE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, INC.

GAMA

P.O. Box 9245, 1901 North Moore Street, Suite 1100, Arlington, VA 22209.

(703) 525-7060

http : / /www . gamanet . org

FAX: (703) 525-8159 or

(703) 525-0718

E-MAIL: inforTnation@gamanet.org

ITS Testing Laboratories in Cortland, NY

N/A.

)

GAMA represents manufacturers of appliances, components and products

used in connection with space heating, water heating and commercial

food service. In addition to gas-fired appliances, GAMA's scope

includes certain oil-fired and electrical appliances. GAMA provides

certification of efficiency ratings for heating and water heating

equipment have developed separate efficiency certification programs.

GAMA verifies manufacturers' equipment efficiency ratings in accordance

with federally mandated test procedures. GAMA also represents its

members before Federal and State legislature and regulatory bodies,

voluntary standards writing committees, freight-rate making bodies and

consumer groups

.

1982 .

N/A. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

Contracts out product testing/ inspect ion to Inchcape Testing Services

(ITS) .

N/A.

Certification available to all U.S. companies and members of the

Association.

Fees are based on production.

42 furnace manufacturers and brand names; 20 boiler manufacturers and

brand names; 38 water heater manufacturers and brand names; and 12

direct heating equipment manufacturers and brand names.

N/A.

Gas central furnaces; oil central furnaces, gas and oil boilers; gas,

electric, and oil water heaters; heat pump type water heaters; gasfired combination water heaters/space heaters; vented gas- fired room

heaters; floor furnaces and wall furnaces.

109
STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

Uses DOE standards available from DOE, and ASHRAE standards available

from ASHRAE.

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

Retesting is required is another participant in the program has

evidence that the model was not correctly rated.

Periodic random selection and testing is performed by ITS.

N/A.

N/A.

Program has a logo.

Program results accepted by Dept. of Energy and the Federal Trade

Commission. Directory referenced by many states.

None

.

None

.

N/A.

Consumers' Directory of Certified Efficiency Ratings for Residential

Heating and Water Heating Equipment is available free to participants

and for a fee to the public from GAMA.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: N/A.

110
NOT AVAILABLE

ACRONYM

:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

GAYNES LABS, INCORPORATED

GLI

9708 Industrial Drive, Bridgeview, XL 60455

(708) 233-6655 FAX: (708) 233-6985

http://www.nrinc.com/gaynes E-MAIL: gayneslabs@aol.com

Bridgeview, Illinois

Department of Transportation (DOT) as a United Nations (U.N.) Third

Party Certification Agency, International Safe Transit Association

(ISTA)

.

To provide independent testing, examination and evaluation services on

a commercial basis.

1955 .

6.

None

.

None

Certification available to all U.S. companies.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 0.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

Packaging, packaging materials, including: fiberboard boxes,

plastic & metal drums and pails; plastic & glass bottles and jars;

paper, plastic, and fabric bags; infectious substance shippers;

radioactive materials shippers; pallet & bulk load systems;

metal, plastic, and fiberboard; intermediate bulk containers.

Primarily American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) , American

National Standards Institute (ANSI) , International Safe Transit

Association (ISTA), U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) and

International standards/codes.

N/A.

N/A.

Ill
PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

N/A.

Product retesting varies.

N/A.

None

.

N/A.

None

.

Federal: U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

Approved to perform U.N. certified 3rd party testing of non-bulk

performance oriented packagings

.

See Foreign Program Recognition.

None

.

None

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: N/A.

112
DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

PHONE:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

GREEN SEAL

GS

1001 Connecticut Avenue N.W., Suite 827, Washington, D.C. 20036-5525.

(202) 872-6400 FAX: (202) 872-4324

http://www.greenseal.org E-MAIL: greenseal@greenseal.org

N/A.

N/A.

Green Seal is the independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to

protecting the environment by promoting the manufacture and sale of

environmentally responsible consumer products. It sets environmental

standards and awards a "Green Seal of Approval" to products that cause

less harm to the environment than other similar products.

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

1990 .

5. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

Program subcontractors vary depending on category.

Life cycle evaluations; varies depending on category.

Certification is available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

Flat certification fee plus testing and travel expenses.

Contact Green Seal for a list or visit the website at

http: //www.greenseal .org.

N/A.

Tissue paper, re-refined engine oil, compact fluorescent lamps, waterefficient fixtures, printing and writing paper, household cleaners,

paper towels and napkins, coated printing paper, paints, windows,

window films, newsprint, reusable utility bags, refrigerator-freezers,

freezers, clothes washers, clothes dryers, dishwashers, cooktops, ovens

and ranges, water heaters, electric chillers, photovoltaic modules,

lodging properties, degreasers, foodservice packaging, commercial

adhesives, industrial and institutional cleaners, watering hoses,

pollution reducing fleet vehicles, ant i- corrosive paints, plastics

labeling systems, showerheads, office photocopier machines, paper

products used in the preparation of food, residential central AirSource Heat Pumps

.

113
STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED

:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

Green Seal Environmental Standards; widely recognized standard test

methods (e.g., American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) , AirConditioning & Refrigeration Institute (ARI) , Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) , International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

,

etc. )

.

Contact Green Seal or visit the website at http://www.greenseal.org.

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

ISO 14020 " General Principles of Ecolabelling; " ISO 14024

" Requirements for Type I Ecolabelling Programs;" EPA " Third-Party

Certifier Criteria;" GEN " Global Ecolabelling Network Membership

Criteria .

Products are retested annually.

Annual monitoring for continued compliance with Green Seal standards.

None

.

Appeals are made to Green Seal's Board of Directors.

Program has a logo and it is Federally registered.

Federal: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of

Transportation (DOT), U.S Department of Defense (DOD) , U.S. Department

of Energy (DOE)

.

State: FL, MN, NJ, PA, OR, MA.

Local: Austin, TX; Boulder, CO; Santa Monica, CA; Takoma Park, MD

.

Global Ecolabelling Network.

Canadian Environmental Choice Program; Taiwanese Green Mark Program.

A Directory of Participants may be obtained by contacting Green Seal.

None

.

Contact Green Seal or visit the website at http://www.greenseal.org.

114
DATE RECEIVED: 9/0 0

H. C. NUTTING COMPANY

H.C. NUTTING COMPANY

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SXJBCONTRACTORS

:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

HON

611 Lunken Park Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45226

(513) 321-5816 FAX: (513) 321-0294

http://www.hcnutting.com E-MAIL: N/A

Cincinnati, OH, Columbus, OH, Charleston, WV, Lawrenceburg, IN, and

Lexington, KY.

AASHTO, CCRL & AMRL, Corps of Engineers, KY Transportation Cabinet, and

Ohio Department of Transportation.

HCN provides geotechnical and environmental engineering services,

construction materials testing and inspection, physical laboratorytesting of construction materials including geosynthetics , underwater

inspection, and test borings.

N/A.

230 .

None

.

None

Certification available to members of the organization.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

N/A.

N/A.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

N/A.

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

Construction materials, i.e., concrete, steel, masonry, wood, and

various others

.

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

Testing of soil, rock, concrete, and geosynthetics.

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

N/A.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

N/A.

N/A.

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PRODUCT RETESTING N/A.

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING N/A.

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER N/A.

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE: N/A.

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK: N/A.

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION: N/A.

FOREIGN PROGRAM N/A.

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS: N/A.

DIRECTORY OF N/A.

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED N/A.

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: N/A.

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DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

HARDWOOD PLYWOOD & VENEER ASSOCIATION

HPVA

P.O. Box 2789, Reston, VA 20195-0789

(703) 435-2900 FAX: (703) 435-2537

N/A . E - MAI L : hpva@hpva .org

N/A.

N/A.

To provide public relations, advertising, marketing, and technical

services to its members; to represent industry in legislative matters;

and to keep the industry informed on tariff and trade matters.

1972 .

12. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

Fees are based on actual costs.

200.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

35 .

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

Interior wall and ceiling finish materials and cabinet components.

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

ASTM E162, ASTM E84 , and ASTM E1333

.

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

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PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

Product retesting is performed.

Periodic surveillance testing is performed.

N/A.

N/A.

Program has a logo.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

" Testing, Inspection and Listed Products Manual" may be obtained by

contacting HPMA.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: N/A.

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DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

TESTED/CERTIFIED

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

HOME VENTILATING INSTITUTE, DIVISION OF AMCA

HVI

30 West University Drive, Arlington Heights, IL 60004

(847) 394-0150 FAX: (847) 253-0088

http://www.hvi.org E-MAIL: general@hvi.org

Arlington Heights, IL and Mississauga, Ontario.

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

None

.

HVI is a non-profit association of the manufacturers of home

ventilating products. HVI offers a variety of services including, but

not limited to - test standards, certification programs for airflow,

sound, energy, performance for heat recovery ventilators. Through a certified Ratings Program, HVI provides a voluntary means for the

residential ventilation manufacturers to report comparable and

creditable product performance information based upon uniformly applied

testing standards and procedures performed by independent laboratories.

Testing and certifying residential ventilating product performance for

airflow and sound. It enables fair comparisons of product performances

by engineers, specifiers, contractors, building inspectors, and consumers

.

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

1961

.

2 .

None

.

None

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 0,

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

Certification available to members of the organization and all U.S. and

foreign companies.

The Association Board sets fees.

44 .

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

44 .

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

Bath fans, ceiling fans, wall fans, inline fans, whole house fans,

range hoods, downdraft exhaust fans, powered attic ventilators, static

ventilating devices (attics), passive wall/window ventilators,

heat/energy/ recovery ventilators

.

HVI 916 " Airflow Test Standard;" HVI 915 " Procedure for Loudness

Rating of Residential Fan Products,-" HVI 920 " Product Certification

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Procedure;" HVI 917 " Verification Procedure;" HVI 911 " Certified

Products Directory."

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

A published set of program procedures may be obtained from HVI.

N/A.

N/A.

Products are retested every 2 to 3 years.

Surveillance testing is performed on selected products from directory

and purchased from distributors.

None

.

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

None

.

Program has a logo.

HVI Certification has been accepted and recognized as the

method of performance assurance by many agencies some of which are - the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, US Department of

Energy - Bonneville Power Administration, National Building Code of

Canada, R2000 Housing Program - Canada, Washington State Building Code,

Minnesota State Building Code, Building Officials and Code

Administrators International (BOCA) , International Conference of

Building Officials (ICBO) and the National Electrical Manufacturers

Association.

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

See above list.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS: N/A.

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

A complete list of Certified Products, Manufacturers and Products can

be found in the Certified Product Directory on the HVI website.

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

HVI 911 " Certified Home Ventilating Products Directory," updated and

published annually. A complete list of Certified Products,

manufacturers and products can also be found in the Certified Product

Directory on the HVI website.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS; HVI 916 " Airflow Test Standard;" HVI 915 " Procedure for Loudness

Rating of Residential Fan Products;" HVI 920 " Product Certification

Procedure;" HVI 917 " Verification Procedure;" HVI 911 " Certified

Products Directory."

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DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

ICBO EVALUATION SERVICE, INC.

ICBO ES

5360 Workman Mill Road Whittier, CA 90601-2298

(562) 699-0543, ext. 3252 FAX: (562) 695-4694

http://www.icbo.org/ICBO_ES E-MAIL: ramani@icbo.org

Required testing and inspection activities carried out by agencies

accredited by ICBO ES under ISO/IEC Guides and Standards.

International Organization for Standardization (ISO) /International

Electrotechnical Commissioner ( lEC)

.

ICBO ES is a leading source of information on building codes, building

products, and building technology. A nonprofit corporation, ICBO ES

does technical evaluations of building products, components, methods,

and materials. The evaluation process culminates with the issuance of

reports on code compliance, which are distributed across the United

States and around the world to building regulators, designers,

specifiers, architects, engineers, and others. Besides issuing reports

on products and technologies, ICBO ES also accredits laboratories to

perform tests on building materials and products, and quality control

agencies to perform inspections at manufacturing locations. For

laboratories and agencies, accreditation by ICBO ES indicates that

applicants for an evaluation report may use their reports and services

as evidence of code compliance. Any organization that is accredited as both a testing laboratory and a quality control agency may also see)c

recognition from ICBO ES as a conformity assessment agency, which means

the agency itself may do key evaluation work and work with ICBO ES and

the manufacturer to get the products recognized as code-compliant

.

1931.

17. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 0.

All required testing work is carried out by laboratories accredited to

ISO Standard 17025 by ICBO ES . Laboratory on-site inspections

sometimes contracted to a private accredited source.

N/A.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

Fees are available from the website at www.icbo.org/ICBO_ES or by

contacting ICBO ES by mail.

1050 .

1300 .

Admixtures, blocking, bridging and/or bracing, ceiling and soffit

board, cement, conformity assessment agencies. Design for concrete,

masonry, miscellaneous, steel, wood, drainage systems, ducts, dwelling

construction, electrical outlet boxes and conduits, exit signs, exits,

exterior coatings, exterior insulation and finish systems, fabricators

of prefabricated buildings and components.

Fasteners for adhesives, concrete and masonry anchors, gypsum

wallboard, manual, pneumatic or powder-driven steel studs and nails,

screws, shear connectors, staples and nails, steel, steel gusset

plates, tile fasteners, wood, wood hangers and framing anchors, fire

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detection alarm devices, fireplaces, fireplaces: unvented decorative

gas appliances, fire-protected openings, fire-resistive construction:

gypsum wallboard, other fire-resistive construction, f ire-retardanttreated wood, flashing, flue liners, foam plastic protection, gas logs,

gas vents, heating and ventilating accessories, insulation interior

finish (flame spread) ladders, mechanical: connectors, miscellaneous

structures, plaster reinforcement, plastics, plumbing, quality control

agencies, radiant heating systems, roof covering and roof deck

construction: roof coverings, walking decks, cement and fiber slab

units, concrete and masonry, particleboard, sandwich panels, steel,

wood, skylights and smoke vents, sound-rated systems, suspended

ceilings, swimming pools and spas, testing laboratories, veneer,

ventilation and exhaust hoods, wall coverings, weather-resistive

barriers, wood preservatives.

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

Standards referenced in the Uniform Building, Plumbing and Mechanical

codes, the International Building, Plumbing and Mechanical Codes and

Acceptance Criteria published by ICBO ES

.

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

Copies of relevant documents can be requested by mail or downloaded

from the website at www.icbo.org/ICBO_ES.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

ISO/IEC Guide 25 " General Requirements for the Competence of

Calibration and Testing Laboratories," ISO/IEC Guide 39 " General

Requirements for the Acceptance of Inspection Bodies," ISO/IEC Guide

65 " General Requirements for Bodies Operating Product Certification

Systems," ISO/IEC Standard 17025 " General Requirements for the

Competence of Calibration and Testing Laboratories," ISO/IEC guide 58

" General Requirements for Operation and Recognition of Calibration and

Testing Laboratory Accreditation Systems."

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

When base standards change or when a revised acceptance criteria

requires retesting.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Period surveillance testing is conducted.

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

None

.

APPEALS PROCEDURE: Appeals are dealt with by an Administrative Law Judge appointed by the

Chair of the Evaluation Committee. Appeals are made in writing within

sixty (60) days from the date of written notification of the decision

being appealed.

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

Program does have a logo.

Approximately 3000 governmental members of ICBO accept certificates.

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

Building Center of Japan, Australian Building Systems Appraisal

Council. The Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC)

has accredited the ICBO ES program for testing laboratories. ICBO ES is

also well along towards gaining formal recognition by the International

Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation. ICBO ES has working relationships

in Europe, Asia, and Latin America with agencies doing similar work.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS; Building Center of Japan, Institute de Pesquisas Technologicas (IPT - Brazil) . ICBO ES is well along towards gaining formal recognition by

the National Cooperation for Laboratory Accreditation and the

International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation.

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

A Directory of Participants is available on the website at

http : //www. icbo. org/ICBO_ES

.

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

A Directory of Certified Products is available on the website at

http://www.icbo.org. An electronic version in CD-ROM format is

available by subscription.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: "ICBO Evaluation Service", "Manual on Compliance with ISO/IEC Guide

58", and "Manual on Compliance with ISO/IEC Guide 65", are available on

the website. Hard copies are also available upon request.

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Independent / l"extile

' ^!crvlt.l^ liii..

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

INDEPENDENT TEXTILE TESTING SERVICE, INC.

ITTS

P.O. Box 1948, 1503 Murray Avenue, Dalton, OA 30722

(706) 278-3013 FAX: (706) 272-7057

http://www.ittslab.com E-MAIL: ittslab@dalton.net

Dalton, OA.

Accredited laboratory under the National Voluntary Laboratory

Accreditation Program (NVLAP) administered by the United States

Department of Commerce/ National Institute of Standards and Technology

for carpet and carpet cushions.

NVLAP for carpet and carpet cushion testing to U.S. Department of

Housing and Urban Development/Federal Housing Administration (HUD/FHA)

Sc General Services Administration (GSA) standards.

1975 .

10. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 0.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

Fees are set per test item.

N/A.

N/A.

Carpets, upholster, fabric, leather, plastics, sheet flooring.

American Association of Textile Colorists and Chemists (AATCC) , and

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

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PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

N/A.

Surveillance testing is performed by HUD administrator sampling

product

.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

Recognized by HUD/FHA to perform carpet and carpet cushion

certification testing.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: NIST/NVLAP Program publications.

124
INSULAHNG GLASS

CERTIFICATION COUNCIL

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

DATE RECEIVED: 3/00

INSULATING GLASS CERTIFICATION COUNCIL

IGCC

P.O. Box 9, Henderson Harbor, NY 13651

(315) 646-2234 FAX: (315) 646-2297

Http : //www. igcc . org E-MAIL; jgkent@gisco.net

Architectural Testing, Inc. in York, PA; New Brighton, MN & Fresno,

CA/INTERTEK Testing Services in Middleton, WI/ETC; Jim Spetz Testing

Div., Wickliffe, OH/Performance Testing, Inc. in Redmond, WA/Bodycote

ORTECH Inc. in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

N/A.

IGCC is a non-profit organization and is the third party sponsor of a certification program, which provides for the certification of sealed

insulating glass for seal durability per the ASTM E773 & E774 Test

Method. To insure continuing product performance against specified

standards by periodic accelerated laboratory testing and unannounced

plant inspections.

1977.

2. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 1.

N/A.

N/A.

Certification available to all US and foreign companies, members of the

organization, and suppliers may become participants by payment of

supplier fee with application.

A Fee Schedule may be obtained by contacting IGCC.

153 .

153 .

All certified products, prototypes in process.

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Specifications E774-

92 and E773-88.

Program procedures are outlined in publication " Certified Products

Directory," and may be obtained by contacting IGCC.

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PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

N/A.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

HOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

ASTM E774.

Products are retested once per year.

Unannounced inspections twice per year, testing once per year.

A licensee's QA program, as a minimum, must have the following

elements: 1. A quality manual; 2. operating procedures documenting how

IG units are fabricated; 3. A designated person responsible for quality

assurance; 4. routine product or component checks.

The Appeals Procedure is outlined in Guideline G.16 of the " Certified

Products Directory," which may be obtained from IGCC.

Program has a logo.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

" IGCC Certified Products Directory" is published twice per year and

may be obtained from IGCC. It is also available on the website.

" IGCC Certified Products Directory" is published twice per year and

may be obtained from IGCC. It is also available on the website.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: None

.

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ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

DATE RECEIVED: 2/00

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL

OFFICIALS

lAPMO

20001 Walnut Drive South, Walnut, OA 91789-2825

(909) 595-8449

http : //www . iapmo . org

About 30 facilities available.

FAX: (909) 594-3690

E-MAIL: gpchaney@iapmo.org

IAPMO RScT to ISO/IEC Guide 25.

Product certification - Codes and standard development - testing and

management registration.

1926 .

14. NO, OF PART-TIME STAFF: 0.

N/A.

N/A.

Certification available to members of the organization and all U.S. and

foreign companies

.

There is a fee schedule, which may be obtained by contacting IAPMO.

600.

1300 .

Appliances, manufacturer's housing/RV components, metal pipe/fittings.

Non-metallic pipe/fitting, plastic pipe/fittings, septic systems,

toxicity, vacuum breakers, valves/faucets, water heater.

International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO)

PS 92, TSC 15, PS 14, PS 74, PS 38, PS 90, TSC 2, PS 48, PS 72, PS 49;

American Society of Sanitary Engineering Engineers (ASSE) 1001, 1016,

1025; Insulated Glass Council (IGC) 60, 77, American National Standards

Institute/American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ANSI/ASME)

A112.18.1M, 1016, 1025; American National Standards Institute

(Z21.10a)

.

Program procedures are published in the application packet, which may

be obtained from IAPMO.

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

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PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

ISO/IEC Guide 65 " General Requirements for Bodies Operating Product

Certification;" ISO/IEC Guide 25 " General Requirements for the

Competence of Calibration and Testing Laboratories;" ISO/IEC Guide 7

" Guidelines for Drafting of Standards;; ISO/IEC Guide 39 " General

Requirements for Acceptance of Inspection Bodies;" ISO/IEC Guide 28

" General Requirements for a Model Third-Party Certification System for

Products .

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Products are retested when the standard is updated.

SURVEILLANCE TESTINC

REQUIREMENTS

:

Samples are selected at random, and all listed products are reviewed

every five years.

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

None

.

APPEALS PROCEDURE: Appeals Procedures may be obtained by contacting lAPMO.

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

Program has a logo.

lAPMO T&S test reports are acceptable to the following agencies:

lAPMO R&T, Inc.; American Society of Sanitary Engineering (ASSE)

,

Intertek Testing Services (ITS) of Canada, Canadian Standards

Association (CSA);* City of Los Angeles; United States Department of

Energy; United States Federal Trade Commission; U.S. Department of

Commerce National Voluntary Laboratory; Accreditation Program (NVLAP)

;

California Energy Commission; Commonwealth of Massachusetts;

State of Michigan; State of Texas. *As a witness testing laboratory.

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

Vietnam.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS: American Society of Sanitary Engineering Engineers (ASSE) , NSF

International, Inchcape Testing Services/ETL/WH (ITS) .,

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

Directory of Participants" is published six times per year.

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

Directory of Listed Products" is published six times per year.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: None

.

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DATE RECEIVED: 3/00

-pnOVIDINC WORLD-WIDE SERVICE'

INTERNATIONAL CARGO GEAR BUREAU, INC.

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

ICGB

90 West Street, New York, NY 10006

(212) 267-4242/(212) ANS-ICGB FAX: (212) 267-4250

http://www.ICGB.com. E-MAIL: ICGB@MSN . com

A list of locations of inspection facilities is published in

" Directory of ICGB Appointees" ICGB-100, and can be obtained by

contacting ICGB.

Facilities are accredited by governments worldwide.

Inspection and certification of materials handling equipment ashore,

afloat, and offshore including shipboard cargo handling gear, cranes,

derricks, cargo containers, road vehicles, and related devices.

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

1954 .

175 .

None

.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

Inspection services are subcontracted and published in " Directory of

ICGB Appointees" ICGB-100, and can be obtained by contacting ICGB.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies, and members

of the organization.

None

.

N/A.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

N/A.

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

Inspection and certification of materials handling equipment ashore,

afloat, and offshore including shipboard cargo handling gear, cranes,

derricks, cargo containers, road vehicles, and related devices.

International Labour Organization in Geneva, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S.

Department of Labor - OSHA, and various dock authorities of other

nations

.

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

Program procedures are published on the website at http://www.ICGB.com.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

N/A.

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PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

Program standards are published on the website at http://www.ICGB.com.

Products are usually tested every five years.

None

.

Dock Authority regulations prevail.

Appeals are made to the pertinent dock authority.

Program has a logo and it is Federally registered.

Federal: U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Department of Labor/OSHA

State: California OSHA.

Foreign Program Recognition is published on the website at

http: //www. ICGB .com.

N/A.

" Directory of ICGB Appointees" ICGB-100.

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

" Summary of ICGB Services" is published and can be obtained from

ICGB.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: Other publications are available on the website at http://www.ICGB.com.

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INTERNATIONAL ELECTRICAL TESTING ASSOCIATION

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

FAX: (303) 697-8431

E-MAIL: neta@netaworld.org

NETA

P.O. Box 687, Morrison, CO 80465.

(303) 697-8441

http : //www . netaworld . org

N/A.

N/A.

NETA promotes the independent electrical testing industry by:

establishing testing standards and specifications; training and

certifying testing technicians; marketing the professional services of

its members; collecting and disseminating information and data of value

to the electrical testing industry. NETA recognizes four levels of

technicians: Trainee/Level I, Assistant Technician/Level II, Certified

Technician/Level III, and Certified Senior Technician/Level IV. The

certification process for the technicians is very stringent, with the

following minimum requirements. The technician must: be employed by a firm that has met the qualifications for NETA full membership; meet

field testing experience requirements; and pass a rigid comprehensive

examination covering power theory, maintenance, and trouble-shooting

skills

.

N/A.

2.

N/A.

N/A.

Certification available to members of the association.

N/A.

110.

N/A.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 2.

Testing technicians.

N/A.

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PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

Program procedures are published by ANSI/NETA and may be purchased

through the NETA office.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

N/A.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , American

National Standards Institute (ANSI) , American Society for Testing and

Materials (ASTM) , National Institute of Standards and Technology

(NIST) , National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

Program has a logo.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

A full member list is available on the website at www.netaworld.org.

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

Netaworld Quarterly Journal is published by NETA and is available from

NETA.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: N/A.

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ACRONYM

:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

DATE RECEIVED: 1/00

INTERNATIONAL PLAY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

IPEMA

8300 Colesville Road, Suite 250, Silver Spring, MD 20910

(800)395-5550 or (301)495-0240 FAX: (301) 495-3330

http://www.ipema.org E-MAIL: bduffy@nssea.org

Testing is done at manufacturer's plant.

N/A.

In the interest of public playground safety, IPEMA provides a 3""^ party

certification service whereby Detroit Testing Laboratory, Inc.

validates a manufacturer's certification of conformance to the ASTM

F1487-98 (excluding section 10 and 12.6.1) Standard Consumer Safety

Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use,

Standard. The use of the IPEMA Certification Seal, displayed on the

right, in selling literature signifies that the manufacturer has

received written validation from Detroit Testing Laboratories, Inc.

that the product associated with the use of the seal conforms with the

requirements of ASTM F1487-98 (excluding section 10 and 12.6.1).

The list of IPEMA certified products is maintained and updated

exclusively by Detroit Testing Laboratories, Inc. They have started a second Third-Party Certification service whereby a professional

engineer validates a manufacturer's certification of conformance to the

current published ASTM F1292, Standard Specification for Impact

Attenuation of Surface Systems Under and Around Playground Equipment.

1996 for equipment; 2000 for surfacing.

1 at DTL for equipment

;

1 professional engineer for

surfacing

.

Detroit Testing Laboratory, Inc. (DTL)

None

.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 0.

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies, and to

members and non-members of IPEMA. Members can participate at a discounted price. Non-members can participate but are charged at a higher rate.

A Fee Schedule is published in the Procedural Guide, which is available

from IPEMA.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

21 in equipment; 9 in surfacing.

133
NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

N/A.

Playground equipment and surfacing.

ASTM F1487-98 (excluding section 10 and 12.6.1) Standard Consumer

Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public

Use, Standard. ASTM F1292, Standard Specification for Impact

Attenuation of Surface Systems Under and Around Playground Equipment.

Program procedures are published in the Procedure Guide, which is

available from IPEMA.

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

N/A.

Product retesting is required at least every five years, and is

outlined in the Procedure Guide available from IPEMA.

Surveillance testing is outlined in the Procedure Guide available from

IPEMA.

N/A.

Appeals procedures are outlined in the Procedural Guide, which is

available from IPEMA.

Program has a logo, and is Federally registered.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

The Directory of Participants is published on the website at

http : / /www . ipema . org

.

A Directory of Certified Products is published on the website at

http : //www. ipema . org

.

Other publications are available on the website at

http : //www . ipema . org

.

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Ijmk fill ik'H iiimi\ <ii fvUknu of mniHiatm

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES;

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS;

INTERTEK TESTING SERVICES NA, INC.

ETL SEMKO DIVISION

ITS, ETL, SH

70 Codman Hill Road, Boxborough, MA 01719

(978) 263-2662 FAX: (978) 263-7086

http://www.etlsemko.com E-MAIL: N/A

Antioch, OA, Laguna Niguel, CA, Menlo Park, CA, Orlando, FL,

Duluth, OA, Des Plaines, IL, Lexington, KY, Boxborough, MA,

Oakdale, MN, Totowa, NJ, Cortland, NY, Raleigh, NO, Cleveland,

OH, Columbus, OH, Portland, OR, Dallas, TX, Seattle, WA,

Middleton, WI, Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Mississauga, ON, Canada,

Lachine, PQ, Canada, Guangzhou, China, Shanghai, China,

Shenzen, China, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Japan, Seoul,

Korea, Singapore, Taipei, Taiwan, Bangkok, Thailand,

Stuttgart, Germany, Stockholm, Sweden, Leatherhead, England.

American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA)

,

Australian Communications Authority (ACA) , American National

Standards Institute (ANSI) , American National Standards

Institute/Registrar Accreditation Board, Inc. (ANSI/RAB)

,

Australian Telecommunications Authority, Building Officials

and Code Administrators International, Inc. (BOCA), EMA,

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) , Gosstandart of

Russia, Hong Kong Laboratory Accreditation System (HOKLAS)

,

International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO) , lECEE,

Industry Canada (IC) , National Evaluation Service, Inc. (NES)

,

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)

Program, Notified Body Status, Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA) , Raad Voor Accreditatie (Rva) , Southern

Building Code Congress International, Inc. (SBCCI) , Standards

Council of Canada (SCO , Swedish Accreditation Body (SWEDAC)

,

TELARC (New Zealand) , Telecommunications Certification Body

(TCB) , IKAS, Voluntary Corol Committee for Interference

(Japan) (VCCI) Zebtrakstelle der Lander fur Sicherheitstechnik

(ZLS)

.

Product testing, inspection and certification under the brand

names of ETL Testing Laboratories, Warnock Hersey, and SEMKO.

Testing and documentation for CE Marking in the European Union

as well as for other global markets. Also Management System

Registrations (ISO 9000, QS-9000, ISO 14000) under the brand

name ITS Intertek Services.

1896 .

900. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

Product testing is subcontracted.

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SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO ISO/IEC

GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO STANDARD OR

GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING REQUIREMENTS:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED PRODUCTS:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

Services are subcontracted.

Certification available to all US and foreign companies.

There is a set fee schedule.

Over 6,000.

N/A.

Appliances - commercial/consumer, building materials,

classified equipment, commercial food service equipment,

industrial equipment.

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) , National

Fire Protection Association (NFPA) , American National

Standards Institute (ANSI) , Underwriters Laboratories (UL)

,

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) , International

Electrotechnical Commission (lEC) , Canadian Standards

Association (CSA)

.

There is a published set of program procedures, which may be

obtained from Intertek.

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65,

Program conforms to ISO Guides 25, 65, and 62.

Product retesting depends on the specific certification

program - procedural guides are available upon request

.

ETL Listed Mark: Four follow-up inspections per year.

Warnock Hersey Certification Mark: Four follow-up inspections

per year

.

Management System Certification: One inspection or two semiannual inspections per year.

Automotive Lift Institute: Two follow-up inspections per

year

.

N/A.

N/A.

Program has a logo.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

Directory of Listed Products is available through hard copy

(call 1-800-WORLDLAB) or the website at

http : //www . etlsemko . com

" Directory of Listed Products," published once a year;

" Directory of ETL Verified and ETL Listed Cabling Products;"

and

" Directory of Certified Firms."

ITS ETL SEMKO Brochure entitled, " A Partner in Helping Gain

Global Acceptance For Your Products."

136
!

ACRONYM

:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

DATE RECEIVED: 5/00

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

JUVENILE PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, INC,

JPMA

236 Route 38 West, Suite 100, Moorestown, NJ 08057

(856) 231-8500 FAX: (856) 231-4664

http://www.jpma.org E-MAIL: jpma@ahint.com

Intertek Testing Services, Totowa, New Jersey

N/A.

JPMA is a national trade organization of more than 400 companies in the

United States, Mexico and Canada. These companies manufacture and/or

import infant products such as cribs, car seats, strollers, bedding,

and a wide range of accessories and decorative items. JPMA conducts

trade promotion activities, trade research and surveys, and a certification program; and provides statistical information on the

industry.

Program is over 20 years old.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

Certification available to members of the association and all U.S. and

foreign companies

.

Fees include member/non-member and testing fees.

30 .

N/A.

High chairs, play yards, walkers, portable hook-on chairs, carriages & strollers, gates & enclosures, full-size cribs, non-full-size cribs,

toddler beds and bath seats

ASTM standards apply.

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

A published set of certification procedures may be obtained by

contacting JPMA.

N/A.

137
PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

Program has a logo.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

A list is available on the website listed above.

" JPMA Directory of Certified Products" may be obtained by contacting

JPMA. A list is also available on JPMA's website.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: N/A.

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NOT AVAILABLE

KEMA-POWERTEST, INC.

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

KPT

4379 County Lane Road, Chalfont, PA 18914

(215) 822-4223 FAX: (215) 822-4267

http://www.kema-powertest.com E-MAIL: mfschacker@email.msn.com

4379 County Lane Road, Chalfont, PA 18914

American Association of Laboratory Accreditation (A2IjA) accredited to

ISO Guide 25-1990 for electrical testing.

KEMA-Powertest is a wholly owned subsidiary of KEMA, the Netherlands.

KEMA-Powertest provides independent, third-party evaluations of

equipment performance. It tests and certifies electrical power

equipment to American National Standards Institute (ANSI) , Canadian

Standards Association (CSA) , International Electrotechnical

Commissioner (lEC) , Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

(IEEE), and Underwriters Laboratories (UL) standards. Also tests

equipment in accordance with customer's specifications.

1990 .

5.

None

.

None

.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 5.

Certification available to all US and foreign companies.

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

None

.

10-15

,

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

10-15 .

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

Circuit breakers, transformers, switches, switchgear, fuses, reactors,

current transformers, voltage transformers, transfer switches, bus

systems, transformer-rectifier systems, and related electrical

equipment

.

American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) , American

National Standards Institute (ANSI) , Institute of Electrical and

Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , Underwriters Laboratories (UL)

,

International Electrotechnical Commissioner (lEC)

.

139
PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

There is no published set of procedures. Each request is evaluated on

an individual basis. The general requirements are based on applicable

industry standard requirements.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

N/A.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

ISO GUIDE 25 - 1990 " General Requirements for the Competence of

Calibration and Testing Laboratories" .

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Products are retested as specified in the applicable standard, when

specified. Certified products appear in the list of KEMA type test

certificates for 5 years.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

None

.

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

None

.

APPEALS PROCEDURE: Upon receipt of a written request from a client, the President of KEMAPOWERTEST and his staff reviews the request. A written response is

then provided to the client.

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

None

.

N/A.

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

KEMA-Powertest' s parent body, KEMA-the Netherlands, is a notified body

for various European directives. It offers a full package of CE

services, including tests, certificates, supervision in acquiring the

CE mark and professional information.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS: Witness tests on behalf of N.V. KEMA, The Netherlands for their KEMAKEUR Mark and Inchcape Testing Services for their product certification

programs. KEMA is signatory to the CENELEC Certification Agreement

(CCA) and can therefore issue Notifications of Test Results which are accepted by the Certification Bodies of all European countries. KEMA

also fully co-operates in the Certification Scheme of the lECEE

Certification Board (CB)

.

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

;

List of KEMA type test certificates is available upon request, and

published annually.

IS

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

List of KEMA type test certificates is published annually.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: The program is described in KPT's internal quality assurance documents.

140
^yANSi

(J>A16]. 1-1990^

DATE RECEIVED: 5/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

KITCHEN CABINET MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

KCMA

1899 Preston White Drive, Reston, VA

(703) 264-1690 FAX: (703) 620-6530

http://www.kcma.org E-MAIL: dtitus@kctna.org

Birmingham, AL, Portland, OR, Reston, VA, Tuscalosa, AL.

The testing labs must conform with ASTM ES487-94 " Standard Guide for

General Criteria Used for Evaluating Laboratory Competence" .

KCMA is a voluntary non-profit industry trade association originally

founded in 1955. Currently, KCMA has over 360 members located in the

United States and Canada who manufacture kitchen cabinets and

bath vanities, countertop fabricators or supply goods and services

to the industry. KCMA develops performance standards for kitchen

cabinets, bath vanities and other industry products to provide a baseline of quality and performance for consumers. KCMA also provides

a testing program utilizing third-party laboratories, administered by

KCMA with annual testing to assure compliance of participating

companies with the standard.

1968 .

2. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 0.

None

.

None

.

Certification available to all US companies and Canada.

Fixed fee schedule, based on monthly sales of certified cabinets.

93.

128.

Kitchen cabinets and bath vanity cabinets.

ANSI/KCMA A161. 1-1995, " Performance and Construction Standard for

Kitchen and Vanity Cabinets. Available for KCMA for $25.00.

Program procedures are available from KCMA.

141
PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

N/A.

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Products are retested annually.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Compliance with ANSI/KCMA standards is assured by initial

cabinet testing, periodic unannounced plant pick-up and testing, and

additional testing resulting from complaints. All testing is performed

by an experienced independent laboratory.

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

None

.

Companies can appeal to the Director of Certification at KCMA and the

Standards and Certification Committee of KCMA.

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

Program has a logo.

Federal: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

.

N/A.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

None .

" Directory of KCMA Certified Cabinets" is available free from KCMA.

This directory is also available on the website at http://www.kcma.org.

N/A.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS! " KCMA Manual of Operations and Guidance.

142
ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

DATE RECEIVED: 4/

KOF-K KOSHER SUPERVISION

KOF-K

201 The Plaza, Teaneck, NJ 07666

(201) 837-0500, ext. 108 FAX: (201) 837-0126

http://www.KOF-K.org E-MAIL: N/A.

At plant sites.

Not available.

The KOK-K emblem is the trademark of KOK-K Kosher Supervision, an organization of Rabbis involved in an international program of kosher

food certification. A staff of kosher food production specialists,

experts in various fields of the food industry, deal with major food

manufacturers and suppliers throughout the world.

1968 .

150. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 100.

None

.

None

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

Fees are set according to the complexity of the facility and its

location

.

500 .

1, 000

.

Food products, flavors, colors, chemicals.

The strictest Orthodox Jewish Law as administered by our Rabbinical

staff

.

Must comply with kosher food laws

.

143
PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

Representatives pay frequent visits to principal sources of kosher food

and ingredient suppliers. Companies are closely monitored on an ongoing

basis by regional coordinators, in conjunction with the administrative

staff

.

N/A.

N/A.

Program has a logo and it is Federally registered.

N/A.

The Chief Rabbinate of the State of Israel.

The KOF-K is a worldwide Organization with an international network of

regional coordinators and rabbinic representatives, all of whom are strictly Orthodox in their personal practices and synagogue

affiliations. The KOF-K' s rabbinic representatives are based in

major Jewish communities throughout North America, Europe, Israel,

Mexico, and Canada.

" Kosher Food Guide" is available on the website at http://www.KOF-K.org

A list of certified products is available on the website.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: N/A.

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DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

MEA CERTIFICATIONS

MEA

P.O. Box 1330, Roswell, GA 30077

(770) 642-9000 FAX: (770) 518-7407

Not available E-MAIL: meacert@compuserve.com

660 Westhollow Ct . , Rosell, GA 30075

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. MEA is an approved

administrator for carpet and carpet cushion.

Carpet and Carpet cushion certification for use in HUD/FHA

applications

.

1975

4 . NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 2,

Independent Textile Testing Services, Professional Testing, Commercial

Testing Co., American Carpet Laboratories, Testing Services, Inc.

None

.

Certification available to all U.S. companies.

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

None

.

30 .

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

30 .

Carpet and carpet cushion.

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

Standards Listed in Use of Materials Bulletin, HUD (UM44D) : American

Association of Textile Colorists and Chemists (AATCC) 16F, American

Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D418-93/ASTM DD5848-95, ASTM

D2646, ASTM D3574-91, ASTM D3936, ASTM D3676-89, and ASTM D1335.

24 CFR 200, 935, UM44d, and UM72A.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

N/A.

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PROGRAM CONFORMS TO N/A.

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

Carpet is retested every 4 months; carpet cushion is retested every 6 months

.

Random field selections from mill inventory are tested annually.

None

.

Involves the resubmission of a sample for testing.

Program has a logo and it is Federally registered.

Federal: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

State: VA.

N/A.

None

.

" MEA Certified Carpet/Carpet Cushion Directory" is published in May

and November and may be obtained by contacting MEA.

" MEA Certified Carpet/Carpet Cushion Directory" is published in May

and November and may be obtained by contacting MEA.

UM44d - " HUD Building Product Standards and Certification Program for

Carpet;" and UM72a - " HUD Building Product Standards and

Certification Program for Carpet Cushion.

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loU

PLUS

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

DATE RECEIVED: 4/00

MEDIA SCIENCES, INC.

MSI

221 Boston Post Road East, Suite 470, Marlborough, MA 01752

(508) 480-9338 FAX: (508) 480-9544

http://www.mscience.com E-MAIL: jhartke@mscience.com

221 Boston Post Road East, Suite 470, Marlborough, MA 01752

No.

MSI is an independent, third-party testing laboratory, which provides

ISO 9002 facility certification and product tests to ISO standards on randomly selected samples assure that listed products satisfy

governmental, institutional, office, and consumer quality

Requirements. Formatted diskette, blank diskette, and CD-ROM quality

certifications are available. This Certification Listing Program for

Interchangeable Computer Media was initially established by the

Canadian General Standards Board.

1985 .

2. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 1.

None

.

Calibration, Cal-Tek Co., Inc. No. Billenice, NH and Honeywell Data

Instruments, Inc., Acton, MA.

Certification available to all US and foreign companies.

Fees are quoted on demand.

Over 300.

Over 350.

CD-ROM Optical Discs, CD-R Optical Discs, flexible disk cartridges,

diskettes, recorded flexible disk cartridges, recorded diskettes.

ISO 5654, ISO 7065, ISO 6596, ISO 7487, ISO 8378, ISO 8630, ISO 8860,

ISO 9529, ISO 10994, ISO 10149, CEI lEC 908.

None

.

147
PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

ISO 5654 " Information Processing - Data Interchange on 200mm 13262

ftpr Disc," ISO 7065 " Information Processing - Data Interchange on 200mm 13262 ftpr Disc," ISO 6596 " Information Processing - Data

Interchange on 130mm 7958 ftpr Disc," ISO 7487 " Information

Processing - Data Interchange on 130mm 7958 ftpr Disc," ISO 8378

" Information Processing - Data Interchange on 130mm 7958 ftpr Disc,'

ISO 8630 " Information Processing - Data Interchange on 130mm 13262

ftpr Disc," ISO 8860 " Information Processing - Data Interchange on 90mm 7958 ftpr Disc," ISO 9529 " Information Processing - Data

Interchange on 90mm 15916 ftpr Disc," ISO 10994 " Information

Processing - Data Interchange on 90mm 31831 ftpr Disc," ISO 10149

" Information Technology - Data Interchange on 120mm Optical Data

Discs," CEI lEC 908 " Compact Disc Digital Audio System."

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Products are retested on demand.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

None

.

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

None

.

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

None

.

See page 14 7.

N/A.

N/A.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

N/A.

None

.

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

None

.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: Pxiblications include: " Media Sciences," " Optical Disc Testing by

Media Sciences," CD-R Disc Testing by Media Sciences," Diskette

Testing by Media Sciences," Recorded Disk Testing by Media Sciences"

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ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY;

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

DATE RECEIVED: 2/00

MET LABORATORIES, INC.

MET

914 W. Patapsco Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21230

(410) 354-3300 FAX: (410) 354-3313

N/A. E-MAIL: N/A.

Baltimore, MD, Union City, CA.

US OSHA, Institute Nacional de Metrologia, Normalizacao e Qualidade

Industrial (INMETRO-Brazil) , INLY - Chile, IRAM - Argentina.

To conduct Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certification,

safety certification, performance testing, medical device testing and

NEBS testing and certification.

1989.

Over 80. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 0.

None

.

All calibration is subcontracted.

Certification available to all US and foreign companies.

Based on actual costs.

Over 1000.

N/A.

Electrical/electronic/telecommunications, medical devices, telephones,

and telecommunications equipment.

Underwriters Laboratories/American National Standards Institute

(UL/ANSI) , International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

,

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , Federal

Communications Commission (FCC)

.

None

.

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

ANSI Z34-1: 1993 " Third-party Certification Programs for Products,

Processes and Services."

149
PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/HARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

N/A.

Surveillance testing is performed only if conditions warrant.

N/A.

ANSI appeals procedures are followed.

Program has a logo.

Occupational Safety & Health (OSHA) , lECEE, American National Standards

Institute (ANSI), U.S. Department of Labor (DDL), Nationally Recognized

Testing Laboratory (NRTL) , all states and municipalities.

Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Chile.

Participates in CB scheme.

N/A.

MET " Listed Products Directory."

N/A.

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DATE RECEIVED: 9/00

NAHB RESEARCH CENTER, INC.

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET tJRL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SXJBCONTRACTORS

:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

NAHB

400 Prince Georges Blvd., Upper Marlboro, MD 20772

(301) 249-4000 FAX: (301) 430-6180

http://www.nahbrc.org E-MAIL: tkenney@nahbrc.org

Marlboro, MD

International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (lAPMO)

- Test Laboratory, International Conference of Building Officials

(ICBO-ES), National Evaluation Services, Inc. (NES) , Dade County, FL.

NAHB Research Center, Inc., Laboratory Services Division, provides a labeling, listing, and follow-up quality assurance verification

services for building products, as well as testing services for code

compliance reports. NAHB's Plumbing Fixture Certification Program tests

randomly- selected samples of plumbing fixtures for durability and

safety. Meets the model codes' requirements for testing. NAHB's

Insulation Certification Program verifies the manufacturers claims for

insulation performance. Five different types of insulation are Certified. Its Trade-Contractor Certification Program approves

insulation contractors who have trained employees and follow a quality

assurance program derived from ISO 9000. Prospective manufacturers

desiring an evaluation and listing of their products may request a program packet from the Research Center. The manufacturer must submit a list of those products that will be included in the program, along with

detailed product information and production quality control procedures.

When this information is received, a testing and certification

agreement is executed by the manufacturer and the Research Center.

Following the execution of the agreement, an initial inspection of the

firm's manufacturing facilities is conducted by Research Center

personnel, and quality control procedures are reviewed. Products are randomly selected from finished goods inventory, and shipped to the

Research Center for testing and evaluation. These specimens are subjected to a stringent series of laboratory tests to determine

whether they meet standards promulgated by HUD, ANSI, ASTM, and/or

other code-and standards- issuing bodies. When the evaluation is

completed and the product is found to be in compliance with specified

performance requirements, a confidential report is sent to the

manufacturer. The report contains a description of the product, test

method and results, and denotes compliance with the applicable test

standard or requirement. Upon successful completion of the testing and

evaluation of the products, a License Agreement or authorization to use

The Research Center seal is executed by the manufacturer and the

Research Center. NAHB also conduct research on standards and test

methods for building products.

1964 .

7.

N/A.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 4.

Only flame spread/smoke testing according to E84

.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies, and members

of the organization.

FEES

;

There is a fee to participate, which is available from NAHB.

151
NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

N/A.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

N/A.

Residential window units, plastic bathtubs, plastic shower stalls,

plastic lavatories, whirlpool bathtubs, cultured marble and onyx

products, insulation-batt and blanket material, insulation-loose fill,

rigid board mat insulation, fenestration products (including doors,

windows, skylights, and sealed insulating glass)

.

American National Standards Institute (ANSI) , American Society for

Testing and Materials (ASTM) , U.S. Department of Housing and Urban

Development, Federal Housing Administration (HUD/FHA) , National

Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) , International Association

of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (lAPMO) , Underwriters Laboratories

(UL) , International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO)

.

A published set of program procedures is available from NAHB.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

ANSI A112, A117.1, Z124, ASME/ANSI A112, ASTM A90/A90M, A370, C39, 078,

C167, C272, C273, C518, C519, C578, C653, C739, D176, D198, D256, D635,

D638, D2244, D2394, D2395, D2565, D2583, D2842, D5206, E8 , E72, E84,

E162, E196 E331, E564, E662, F446, F462, G26, Z97, BULLETIN No. 71a,

73a, 111, NAIMA 202, NEMA LD3 , NIA 404, lAPMO PS92, UL1795, ICBO AC109,

AC13 .

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO /MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

N/A.

Surveillance testing is required.

N/A.

Appeals Procedures are available from NAHB.

Program has a logo.

Federal: National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program accredited

laboratory, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Product Standards and

Certification.

Private sector: National Evaluation Services, Inc., ICBO Evaluation

Services, Inc., International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical

Officials, Recreation Vehicle Industry Association.

State/local government: Los Angeles, CA - Testing Laboratory License.

None

.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

None

.

A Directory of Participants is published on the website.

A Directory of Certified products is published on the website.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: Other publications are available on the website.

152
DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

NATIONAL BOARD OP BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL

INSPECTORS, THE

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

NBBI

1055 Crupper Avenue, Columbus, OH 4 322 9

(614) 888-8320 FAX: (614) 888-0750

http://www.nationalboard.org/ E-MAIL: N/A.

Worthington, OH

Accredited by ASME International for capacity certification of pressure

relief devices.

NB has three programs: 1) the certification of pressure relief devices;

2) registration of boilers and pressure vessels; 3) issuance of the

Repair Certificate of Authorization and "R" stamp for the repair and/or

alteration of boilers, pressure vessels, and other pressure-retaining

items

.

NB accredits manufacturers of pressure relief devices and assemblers of

pressure relief valves, which are designed, constructed, tested and

marked in accordance with specified Codes recognized by the National

Board. The purpose of this program is to provide the industry with a means to identify those pressure relief devices which are of types that

the National Board has certified. The "NB" marlt signifies that the

relieving capacity or flow resistance and performance of the device

type have been determined in accordance with the applicable

construction code under National Board supervision. This program also

provides the industry with a means to identify those organizations

which have established and demonstrated an adequate quality system for

the new construction of pressure relief devices.

The NB also offers a Pressure Relief Valve Repair Program or the "VR"

Program, which accredits companies which repair pressure relief valves.

Any company which meets the program requirements may obtain a Certificate of Authorization including owners and users of these

devices . The purpose of the program is to provide the industry with a means to identify those organizations which have established and

demonstrated an adequate quality system for the repair of pressure

relief valves. The goal of the program is to improve the caliber of

repairs to National Board capacity certified pressure relief valves

bearing ASME Code symbols so that they will continue to protect boilers

and pressure vessels from potentially catastrophic overpressure

conditions

.

The NB also registers boiler and pressure vessels to provide assurance

to owners, users, manufacturers and jurisdictional authorities

charged with public safety that the boilers, pressure vessels and other

pressure retaining items have been manufactured in accordance with the

ASME Code. In order to register an item with the National Board, the

following criteria must be met: the item must be manufactured and

stamped in accordance with the ASME Code; and the manufacturer's

quality program must be accredited by ASME; and the manufacturing

153
process must provide for third party inspection by individuals

independent from the manufacturer and who hold a valid National Board

Commission with appropriate endorsements; and the manufacturer must

complete the applicable Manufacturer's Data Report (MDR)

.

NB also offers the Repair Certificate of Authorization and "R" stamp

for the repair and/or alteration of boilers, pressure vessels, and

other pressure-retaining items. Detailed requirements are included in

the current edition of the National Board Inspection Code (NB-23)

.

Before an organization can obtain a National Board "R" Certificate of

Authorization, the organization shall: a) have and maintain an inspection agreement with an authorized inspection agency,

b) have a written quality system that complies with the requirements of

Part RA of the current edition of the National Board Inspection Code

and includes the expected scope of activities; c) have the current

edition of the National Board Inspection Code; d) have available a copy

of the code of construction appropriate to the intended scope of work.

Prior to issuance of a National Board "R" Certificate of Authorization,

the organization and its facilities are subject to a review of its

quality system {referred to as a Joint Review)

.

In addition, NB also offers a certificate of accreditation to OwnerUser organizations for the in-service inspection and/or acceptance

inspection of repairs and/or alteration of boilers, pressure

vessels, or other pressure-retaining items owned or operated by the

organization. Before an organization can qualify as an Owner-User

Inspection Organization, it shall meet the following criteria: a) it

must be an organization that owns/operates pressure-retaining items;

b) it must employ inspectors who have valid owner/user commissions

issued by the National Board; c) it must have an organizational

structure and inspection program that supports the inspection

process; d) it must meet the jurisdictional requirements appropriate to

the location; e) it must have its inspection program and facilities

reviewed by the jurisdiction or by the National Board, depending upon

jurisdictional requirements; and f) it must have the current edition of

the National Board Inspection Code.

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

Program 1 - 1939; Program 2 - 1922; and Program 3 - 1972.

20. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 10.

None . I

None

.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

There is a fee schedule, which is available from NBBI

.

4000 .

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

4000 .

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/.

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

Boilers/Power, Boilers/Heating, Pressure Vessels, and Pressure Relief

Devices

.

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

Method included in the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and PTC 25

Pressure Relief Devices.

Published program procedures may be purchased from National Board.

154
PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

N/A.

ANSI/NB 23 - National Board Inspection Code, ASME Boiler and Pressure

Vessel Code

.

PRODUCT RETESTINQ

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

Safety Relief Devices - samples are tested annually.

Surveillance testing is performed every 5 years.

For pressure relief devices, the manufacturer's or assembler's quality

system must be accepted by a representative of the National Board. The

representative reviews the written description of the quality system

and observes a demonstration of its implementation. For registration,

the manufacturer's quality program must be accredited by ASME. Prior to

issuance of a National Board "R" Certificate of Authorization, the

organization and its facilities are subject to a review of its quality

system.

Committees with balance of interest from industry consider appeals in

accordance with formal procedures

.

Program has a logo, and it is Federally registered.

4 8 of the 40 States mandate compliance and a large number of cities and

counties. At least Department of Transportation (DOT).

N/A.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OP

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

N/A.

Directory of Participants is available free from the website at

http://www.nationalboard.org. Go to " Manufacturer/Repair Directory.

A Product Directory (NB18) is published for pressure relief devices

only

.

Criteria for Registration of Boilers, Pressure Vessels, and Other

Pressure Retaining Items (NB264, Rev. 3); Pressure Relief Device

Certifications (NBIB) , National Board Inspection Code (NB23)

.

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DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

NOT AVAILABLE

NATIONAL EVALUATION SERVICE, INC.

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NES

5203 Leesburg Pike, Suite 708, Falls Church, VA 22041

(703) 931-2187 FAX: (703) 931-6505

http://www.nateval.org E-MAIL: dconover@nateval.org

N/A.

N/A.

NES is an independent, not-for-profit organization that conducts a voluntary program of evaluation for both traditional and innovative

building materials, products and systems. NES evaluates building

technologies with respect to building code compliance and issue

national evaluation reports on the results of the evaluation so as to

facilitate technology acceptance in a more timely manner. An NES report

is an objective engineering analysis which describes the subject in

detail and advises the report user as to the conditions under which the

report subject can be used in compliance with the requirements of the

model codes (National, International, Standard, and Uniform) . The NES

is the only national program of its kind in the United States which

specifically performs evaluations for compliance with requirements of

the three model codes and the International Codes of the International

Code Council. The NES does not perform any testing. All testing

required to demonstrate the performance of the subject is arranged and

paid for by the applicant. Testing is to be performed by a competent,

independent, third-party testing agency.

Late 1970's.

25, NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

None, except for the testing arranged by the manufacturer and performed

by independent, third party testing agencies.

None

.

Any proponent of a building product, material system, subsystem, etc.,

all U.S. and foreign companies.

Fees are set by the NES Board of Directors with regard to services

performed for those fees. A fee schedule is published on the NES

website at www.nateval.org, or by contacting NES.

50.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

200 .

157
CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

See website at www.nateval.org for a full listing. Evaluation Reports

cover the following: testing laboratories, third-party Q/A agencies,

software, a full range of building products and materials, a number of

building systems and subsystems

.

Building technologies are evaluated by NES for compliance with the

model building codes of BOCA, ICBO, SBCCI and the ICC. Those documents

specify standards and other criteria that must be satisfied.

Program procedures are published on the NES website at www.nateval.org

or may be obtained by contacting NES.

N/A.

N/A.

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

Product evaluation must be revisited at least every two years.

The NES procedures provide for this when it is believed necessary with

respect to an evaluated building technology.

N/A.

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

None

.

Program has a logo.

The NES Evaluation Program is widely used by state and local agencies

enforcing building codes.

NES has memoranda with counterparts in other countries.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

N/A.

Product Evaluation Listings are mailed on a regular basis and are published on the website at http://www.nateval.org.

A Directory of Certified Products is published on the website at

http : / /www . nateval . org

.

" NES Informational Bochure" and other publications may be viewed on

the website at www.nateval.org.

158
National Fenestration

Rating Councii

CERTIFIED

DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

NATIONAL FENESTRATION RATING COUNCIL INCORPORATED

NFRC

1300 Spring Street, Suite 500, Silver Spring, MD 20910

(301) 589-6372 FAX: (301) 588-6342

http://www.nfrc.org E-MAIL: nfrcusy@aol.com

NFRC-accredited laboratories. The rating must then be reviewed by an Independent Inspection and Certification Agency which has been licensed

by NFRC in accordance with the requirements of the Certification Agency

Program ("CAP")

.

N/A.

NFRC has developed and operates a uniform national rating system for

energy performance of fenestration products, including windows, doors,

skylights, and similar products. The linchpin of the Rating System is a Procedure for determining the thermal transmittance ("U-Factor") of a product. The U-factor rating procedure is supplemented by procedures or rating products for solar heat gain coefficient ("solar heat gain" or

"SHGC"), visible transmittance ("VT"), and air leakage ("AL").

Together, these rating procedures, as set forth in documents published

by NFRC, are known as the NFRC Rating System. The Rating System is

expected to be supplemented by additional procedures for rating energy

performance characteristics, including long term energy performance and

condensation resistance.

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

1992 .

N/A. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

N/A, but they would include: NFRC-accredited laboratories and

Independent Inspection and Certification Agencies, which have been

licensed by NFRC.

N/A.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

A fee schedule may be obtained by contacting NFRC.

N/A.

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NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

N/A.

Windows, doors and skylights.

Self -developed, American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

,

American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

(ASHRAE) , International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

Program procedures may be obtained by contacting NFRC.

N/A.

N/A.

Products are retested every 4 years.

Periodic surveillance testing is performed.

N/A.

Program has an appeals procedure, which may be obtained by contacting

NFRC.

Program has a logo and it is Federally registered.

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE); national and state code bodies.

N/A.

N/A.

A Directory of Participants is published annually.

" NFRC Certified Products Directory" is published annually.

" NFRC Product Certification Program," " NFRC Laboratory Accreditation

Program," and " NFRC Independent Agency Licensing Program."

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DATE RECEIVED: 7/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTTJRERS ASSOCIATION

NMMA

200 East Randolph Drive, Chicago, IL 60601

(312) 946-6200 FAX: (312) 946-0388

http://www.nmma.org E-MAIL: tmarhevko@nmma.org

Certified (Approved) testing facilities are located throughout the

country

.

N/A.

NMMA, a nonprofit association founded in 1979, has more than 1,600

companies, which produce every conceivable product used by recreational

boaters. An estimated 80 percent of marine products used in North

America are produced by NMMA members . NMMA oversee a program of

independent laboratories and third-party inspection organizations, to

perform compliance tests and required follow-up inspections on recreational boats, personal watercraft, boat components, electrical

systems, navigation, lighting, and recreational boat trailers. Many,

but not all, boats are now required to meet a set of minimum

manufacturing regulations written by the Coast Guard. NMMA verifies

annually, or whenever a new product is introduced, that boat model

lines satisfy not only the minimum Coast Guard regulations but also the more rigorous standards established by the American Boat & Yacht

Council

.

NMMA also oversees a component type accepted program to assist

certified boat and yacht manufacturers in using equipment that meets

the applicable American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) standards and the

U.S. Coast Guard regulations, NMMA requires test reports from component

manufacturers. The approved product listing of navigational lights,

fuel tanks, fuel hoses, bilge pumps, bilge blowers, steering helms,

steering wheels, and horns is then published for the mandatory use of

all certified boat companies. There is no charge to the component

manufacturer for listing their product. The list is updated frequently

and mailed out at least three times a year. In development is a component type accepted program for recreational boat trailers.

1968 .

6 .

Quality Tech.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 0.

Boat, yacht, personal watercraft and boat trailer certification

inspection is subcontracted to Quality Tech.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies. Association

members and non-members may participate.

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FEES

:

The fees include an administration and maintenance fee, and a fee to cover the costs of the inspection. In the oil certification program,

the fees include testing and registration. A Fee Schedule is available

from NMMA.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

250.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

280.

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

Boats, yachts, trailers, personal watercraft, 2-cycle gasoline engine

lubricants, along with the following components: bilge pumps and

blowers, fuel tanks, mechanical steering systems, fuel hose, navigation

lights, steering wheels, horns.

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

Uses American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) , American

National Standards Institute (ANSI) , American Society of Mechanical

Engineers (ASME) , National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)

,

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) , Institute of Electrical and Electronics

Engineers (IEEE) , Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) , National

Marine Manufacturers' Association (NMMA), National Fire Protection

Association (NFPA) , military specifications and federal standards,

including those issued by Department of Transportation and U.S. Coast

Guard

.

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDtTRES

:

The certification procedures are included in the NMMA Certification

Handboo)c

.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

N/A.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

33 CFR, 46 CFR, and American Boat and Yacht Council Standards.

PRODUCT RETESTINQ

REQUIREMENTS

:

Product retesting is performed annually.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Boats, yachts and personal watercraft are periodically and randomly

reinspected throughout the year. Components are only tested once.

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

None

.

APPEALS PROCEDURE: Since the certification program is contractual, normal corporate appeal

mechanisms are employed. Other appeals can be presented to the

governing committee or oversight board.

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

Program has a logo.

Boat, yacht, and personal watercraft certification by U.S. Coast Guard,

boat components by U.S. Coast Guard, and trailer certification by

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

Canadian Coast Guard Transport Canada, Recreational Craft Sectoral

Group, International Marine Certification Institute.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS! None

.

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

Directory of Participants is available on the website at

http : //www .nmma . org

.

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

None

.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: The NMMA Certification Handboo)< is the principal publication, which

contains necessary standards, applications and supporting documents.

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DATE RECEIVED: 6/

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES;

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

NATIONAL OAK FLOORING MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

FAX: (901) 526-7022

E-MAIL: info@nofma.org

NOFMA

P.O. Box 3009, Memphis, TN 38173

(901) 526-5016

http: //www. nofma.org

N/A.

N/A.

Non-profit trade association representing hardwood flooring

manufacturers. Since 1909 its principal function has been

to formulate and administer industry standards on hardwood flooring.

Establishing grading rules for flooring is a major part of these

standards. Presently the Official Flooring Grading Rules cover unfinished hardwood strip in oak, beech, birch, hard maple,

hickory/pecan, ash, and prefinished oak. NOFMA is the governing body

for hardwood flooring manufacturing and grading rules. In January,

1999, NOFMA began a program for certification of Engineered Flooring

products. The program involved establishing grading rules for

engineered flooring. These new engineered grading standards have now

been incorporated in the Official Flooring Grading Rules.

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

1909 for grading.

6.

N/A.

N/A.

Certification available to members of the association,

manufacturers are eligible to be NOFMA members.

Only U. S.

FEES: Cost for inspection and certification based on member flooring

shipments per month.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING 27.

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING 42.

FACILITIES

:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/ Flooring of oak, ash, beech/birch, maple, hickory/pecan, walnut,

PRODUCT CATEGORIES: cherry, and engineered hardwood flooring.

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STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

N/A.

Set of standards for grading flooring " NOFMA Grading Rules.

N/A.

N/A.

Inspects each plant quarterly.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

Program has a logo.

Standard accepted by U.S. Department of Commerce.

N/A.

N/A.

" Buyer's Guide: A Directory of Companies Manufacturing " NOFMA

Certified" Hardwood Flooring" is available free from NOFMA.

A Directory of Certified Products is available from NOFMA.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: List of Members is available from NOFMA.

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DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

NOT AVAILABLE

NEBRASKA TRACTOR TEST LABORATORY

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

NTTL

35""" and East Campus Loop, P.O. Box 830832, Lincoln, NE 68583-0832

(402) 472-2442 FAX: (402) 472-8367

http://www.ianr.unl.edu/ianr/bse E-MAIL: tractortestlab@unl.edu

/ttl

Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory, 35'^'' and East Campus Loop,

P.O. Box 830832, Lincoln, NE 68583-0832

Equipment Manufacturers Institute, Organization for Economic

Cooperation and Development (OECD)

.

The Nebraska tractor test law requires any current tractor model with

more than 4 0 PTO horsepower to have a sales permit in order for it to

be sold in Nebraska. A sales permit is issued to the manufacturer after

the tractor model has been tested at any official OECD tractor test

station and the representations and claims made for the tractor model

are shown to be true. The tractor test law is relevant only to current

tractor models. NTTL is responsible for providing OECD tractor tests

for the U.S. Official verification of advertised performance of

agricultural tractors.

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

1920 .

4 . NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 5.

None

.

None

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

Memorandum of Understanding with tractor manufacturers

.

Not available, though it had completed 1,781 tests as of 15 July

2000. Since 1920, more than 1750 models of tractors have been evaluated

by Nebraska Tractor Test.

Not available

.

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

Agricultural tractors.

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) , Society

of Automotive Engineers/American Society of Agricultural Engineers

(SAE/ASAE)

.

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PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

None

.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

N/A.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

OECD Code 1 " Testing of Tractor Performance;" OECD Code 2 " Testing of

Tractor Performance;" OECD Code 3 " Dynamic Testing of Rollover

Protective Structure;" OECD Code 4 " Static Testing of Rollover

Protective Structure;" OECD Code 5 " Measurement of Noise at the

Driving Position; OECD Code 6 " Testing of Protective Structure . Frontmounted on Narrow Track Tractors;" OECD Code 7 " Testing of Protective

Structure rear-mounted on Narrow Track Tractors;" OECD Code 8

" Testing of Protective Structure on Track-laying Tractors;" ASAE/SAE

J708 " Agricultural Tractor Test Code."

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

N/A.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

None

.

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

None

.

APPEALS PROCEDURE: None

.

PROGRAM LOGO /MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

None

.

State of Nebraska, Department of Agriculture.

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

The University of Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory is the official

designated tractor testing station for the United Sates to carry out

OECD tests. The OECD rules require that a tractor be tested in the

country of origin. The Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory conducts OECD

tests for U.S. manufacturers who export tractors to other OECD

countries

.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS: None

.

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

None

.

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

MP37 published annually.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: N/A.

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' , >i. Group, Inc.

l-ROO-654-5640

ACRONYM

:

ADDRESS

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

DATE RECEIVED: 9/00

NORTH AMERICAN CRANE BUREAU GROUP, INC.

NACB

217 North Westmonte Drive, Suite 3019, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714

1-800-654-5640 FAX: 1-407-869-8778

http://www.cranesafe.com E-MAIL: nacb . inc®worldnet . att . net

N/A.

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

North American Crane Bureau Group, Inc. is accredited by several recognized

authorities to inspect and issue documents of certification

for material handling devices by: U.S. Department of Labor/OSHA;

Cal/OSHA; WISHA; Nevada/OSHA; State of New Mexico.

Provides specialized safety training to over 88,000 crane and rigging professionals

through the U.S. and overseas. The following programs/ services are offered to clients: operator training courses for mobile, tower, and overhead cranes, lift

trucks, boom trucks, aerial work platforms, and digger derricks,- refresher courses

for mobile crane inspector, overhead crane inspector, mobile crane train the trainer

and overhead crane train the trainer; inspector training programs for mobile cranes, overhead cranes, aerial work platforms, and California Inspector Licensing

Preparation, inspection services, load chart/load testing course, specialty courses; NavSea Standard Item 009-40 course for contractor cranes at government facilities

NAVFAC P-307 course, ; hand-on training in industrial rigging and overhead hoist

maintenance training programs; programs offered at our facilities across the United

States or on-site at your facilities; litigation support with expert witness,

accident investigation and reconstruction site safety surveys and equipment

appraisals; training with simulators; annual professional development conference

(PDC) ; hydraulic mobile crane and overhead crane and hoist operator refresher prepacks; videos on leadership awareness for mobile crane operations, pendant operated

underhung hoist safety, mobile or overhead crane communications (available in

Spanish) , cab operated overhead crane safety (available in Spanish) , remote

controlled overhead crane safety (available in Spanish) , basic overhead crane safety

(available in Spanish) ; hand signal posters and cards, clothing merchandise, warning

tags and sheave gauges.

11. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 0.

None

.

None

.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

Program fees for each individual who attends classes or a conference. These fees cover training materials, instructor (s) salary, flight and hotel accommodations for

instructor (s) . Fees also cover renting/leasing training space. Discounts are offered for multiple registrations from one organization. Discounts offered are as follows: 2-4 registrants - 15%; 5 or more - 20%. Full payment is required upon

receipt of confirmation. An explanation of fees are available from NACB.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

Over 50.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

Countless, depends on the number of on-site programs.

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

Slings, hoists, load testing of cranes, overhead cranes, mobile cranes, mobile crane

operators, overhead crane operators, boom truck operators, tower crane operators,

mobile crane inspectors, overhead crane inspectors, aerial work platform operators,

aerial work platform inspectors, digger derrick operators, in-house trainers for

mobile crane, overhead crane, aerial work platform and lift truck operators.

OSHA regulations and consensus standards pertaining to lift equipment, surveys and

testing on cranes/equipment specific to what client uses.

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PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

The documents must be completed by the applicant prior to or during class

registration. They may be obtained from the NACB Group, Inc.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65: None

.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

29 CFR 1910 - OSHA regulations -General Industry; 29 CFR 1915 - OSHA regulationsShipyard Industry; 29 CFR 1917 - OSHA regulations-Longshoring Industry; 29 CFR 1926 - OSHA regulations-Construction Industry; ASME B30 Standards - Safety Standard for

Cableways, Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Hooks, Jacks, and Slings; ASME B56 Standards - Safety Standard for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks; Safety Standard for Industrial

Crane Trucks; ASME A92 Standards - American National Standards for Aerial Work

Platformss; ANSI HST Standards - Standards for Hoists; CMAA Spec. 61, 70, 74 - Specifications for Overhead Cranes; PCSA No. 4 - Mobile Power Crane and Excavator and

Hydraulic Crane Standards; ISO 12480-1, 8792, 8793, 8794, 7595, 7596, 1834, 1835 - Cranes and slings; NEMA Standards - Safety Color Code, Criteria for Safety Symbols,

Product Safety Signs and Labels; WRTB - Wire Rope User's Guide; AWS Standards - Structural Welding Code, Specification for Welding of Industrial and Mill Cranes and

Other Material Handling Equipment; SAE Standards - J765, J987, J1028; NFPA Vol. 10 and NFPA 241 - Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers, Standard for Safeguarding;

NEC 610 - Cranes and Hoists; State OSHA plans as applicable API - Recommended

Practice for Operation and Maintenance of Offshore Cranes; NAVFAC P-307 - Management

of Weight Handling Equipment; NavSea Standard Item 009-40 -0 Contractor Cranes at Government Facilities.

Program also complies with ISO 9000 Quality System.

Products are retested as applicable by federal regulations,

manufacturer recommendations. consensus standards, and

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS:

N/A.

ISO 9000 OR OTHER QUALITY

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

Quality system requirements vary based on legal requirements and product.

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

Appeals Procedures are available from NACB.

Program has a logo.

United States Department of Labor/OSHA under Part 1919, the State of California under

#CA-225, WISHA, Nevada/OSHA, and the State of New Mexico for inspection of equipment.

In addition, operator testing meets the requirements of the applicable OSHA 1910 and

1926 regulations and the ASME B30 and B56 volumes.

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

None

.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

N/A.

A partial listing of participants is published in the Training Brochure and the

Professional Development Conference (PDC) mailing. These publications are mailed to the company's clients.

A Directory of Certified Products is published in the Training Brochure.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: " CraneWorks," " California Lawyer," " Wire Rope News and Sling Technology," and

" Training Schedule Brochure" are available.

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ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

NSF INTERNATIONAL

NSF

789 Dixboro Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105

(734) 913-5702 FAX: (734) 769-0109

http://www.nsf.org E-MA,IL: jostOnsf . org/info@nsf . org

Ann Arbor, MI; Chelsea, MI; Sacramento, CA; Medmenham, U.K., Oakdale,

U.K., Brussels, Belgium, Tokyo, Japan, Hong Kong, Cairo

ANSI BOCA, SBCCI , ICBO; Massachusetts Plumbing Board; City of Los Angeles; Standards

Council of Canada (SCO ; American Board of Sanitary Engineers (ASSE) Board of

Building Standards (BBS-State of Ohio) ; International Association of Plumbing and

Mechanical Officials (lAPMO) ; Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OHSA)

;

Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (SVIA) . Product Certification programs are accredited by ANSI against Z34.1, and the Dutch Council for Accreditation (RvA)

against EN4501. ISO registration accredited by RvA and ANSI/RAB. ISO Guide 65. State/Local Certifications: CA, CT, PL, MD, MI, NJ, NY, OR, PA, SC, Los Angeles.

Dedicated to public health, safety, and protection of the environment by developing

standards, by providing education, and by providing superior third-party conformity

assessment services while representing the interests of all stakeholders.

1951 for product certification.

250. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

N/A.

None

.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

There is a fee schedule, which may be obtained from NSF.

Over 5000.

Over 7000.

Food equipment: commercial spray-type dishwashing machines; commercial cooking, re- thermalization and powered hot food holding and transport equipment; water heaters,

hot water supply boilers, heat recovery equipment, dispensing freezers, commercial

refrigerators and freezers,

commercial powered food preparation equipment, refuse compactors and compactor

systems, automatic ice-making equipment, manual food and beverage dispensing

equipment, commercial bulk milk dispensing equipment, thermoplastic refuse

containers, vending machines for food and beverages, pot, pan and utensil

commercial spray- type washing machines, laminated plastics for surface food service

equipment, dinnerware, air curtains for entranceways in food and food service

establishments, food equipment materials and components used in food equipment,

supplemental flooring, food carts and food processing equipment.

Drinking Water Treatment Units: drinking water treatment units-aesthetic effects,

residential cation exchange water softeners, drinking water treatment units-health

effects, ultraviolet microbiological water treatment systems, reverse osmosis

drinking water treatment systems, and drinking water distillation systems. Drinking

Water Additives: Coagulation and flocculation chemicals; corrosion and scale control

chemicals, disinfection and oxidation chemicals, well drilling products.

Wastewater: Residential wastewater treatment systems, non-liquid saturated treatment

systems, wastewater recycle/refuse and water conservation devices.

Plastic Piping Systems Components and Related Products: Pipes and related products,

barrier materials, joining and sealing materials, process media, mechanical devices.

Plastics: Plastic piping components and related materials, plumbing system

components for manufactured homes and recreational vehicles.

Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs: Circulation system components and related materials for

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pools, spas and hot tubs.

Bottled Water and Packaged Ice: Bottled water, packaged ice, containers and closures

for bottled water. Food Processing Equipment: Food Processing Conveyers, seafood processing equipment,

food processing hand-held tools.

Biohazard Cabinetry: Class II (Laminate Flow) biohazard cabinetry. ISO 9000

Registration: Quality systems-model for quality assurance in design/development,

production, installation and servicing; quality systems-model for quality assurance

in production and installation; and quality systems-model for quality assurance in

testing and inspection.

Non-Potentially Hazardous Foods: non-refrigerated shelf -stable bakery products.

Non-Food Compounds: cleaners, sanitizes, disinfectants and lubricants.

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED: American National Standards Institute (ANSI/NSF) ; American Society for Testing and

Materials (ASTM) ; American Society of Sanitary Engineering Engineers (ASSE)

;

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) ; Underwriters Laboratories (UL)

;

Canadian Standards Association (CSA) ; American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and

Air Conditioning (ASHRAE) ; American Water Works Association (AWWA) ; National Fluid

Power Association (NFPA) ; Deutsche Industrie-Normen (German Industrial Standards

(DIN); British Standards Institution, Inc. (BSD; JIS; HI; International Association

of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (lAPMO); Deutscher Varein des Gas und

Wassenf achers e.V. (DVGW) ; EPA Methods; Standard Method.

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

Program procedures are available from NSF.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65: Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE: ENA 45011; ISO/IEC 17025.

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Product retesting varies by type of product certified.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Products are randomly sampled from production, inventory, or marketplace. Frequency

of sampling is product specific.

ISO 9000 OR OTHER QUALITY

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

None

.

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

The procedure is outlined in NSF' s General Policies.

Program has a logo and it is Federally registered.

USEPA, USFDA,

Angeles

.

Massachusetts Plumbing Board, State of New Mexico, City of Los

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

Accredited by the Dutch Council of Accreditation (RvA) ; World Health Organization

Collaborating Centre for Drinking Water Safety and Treatment; World Health

Organization Collaborating Centre for Food Safety; Japan Gas Appliance Inspection

Agency (JIA) , Centre Scientifique Et Technique Du Batement

.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF PARTICIPANTS:

Intertech Testing Services; lAPMO.

The following publications may be obtained from NSF or accessed on the website at http://www.nsf.org: Plumbing and Related Products, Food Equipment, Drinking Water

Treatment Chemicals and System Components-Health Effects, Drinking Water Treatment

Units, Bottled Water, Packaged Ice and Containers and Closures, Biohazard Cabinetry,

and Wastewater Treatment Units, Swimming Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs, Non-Food

Compounds, ISO 9000 Registered Companies.

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

Publications may be accessed on the website at http://www.nsf.org.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: Publications may be accessed on the website at http://www.nsf.org.

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Listed

PRODUCT CATEGORY

t.'uinpittiy NatuLACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

OMEGA POINT LABORATORIES, INC.

OPL

16015 Shady Falls Road, Elmendorf, Texas 78112

(210) 635-8100 FAX: (210) 635-8101

http://www.opl.com E-MAIL: N/A.

16015 Shady Falls Road, Elmendorf, Texas 78112

International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO) , Southern

Building Code Congress International, Inc. (SBCCI) , Building

Officials and Code Administrators, International, Inc. (BOCAI)

,

National Evaluation Service, Inc., (NES formerly CABO) , U.S.

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) , Tennessee

Valley Authority (TVA) , NUPIC, BBA, State and local building

code agencies and insurance services organizations. A more

complete listing is available from OPL.

An independent, consulting, testing and certification agency

founded in 1985 to test and label building materials and

products. Specializing in fire testing with third-party

certification in compliance with the model building codes.

1985 .

48. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

Certification available to all US and foreign companies.

Fees are provided in proposal on custom basis.

Approximately 100.

Approximately 130.

Categories: General Data, Site Work, Concrete, Masonry, Metals,

Wood & Plastics, Thermal & Moisture Protection, Doors & Windows,

Finishes, Specialties, Equipment, Furnishings, Special

Construction, Conveying Systems, Mechanical, Electrical. The

Directory divides listed products into the above categories in

accordance with the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI)

MasterFormat system. This is a system for organizing

construction information based on 16 divisions.

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS USED: American Society for testing and Materials (ASTM) , Underwriters

Laboratories (UL) , Uniform Building Code (UBC) , National Fluid

Power Association (NFPA) , Ford Motor Corp. (FM) , and other

appropriate

.

PROGRAM CRITERIA/ Certification requirements per the Model Building Codes.

PROCEDURES

:

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PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO ISO/IEC

GUIDE 65:

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO STANDARD

OR GUIDE TITLE:

ISO Guide 25 " General Requirements for the Competence of

Calibration and Testing Laboratories" (equivalent to relevant

requirements of ISO 9000 series) ; and ISO Guide 39 " General

Requirements for the Acceptance of Inspection Bodies" .

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Products are retesting in accordance with authorities having

jurisdiction.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Surveillance testing is performed in accordance with ICBO, ES,

AC 85, and authorities having jurisdiction (AHJ)

.

ISO 9000 OR OTHER QUALITY

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

Compliance is in accordance with ISO 9000 Series and Model

Building Codes.

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

Client contacts Executive Vice President of Omega Point in

writing

.

Program has a logo, and it is Federally registered.

National: The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation

(A2LA) No. 689.01; National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation

Program (NVLAP)

.

Model Building Codes: Building Officials and Code

Administrators International Evaluation Service (BOCAI ES) RR89-60; International Conference of Building Officials Evaluation

Service (ICBO ES) TL-143; International Conference of Building

Officials Evaluation Service (ICBO ES) AA-337; National

Evaluation Services (NES) NER QA 337; Southern Building Code

Congress International Evaluation Services (SBCCI PST&ESI) TL9428A.

States AR, CA, CT, GA, IN, KY, LA, MD, MI, NE, NM, NY, OH, TX,

:

WA.

Counties

Cities

:

Angeles

,

Metropolitan Dade County, Florida Certification.

District of Columbia, City of Houston, City of Los

City of New York, City of Philadelphia, City of

Phoenix, City of Wilmington.

Federal Agencies: U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)

;

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Federal

Communications Commission (FCC) ; The Naval Sea Systems Command

(NAVSEA) ; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ; U.S. Coast

Guard (USCG) ; Federal Rail Administration (FRA) ; National

Institute of Science and Technology (NIST)

.

Organizations: ASTM Directory of Testing Laboratories; Gypsum

Association, General Motors (GM)

.

Fire Marshals: Fire Marshalls of the states of CA, IL, MD, MI,

NE.

FOREIGN PROGRAM RECOGNITION: Program is recognized worldwide. A complete listing of

countries and organizations may be obtained from OPL.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

None

.

Omega Point Laboratories Directory of Listed Building Materials,

Products and Assemblies. CY 2000 revisions will be available

for distribution July 2000.

Directory of Certified Products is issued yearly. The 1999

Directory is currently outdated (superceded by the 2000

Directory). 2000 Directory available in July 2000.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: N/A.

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X® PTO #2085163

UNIX® PTO

#1392203 AND

#1390593

X/Open® #2080466

DATE RECEIVED: 7/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

THE OPEN GROUP

TOG

1010 El Camino Real, Suite 380, Menlo Park, CA 94025

(650) 323-7992 FAX: (650) 323-8204

http://www.opengroup.org E-MAIL: testing@opengroup.org

Menlo Park, CA and Reading, Berkshire, RGl IX, UK

None

.

The Open Group operates a broad range of Information Technology testing

and certification programs designed to deliver assurance of software

portability and interoperability.

1988.

14 .

None

.

None

.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: None.

Certification available to all US and foreign companies, and members of

The Open Group

.

Fees are set individually per program based on costs of test report

assessments and trademark royalties.

Over 40.

N/A.

Mobile phones and WAP Gateway systems Directory server conforming to

LDAP 2000 Product Standards, Object Request Broker conforming to CORBA

Product Standard, Computer Operating Systems conforming to UNIX 95 and

98 Product Standards, UNIX 98 Workstation Product Standard, and UNIX 98

Server Product Standard, Desktop management software conforming to

Common Desktop Environment (CDE) Product Standard, GUI management

software conforming to Motif Product Standard, GUI software objects

conforming to X Window System Product Standard, Computer operating

systems conforming to Multi-Purpose Realtime Operating System Product

Standard, Computer operating systems conforming to FIPS 151-2 Product

Standard, Software products (e.g. compiler) conforming to XPG4 Base

Product Standard, Software products (e.g. compiler) conforming to Base

95 Product Standard. In addition, software products conforming to the

following Product Standards: Internationalized System Calls & Libraries, Internationalized System Calls & Libraries Extended,

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Internationalized System Calls & Libraries Extended V2, Commands and

Utilities, Commands and Utilities V2 or V3, C Language, COBOL Language,

Pascal Language, FORTRAN Language, Ada Language, Relational Database,

Calendaring & Scheduling API, ISAM, XWindow System Display, XWindow

System Application Interface V2, Motif Toolit, Terminal Interfaces,

Internationalized Terminal Interfaces, BSFT, X.400 Gateway, X.400

Message Access, Directory Access, Network File System, Sockets or Sockets V2, Transport Service (XTI) or Transport Service (XTI) V2, CPIC, (PC) NFS Server, Internet Server, LMX Server, Software

Administration, Magnetic Media.

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

Test method is software test suites at www.opengroup.org/testing.

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

Open Group Brand Program Documentation is available at

http://www.opengroup.org/publications/catalog/br.htm, and Product

Registration Checklists at www.opengroup.org/testing/checklist.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

Certification procedures are designed to be consistent with EN45001,

the predecessor to ISO/IEC 65, and are believed to be consistent with

this later standard.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

ISO 9000 for certification procedures, IEEE 1003.3 for test suites, ISO

9646 for test suites, and ISO Guide 25 for accreditation services.

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Product retesting is renewed on an annual basis depending on the test

method

.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

When test methods change, retesting is required.

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

None

.

APPEALS PROCEDURE: Appeals procedures are described in Open Group Trademark License

Agreement published on the website at

http : //www. opengroup . org/onlinepubs/7501899/f ile3 .htm#tagcjh 04 and

Practical Guide to the Open Brand published on the website at:

http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/7501899/toc.htm, ISBN 1-85912-265-

5 .

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

Program has a logo, and it is Federally registered.

Department of Defense/DISA and NASA.

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

The European Commission mandates UNIX as the definition of an 'Open

System' for European IT procurements.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS: National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) for

accreditation of Test Laboratories.

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

Register of Product Standards at www.opengroup.org/regproducts, and

Standards Information Base (SIB) at www.opengroup.ora/Rib2.

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

See Register listed above.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: Practical Guide to the Open Brand is published on the website at

www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/7501899/toc.htm ISBN 1-85912-265-5, and

Register of Product Standards is published on the website at:

http : / /www. opengroup . org/regproducts

.

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DATE RECEIVED: 4/00

OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT INSTITUTE, INC.

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

OPEI

341 South Patrick Street, Alexandria, VA 22314

(703) 549-7600 FAX: (703) 549-7604

http://opei.mow.org E-MAIL: opeistat@aol.com

STS/United States Testing Company (USTCo) in New Jersey

N/A.

OPEI is the international trade association whose members are manufacturers of powered lawn and garden maintenance products,

components and attachment supplies, as well as industry related

services. OPEI ' s domestic members manufacture in excess of 95% of the

U.S. consumer retail market for gas and electric powered lawn and

garden maintenance products. OPEI encourages and promotes healthier and

safer environment through proper use of outdoor power equipment;

represents members' interests in legislative and government affairs;

provides accurate and timely industry economic and statistical

information; provides support on technical matters; provides a forum

for meaningful exchange of ideas and information between industry

members and the outside public on the industry's services.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

1961.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

There is a fixed fee schedule, which is available from OPEI,

Approximately 30.

N/A.

Lawn and garden equipment

.

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

.

175
PROGRAM CRITERIA/ N/A.

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO N/A.

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO N/A.

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING N/A.

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING N/A.

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER N/A.

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE: N/A.

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK: Program has a logo. This triangle on lavm mowers, snow throwers,

tillers and shredder-grinders, it signifies that the product has been

certified by an independent testing company to meet nationally

recognized voluntary safety standards, published by the American

National Standards Institute (ANSI) . On the bottom of the triangle

there is the ANSI standard number which relates to a particular product

and the last year the standard was updated.

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION: N/A.

FOREIGN PROGRAM None.

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS: None.

DIRECTORY OF N/A.

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED N/A.

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: N/A.

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NOT AVAILABLE

DATE RECEIVED: 8/00

ACRONYM

:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

PERFORMANCE REVIEW INSTITUTE,

A WHOLLY OWNED AFFILIATE OF THE

SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS (SAE)

PRI

161 Thornhill Road, Warrendale, PA 15086

(724) 772-1616, ext. 8136 FAX: (724) 772-1699

http://www.pri.sae.org E-MAIL: dubois@sae.org

Throughout the United States and Europe.

The ANSI-Registrar Accreditation Board, Inc. (RAB) National

Accreditation Program, Raad voor Accreditatie (Dutch Council for

Accreditation, formerly the RvC (RVA) , National Institute of Standards

and Technology (NIST) , National Aerospace and Defense Contractors

Accreditation Program (NADCAP) , and U.S. Army.

PRI is a not-for-profit trade association, affiliated with the Society

of Automotive Engineers, designed to provide shared conformity

assessment services to the mobility industry. PRI operates unique

industry-managed programs such as the National Aerospace and Defense

Contractors Accreditation Program (NADCAP) and third-party assessment

programs such as the ISO Registrar performing Registration to ISO 9000,

QS-9000, QS-9000 TE Supplement and ISO 14001; and for AS9000

compliance. PRI is dedicated to the continuous development of worldclass companies by offering conformity assessment and certification to

the mobility industry. Two NADCAP working groups, looking to extend the

benefits, efficiencies and quality improvements of the NADCAP process,

are examining the potential for NADCAP programs in the products arena. NADCAP ' s success in special process accreditation's has created an interest in developing similar accreditation programs for products. Two new working groups have been formed to investigate the viability of

programs for fasteners and fluid systems.

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

1999 .

30.

None

.

None

.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

Fees are based on services provided.

950 .

177
NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

1, 100

.

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OP

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

Aerospace special processes, engine lubricants, gear lubricants, truck

brake lining, aerospace fasteners, laboratories, ISO 9000

registrations, QS 9000 registration, ISO 14000 registrations.

Various Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) , American Society for

Testing and Materials (ASTM) , International Organization for

Standardization (ISO) , and TMC.

Program procedures are available from PRI

.

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

Program conforms to ISO 9000 quality system requirements.

Program dependent 1-5 years

.

Surveillance testing is performed.

Compliance with appropriate quality management system standard is

required for registration.

There is an appeals procedure, which is available from PRI.

Program has a logo.

See recognition listed above.

N/A.

N/A.

Directory of Participants is available from PRI.

Directory of Certified Products is available from PRI.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: AS7003 and various other procedure publications are available from PRI.

178
DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

PFS CORPORATION

PFS

2402 Daniels Street, Madison, WI 53704

(608) 221-3361 FAX: (608) 221-0180

http://vnvw.pfs-teco.com E-MAIL: nisliflcaopfs-teco.com

Madison, WI

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED:

Federal: United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dept. of Housing

and Urban Development - Federal Housing Administration (HUD) , National Voluntary

Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) , National U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers.

State and Private Sector Organizations: American Lumber Standards Committee

(ALSO, Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc. (BOCA),

Industrialized Building Commission (IBC) , International Conference of Building

Officials (ICBO) , National Evaluation Service Committee (NER) , Wooden Pallet and

container Association (NWPCA) , Recreational Park Trailer Industry Association,

Inc. (RPTIA) , Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) , Southern Building

Code Congress International, Inc. (SBCCI) , Truss Plate Institute (TPI)

.

States: AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, OA, HI, ID, lA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA,

MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OR, PA, RI , SC, SD, TN, TX,

UT, VA, WA, WI.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

PFS is a third party inspection and testing agency, which assists the woodrelated construction industry in achieving greater quality and safety. PFS

evaluates and certifies a broad range of products and structures, including all

types of engineered wood products, wood Components and industrialized building

systems. PFS is also a third-party quality assurance agency for engineered wood,

wood building products and factory-built constructions.

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

1959 .

57. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 0.

None. However, TECO, which focuses primarily in the wood panel sector, has a Trademark License Agreement with PFS, which authorizes TECO to test PFS

trademarked panel products. Under this agreement, each company agrees to maintain

the quality of their services in accordance to each other's quality standards. In practical terms, panels certified by either PFS or TECO are produced using the

same high-quality standards.

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

None

.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

Fees are set by contract.

325.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

Over 500.

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

Modular structures (residential and commercial) , HUD code (mobile) homes,

building components, structural insulated panels, engineered wood products,

permanent wood foundations, fire tested products, treated wood, windows and

doors, hardwood plywood panels, composite assemblies, formaldehyde emissions,

trusses, adhesives, structural -use panels.

179
STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

American Wood-Preservers Bureau (AWPA) Standards C2 , C9 and C22-1993, American

Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) E119, E84 AND E152 - 1987, Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) , International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical

Officials (lAPMO) TSC-11-72 - 1981. Physical testing under Uniform Building Code

(UBC) 15-5, American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D1761, E8, E72

,

E489, E767, E1803 and F1575 . Testing of wood and wood panel products under

American National Standards Institute (ANSI) A208.1 ANSI/AITC Standard A190.1,-

ANSI/TPI-95, ASTM Standards C67, C271, C272, C273, C297, C365, C393, C481, D198,

D1037, 04442, D5055, 05456, E73, E661; and US Dept. of Commerce Product Standards

HP-1, PS-1 and PS-2. Testing of adhesives under ASTM Standards C557, D905, O906,

O1002, DllOl, 01183, 02294, 02559, O3110, 03498 and 04688; APA Standards AFG-Ol;

and AITC Standards 200. Testing of solid-fuel-burning appliances under ULS

standards 127, 391, 737, 907, 1482-96. Testing of flat sheet, roofing and siding

shingles, and clapboards under ASTM Standard C1185. Testing of rubber

deterioration under ASTM Standard 0572. Testing of water vapor transmission under

ASTM Standard E96 . Testing of water penetration under ASTM Standard E514-1999.

PFS Research Foundation Certification Requirements are available on request, or

on the web at http://www.pfs.teco.com.

N/A.

N/A.

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Products are retested as often as certification criteria require.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Surveillance testing is performed as often as certification criteria require.

ISO 9000 OR OTHER QUALITY

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

None

.

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

Appeal procedures are outlined in the " PFS Research Foundation" document.

Program has a logo, and it is Federally registered.

Federal : United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , Dept . of Housing

and Urban Development - Federal Housing Administration (HUD) , National Voluntary

Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) , U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers.

State and Private Sector Organizations: American Lumber Standards Committee

(ALSO, Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc. (BOCA),

Industrialized Building Commission (IBC), International Conference of Building

Officials (ICBO) , National Evaluation Service Committee (NER) , National Wooden

Pallet and container Association (NWPCA) , Recreational Park Trailer Industry

Association, Inc. (RPTIA) , Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA)

,

Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc. (SBCCI), Truss Plate

Institute (TPI)

.

States: AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, 10, lA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA,

MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, NO, OH, OR, PA, RI , SC, SO, TN, TX,

UT, VA, WA, WI.

Standards Council of Canada. In addition, in order to qualify to use the JAS mark on a product , the producer must have the product graded and/or tested by a Registered Grading Organization. In the case of manufacturers outside of Japan,

grading and/or testing may be conducted by a Foreign Testing Organization (FTO)

.

TECO has been a registered FTO for wood products since 1993.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

None

.

PFS and TECO Listing Directory is available on request.

Directory of Certified Products is available on request.

OTHER POTLICATIONS: Other publications may be viewed on the website at http://www.pfs-teco.com.

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DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

PLUMBING AND DRAINAGE INSTITUTE

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

PDI

45 Bristol Drive, South Easton, MA 02375

(800) 589-8956 FAX: (508) 230-3529

http://www.pdionline.org E-MAIL: bill@pdionline.org

Bodycote Industrial Testing Ltd., 2307 Seventh Blvd., St. Louis, MO

63104; U.S. Testing Co., 291 Fairfield Avenue, Fairfield, NJ 07004.

N/A

.

PDI is an association of manufacturers of engineered plumbing products

in a business area commonly referred to by the mechanical side of the

construction industry as "the drain business" . Our members and

licensees make products such as: floor drains, roof drains, sanitary

floor drains, cleanouts, water hammer arresters, swimming pool drains,

baclcwater valves, grease interceptors, fixture supports, and other

drainage specialties. PDI maintains testing equipment in independent

testing laboratories for the purpose of testing Water Hammer Arresters

for compliance with Standard PDI-WH201 and Grease Interceptors for

compliance with Standard PDI-GIOI. Certified Products carry the Seal of

the Plumbing & Drainage Institute as evidence that the product has met

the specified requirements of the Institute's Standards.

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

NO. OP PART-TIME STAFF: 0.

1965.

1.

None

.

None

.

Certification available to all US and foreign companies.

None

.

18

.

N/A.

Water hammer arrestors and grease interceptors.

Standard PDI-WH201 and PDI-GIOI.

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PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDXJRES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

Water Hammer Arresters - PDI-WH201; Grease Interceptors - PDI-G-101.

N/A.

N/A.

Grease Interceptors - one size biannually; Water Hammer Arresters - one

size annually.

None

.

None

N/A.

Program has a logo and it is Federally registered.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

A Directory of Participants is published on the website at

http : / /www . pdionl ine . org

.

See Directory of Participants, which includes a list of their certified

products

.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: N/A.

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DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

POST-TENSIONING

INSTITUTE

Certified Punts

POST-TENSIONING INSTITUTE

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

PTI

1717 W. Northern Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85021

(602) 870-7540 FAX: (602) 870-7641

http://www.post-tensioning.org E-MAIL: info@post-tensioning.org

Throughout the United States

.

N/A.

Plant certification program: The PTI Program for Certification of

Plants Producing Unbonded Single Strand Tendons was developed to

provide independent certification of a plant's capability for

fabrication of unbonded single strand tendons in conformance with

the Post -Tensioning Institute specifications based on inspections

conducted by Loris L. Gerber. Inc.

Field personnel certification program: Provides post -tensioning

installers, inspectors, building officials, engineers, etc. with posttensioning basics - stressing, finishing, installation, troubleshooting

& safety.

Plant program 1989; Field certification 1998.

4. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

None, except as noted above.

None, except as noted above.

Plant certification available to U.S. companies; Field certification

available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

Fees are based on actual costs. Fee schedules are available by

contacting PTI by phone, fax, or e-mail.

15.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

28,

Plants producing unbonded single strand tendons; post-tensioning

installers, inspectors, building officials, engineers, and other field

personnel

.

Plants: unannounced inspection rated on PTI specifications.

Field certification written test pass/fail.

Program procedures may be obtained by contact PTI

.

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PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

N/A.

N/A.

Plants are retested biannually; field personnel are retested every two

years

.

Periodic audits of manufacturer's quality system. Requires initial and

periodic inspections.

None

.

A formal appeals procedure is processed via Board of Directors.

Program has a logo and it is Federally registered.

None

.

None

None

PTI Certified Plant Listing is available in print and is published on

the website at http://www.post-tensioning.org.

PTI Membership Directory is an annual publication and is available in

print by contacting PTI.

" Manual for Certification of Plants Producing Unbonded Single-Strand

Tendons;" " Field Procedures Manual for Unbonded Single Strand

Tendons .

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DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

PRECAST/PRESTRESSED CONCRETE INSTITUTE

PCI

209 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60606-6938

(312) 786-0300 FAX: (312) 786-0353

http://www.pci.org E-MAIL: info@pci.org

None

.

None

.

PCI Plant Certification confirms that a manufacturing plant has an ongoing quality assurance system in place. With this program the plant

must consistently demonstrate their commitment to quality principles

and practices. A 120-point audit examines all aspects of the plant

operation including engineering practices and management commitment.

PCI certification categories include: Al - Architectural Products; AT - Architectural Trim Units; Bl - Precast Bridge Products; B3 - Prestressed Straight Strand Bridge Members; CI - Precast Concrete

Products; C3 - Prestressed Straight Strand Structural Members; Gl - Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC) ; B2 - Prestressed Miscellaneous

Bridge Products; B4 - Prestressed Draped Strand Bridge Members;

C2 - Prestressed Hollow-Core and Repetitive Products; C4 - Prestressed

Draped Strand Structural Members.

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

1999.

4.

None

.

None

.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 1.

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

All PCI producer members are required to maintain PCI certification for

their plants. The PCI Plant Certification Program is industry-wide,

available to all U.S. and foreign precast concrete producers -- PCI

members and non-members alike.

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

Fees are set by the PCI Board of Directors based on number of erection

crews operating.

13.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

17 .

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

See categories listed above.

185
STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

MNL-127, " Erectors' Manual -Standards and Guidelines for the Erection

of Precast Concrete Products." MNL-132, " Erection Safety Manual for

Precast and Prestressed Concrete."

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

Program procedures are outlined in Section 29.0,

Procedures Manual .

PCI Policies and

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

None

.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

N/A.

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

N/A.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

PCI Plant Certification program requires a 120-point audit examines all

aspects of the plant operation including engineering practices and

management commitment. Numerical grading is uniform coast-to-coast and

large plant to small. Independent engineers make the appraisal. Grades

are non-negotiable. Failures require a thorough review of improvements

with an extra audit within 60 days.

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

None

.

APPEALS PROCEDURE: Appeals procedure is a two-step procedure: 1°"^, written appeal to a 3-

person appeals committee; 2"^, in-person appeal to an appointed 3 -person

Certification Appeal Board.

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

See page 185.

The following agencies either mandate or recommend PCI plant

certification "at time of bid": Federal Aviation Administration, U.S.

Department of Transportation; Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of

the Interior; Corps' Civil Works, U.S. Army; Federal Highway

Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation; Federal Bureau of

Prisons, U.S. Department of Justice; U.S. Dept. of Veteran Affairs ; U.S. Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command;

General Services Administration; 25 State Departments of

Transportation.

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

N/A.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS: N/A.

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OP CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

" ASCENT" magazine is published quarterly and may be obtained from

PCI, and is published on the website at http://www.pci.org.

Directory of Products is part of the Participant Directory.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: A Program flyer may be obtained from PCI

.

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DATE RECEIVED: 1/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR CERTIFICATION COUNCIL

PECC

297 Heaths Bridge Road, Concord, MA 01742

(978) 369-1310 FAX: (978) 371-9891

http://www.PR0TECTEYES.ORG E-MAIL: vingven@tiac.net

Detroit Testing Laboratories, Validating Laboratory

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

Private Sector: laboratory is accredited by the American Association

for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA)

.

PECC is a not-for-profit organization with a volunteer board of

directors. The only purpose of PECC is the reduction of eye injury with

a program of testing and certification that will result in products

easily identified by the PECC seal. PECC certifies eye protectors for

sports. PECC provides this 3rd party certification service in which

Detroit Testing Laboratory, Inc. validates a manufacturer's

certification of conformance to ASTM F803-99 Standard Specification for

Eye Protectors for Selected Sports (Excluding section 6.1.1) and/or

ASTM F1776 -99a Standard Specification for Eye Protective Devices for

Paintball Sports.

1999.

Approximately 4

.

No.

No.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: Approx. 3,

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

Certification available to all members of the organization, and all

U.S. and foreign companies.

At this time the fee to participate is $0.04 per seal. The fee

schedule can be obtained at the website protecteyes.org. and the

scheduled can be requested through e-mail at vingven@tiac.net

4 .

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

4 .

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

Sports eye protectors, racket sports, baseball, women's Lacrosse/field

hockey, basketball, paintball.

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) F803, F910, and

F1776.

187
PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SITRVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

" Certification Program for Sports Fee Protectors Procedural Guide" is

published by PECC and can be obtained through PECC.

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

Program conforms to ASTM F803, F910, and F1776.

Products are required to be retested once a year.

Periodic surveillance testing is selected at manufacturing facility or purchased on the open market by a validator.

Uncertain, up to Validator.

There is an appeal procedure.

Program has a logo

.

Laboratory is accredited by the American Association for Laboratory

Accreditation {A2LA)

.

None

.

None

A Directory of Participants can be obtained on the website at

http : //www . PROTECTEYES . ORG

.

The Third Party Certification Program, Certified Products Directory

is available on the website.

Other publications describing the program is available on the website

at http://www.PR0TECTEYES.ORG, and complete documentation is available

by contacting P. Vinger.

188
ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

DATE RECEIVED: 8/00

PULVER LABORATORIES, INC. ELECTROMAGNETICS DIVISION

PLI

320 North Santa Cruz Avenue, Los Gatos, OA 95030-7247

(408) 399-7000 FAX: (408) 399-7001

http://www.pulverlabs.com E-MAIL: los.gatos@pulverlabs.com

Los Gatos, OA.

State of Oregon Building Codes Division for evaluation of semiconductor

manufacturing equipment covered by the guidelines of SEMI S2-93

standard; State of Washington Department of Labor and Industries to

perform field evaluations of electrical equipment on a case-by-case

basis for NFPA-70, 79, UL 508, 508C standards; City of Los Angeles

Department of Building and Safety as an Electrical Test Laboratory.

CE Mark Testing. FCC testing and redesign. UL, CSA safety

certification. Product safety and electromagnetic engineering.

1979.

N/A. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

None

.

None

.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

Fees are defined by project.

Greater than 1000.

Greater than 1000.

Information Technology Equipment including electrical business

equipment. Medical electrical equipment, industrial, scientific and

medical equipment, low voltage video products, telephone equipment,

measurement control and laboratory equipment.

ANSI C63.4; 4/CFR Parts 2 and 15; EN- 5022 ; CISPR 22; NFPA 70; 79; NEC

1999; CE Standards.

There is no published set of requirements for certification.

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

189
PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTINQ

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS;

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

ISO 9000.

Products are retested every 6 months.

Surveillance testing on new and old products as needed.

None

.

None

Program has a logo, and it is Federally registered.

States of Oregon, Washington and California. City of Los Angeles.

N/A.

N/A.

PLI167 Equipment Certified by Pulver Laboratories, Inc. is available

from PLI for $300 . 00

.

N/A.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: N/A.

190
ECO-OX HainfBrcst JUIloace

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

DATE RECEIVED: 7/0 0

RAINFOREST ALLIANCE -AS SECRETARIAT OF THE CONSERVATION

AGRICULTURE NETWORK - ECO-O.K.

BETTER BANANA PROGRAM

CAN, Eco-O.K., BBP

65 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10012-2420

(212) 677-1900, X217 FAX: (212) 677-2187

http://wvfw.rainforest-alliance.org E-MAIL: ikent@ra.org

Partner groups certify in Ecuador, Brazil, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica,

Colombia, Belize, Honduras, and Mexico.

N/A.

The Conservation Agriculture Network (CAN) is a coalition of nonprofit,

conservation organizations committed to finding alternatives to the pollution,

deforestation and dehumanization sometimes associated with conventional

agriculture. The CAN has gathered farmers, environmentalists, scientists, human

rights defenders and government agencies - the key stakeholders to develop

practical standards for responsible agriculture. These standards cover all three

bases of sustainable development: community well-being, environmental protection

and economic vitality.

The network awards ecolabels to farms that meet our standards. This

certification process is objective and transparent. The standards are comprehensive and strict enough to require profound changes in farm management,

while operating within the realm of available technology. The program is based

on the science of ecology, the principles of human dignity and the ideal of

sustainable development. It operates in the real world of commodity agriculture,

global markets and changing consumer demand. CAN members adapt the program to

small, disadvantaged farmers, as well as large, multinational companies - making

the program accessible to producers of all shapes and sizes.

CAN certification gives consumers who live far from tropical countries a way to communicate their interests and concerns to farmers and agro- industry . By

shopping for certified bananas, coffee or orange juice. Activist consumers send

a clear message to producers, encouraging sound ecosystem stewardship.

Certification also helps companies demonstrate their environmental commitment of

increasingly educated consumers. Certification helps participating companies be more competitive in the global marketplace.

A true coalition, the CAN is managed and guided by the members who are in daily

communication with farmers, conservation groups, governments, scientists, unions

and others with an interest in sustainable agriculture. The Rainforest Alliance,

with offices in New York and Costa Rica, serves as the CAN'S International

Secretariat

.

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION AVAILABILITY:

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: Approximately 10 throughout Latin America.

1991. First certification in 1994.

10 network partners, and

approximately 40 staff people

throughout Latin America.

None

.

None

Program deals with the certification of farms producing bananas, oranges, coffee,

and sugar cane. While primarily in Latin America at this point, we have some certified farms in other regions, including the US and eventually Africa, Asia.

191
FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

Annual certification fees per unit of total farm area, and audit costs {labor and

expenses) to those producers who participate in certification process.

221 farms.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

Includes commodity-processing centers on farms.

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

Bananas, coffee, citrus, cacao, sugar cane.

Standards are based on nine environmental and social principles and they are published on the website at http://www.rainforest-alliance.org

Producer applications and standards for certification are available on the

website at http://www.rainforest-alliance.org.

None

.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE: None

.

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER QUALITY

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

Farms are audited annually.

Surprise audits are carried out for certified farms at least once a year.

N/A.

Appeals procedures may be obtained by contacting CAN, Eco-O.K., BBP.

Program has a logo, and it is Federally registered.

N/A.

N/A.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

N/A.

A list of certified farms and locations is available on the website at http : //www. rainforest -alliance . org

.

None

.

OTHER PtJBLICATIONS

:

More information on the program is published on the website at http : //www . rainforest -alliance . org

.

192
Member

RfDWOQfl INSPECTION SERVICE

A D vision 3f C.il'lornia Ri;;lwiiod Association

DATE RECEIVED: 4/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OP TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

REDWOOD INSPECTION SERVICE

RIS

405 Enfrente Drive, Suite 200, Novate, CA 94949-7206

(415) 382-0662 FAX: (415) 382-8531

N/A E-MAIL: cjjourdainOworldnet .att .net

N/A.

N/A.

Exclusive American Lumber Standards Committee (ALSO Board of Review

accredited redwood lumber grade rules writing agency.

1916 .

5. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 0.

None

.

None

Certification available to members of the organization.

There is a fee to participate, which is set by the Board of Directors.

17.

25 .

Redwood lumber

.

PS 20 - American Softwood Lumber Standard.

Program procedures may be obtained by contacting RIS.

N/A.

PS 20 " American Softwood Lumber Standard. Various American Society

for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards.

193
PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Minimum of 12 inspections per mill per year.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

Surveillance testing is performed in accordance with PS 20 standards.

None

.

None

Program has a logo, and it is Federally registered.

N/A.

N/A.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service (APHIS) - Export Certificates.

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

None

.

None

.

" Standard Specifications for Grades of California Redwood Lumber" may

be obtained by contacting RIS.

194
DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

• CERTIFICRTIOn • LiyTinG

• TE/TinG « in/PECTIOn

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

RESOURCES APPLICATIONS,

DESIGNS AND CONTROLS, INC,

RADCO

3220 East 59"^'' Street, Long Beach, CA 90805

(562) 272-7231 FAX: (562) 529-7513

http://www.radcoinc.com E-MAIL: info@radcoinc.com

Long Beach, California, Inspection branch offices in Goshen, IN,

Seagrove, NO, Tampa, FL, Waco, TX, Dallas, OR.

APLAC recognized through International Conference of Building Officials

(ICBO-ES) TL-209 QA-650, National Evaluation Service (NER-QA204),

National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP 100261)

,

Canada (SOL 1003-1B8B)

RADCO is a nationally recognized testing laboratory, listing and

quality control inspection agency headquartered in Long Beach,

California. RADCO conducts tests to evaluate performance of products

against known standards; to set up quality control manuals; to

establish quality monitoring programs with manufacturers; to work with

code codes as a listed quality assurance agency; and to list products

and audit/inspect manufacturers' facilities periodically.

1968 .

17. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 13.

US Testing Co.; Omega Point Laboratories: Other recognized

laboratories for specific requirements.

None

.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

Project dependent, time and materials or fixed fee.

117.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

152 .

Alternative air conditioning blower kits, axles-recycled, bottom

closure board-roll, food service equipment (gas fueled-mobile) gas

appliances -outdoor cooking, gas appliances-decorative log sets, gas

appliances-decorative gas-fired burners, insulation foam plastic,

manufactured (mobile) home earthquake resistant bracing system,

plumbing fixtures, recreational vehicle light, roofs-metal, roofsunderlayment , roofs-vents, strap-metal, wall sheathing/air infiltration

barrier

.

195
STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) , Uniform Building

Code (UBC) , U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD),

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) , American National Standards Institute

(ANSI) , International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials

(lAPMO) , and other nationally recognized standards.

None

.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

N/A.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

ISO Guide 25 " General Requirements for the Competence of Calibration

and Testing Laboratories" , AC 98 " Acceptance Criteria for Quality

Control Agency Accreditation - International Conference of Building

Officials - Evaluation Service, Rules of Procedures for the National

Evaluation Service, Inc."

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Product retesting is dependent on specific requirements of applicable

codes

.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Samples are selected by RADCO field inspectors at the production

facility. Frequency varies with product and code requirements.

Generally, inspections are conducted quarterly.

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

None

.

APPEALS PROCEDURE: Appeals procedures may be obtained by contacting RADCO management.

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

Program has a logo.

RADCO is recognized as a Testing Laboratory (NER-TL476) and as a Quality Assurance Agency (NER-QA204) by the National Evaluation

Service. ICBO Evaluation Service provides recognition as a Testing

Laboratory (TL-209) , as a Quality Assurance Agency (AA-650) and as a Conformity Assessment Agency (CAA-10) . RADCO' s thermal insulation

testing laboratory is certified under the National Voluntary Laboratory

Accreditation Program (NVLAP #100261). RADCO' s testing and listing

capabilities are currently recognized by many Cities, Counties and

States, including California, Arizona, Washington, Los Angeles, CA and

Denver, CO. RADCO is an administrator for the Society of the Plastics

Industry (SPI) 'Accu-R' program for Expanded Polystyrene Insulation,

RADCO is also an administrator for the HUD Use of Materials Program, UM

71A and UM 101

.

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

RADCO 's testing laboratory is approved by Standards Council of Canada

for gas appliances.

RADCO is recognized by ICBO-ES and NVLAP. ICBO-ES and NVLAP have

arrangements with APLAC . Therefore, RADCO is APLAC recognized.

A Director of Participants is available upon request.

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

None

.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: N/A.

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SAFETY

EQUIPMENT

INSTITUTE

DATE RECEIVED: 2/00

ACRONYM

:

ADDRESS:

PHONE:

INTERNET IJRL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

SAFETY EQUIPMENT INSTITUTE

SEI

1307 Dolly Madison Blvd., Suite 3A, McLean, VA 22101

(703) 442-5732 FAX: (703) 442-5756

http://www.seinet.org E-MAIL: inf o®seinet .org

N/A.

SEI is accredited to ISO/IEC 65:1996 by the

American National Standards Institute (ANSI). SEI also has a partnership with

INSPEC, a notified body located in the UK to offer CE Marking for manufacturers

products. SEI's certifies products in

the areas of: Fall Protection Equipment, Rescue Tools, Eye & Face Equipment SCBA,

PASS, Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment, Gas Detector Tubes Headgear - Equestrian, Industrial, Bicycle, Police Riot Fire Fighting Ensembles - Turnout Gear, Helmets, Hoods, Gloves, Footwear Life Safety Rope, Hazardous

Materials Suits and Footwear.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

SEI is a private, non-profit organization, which assists government agencies, users and manufacturers of safety and protective equipment in meeting their

mutual goals of protecting those who use safety and protective equipment on or

off the job, in )ieeping with recognized standards and the current state of the

art, and to recognize products certified to meet applicable standards.

1981 .

5 . NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 4

Clayton Laboratory SVCS, Novi, MI; ITS, Cortland, NY; US Air Force Research Lab,

Dayton OH, PSI, Pittsburgh, PA, Southern Impact Research Center, Knoxville, TN.

N/A.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

The SEI Board of Directors approves the SEI Fee Schedule.

75 .

75.

Over 800 models of: disposable coveralls, emergency eyewash/safety showers,

equestrian headgear, eye/face protectors (spectacles, goggles and face shields)

,

fire fighter, Haz Mat and chemical protective clothing and gloves, fire fighter

helmets (structural and wildland) , fire fighter life safety rope, harnesses and

hardware, gas detector tube units, industrial hard hats, protective footwear,

bicycle helmets, self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and personal alert

safety devices for the fire service, and passive dosimeters, bump caps, police

riot helmets and industrial fall protection equipment.

Personal protective equipment standards published by American National Standards

Institute (ANSI) , American Society for testing and Materials (ASTM) , National

Fire Protection Association (NFPA) , National Institute for Occupational Safety

and Health (NIOSH) , Occupational Safety and Health Administration/Dept . of Labor

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(OSHA) , Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and European Norm (EN). SEI lists

all standards used in the certification program published on the website at http : / /www. seinet . org

.

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

The SEI Certification Program Manual is provided to all SEI participants.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65: Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE: ANSI Z34.1: 1993 Third-Party Certification Programs for Products, Processes and

Services; ISO/IEC Guide 2: 1991 General Terms and Their Definitions Concerning

Standardization and Related Activities; ISO/IEC Guide 7: 1982 Requirements for

Standards Suitable for Product Certification; ISO Guide 23: 1982 Methods of

Indicating Conformity with Standards for Third-Party Certification Systems;

ISO/IEC Guide 25: 1990 General Requirements for the Competence of Calibration and

Testing Laboratories; ISO Guide 27: 1983 Guideline for Corrective Action to be

Taken by a Certification Body in the Event of Misuse of its Mark of Conformity;

ISO Guide 28: 1982 General Rules for a Model Third-Party Certification System for

Products - Scheduled for Revision; ISO Guide 39: 1988 General Requirements for

the Acceptance of Inspection Bodies; ISO Guide 40: 1986 General Requirements for

the Acceptance of Certification Bodies - Currently Under Revision; ISO Guide 53: 1988 An Approach to the Utilization of a Supplier's Quality System in Third-Party

Certification; ISO Guide 56: 1989 An Approach to the Review by a Certification

Body of Its Own Internal Quality System; ISO/IEC Guide 65.

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Product retesting is performed annually.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Annual Surveillance testing of all certified models is required. The SEI Quality

Auditor randomly selects samples from the warehouse, distributors or just

following final inspection on the assembly line. Samples are packaged, taped and

signed in the presence of the SEI auditor.

ISO 9000 OR OTHER QUALITY

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

Compliance with ISO 9000 is required.

APPEALS PROCEDURE: Appeals are made through SEI internal appeals and as a final stop.

Arbitration Association.

the American

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

Program has a logo, and it is Federally registered.

1) Occupational Safety and Health Administration/Department of Labor (OSHA)

Health Response Team, U.S. Department of Labor, Chemical Information File

includes recognition of SEI Certified Gas Detector Tubes and Passive Monitors as recommended screening devices for OSHA compliance officers. 2) August 8, 1989

letter from Donald D. Ballard, Chief, General Engineering Group, Government

Services Administration (GSA) announced that for Commercial Item Descriptions for

purchasing personal protective equipment, " SEI Certification will now be

acceptable as evidence that the product in conformance with requirements of the

appropriate industry standard." 3) American Industrial Hygiene Association

(AIHA) Board and the Gas and Vapor Detection Systems Committee endorses SEI's

third-party testing and certification of detector tubes.

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

European Norm Standard

Council of Canada (SCO

(EN) , Canadian Standards Association (CSA) , and Standards

INSPEC certification pending.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF PARTICIPANTS:

INSPEC certification - SEI and INSPEC have an MRA.

" Directory of Participants" is published on the website at littp://www.seinet.org

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

SEI " Certified Product List of Personal Protective Equipment" available free

from SEI and published four times per year.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: Other publications can be found on the website at http://www.seinet.org.

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ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

SAFETY GLAZING CERTIFICATION COUNCIL

SGCC

P.O. Box 9, Henderson Harbor, New York 13651

(315) 646-2234

http : //www . sgcc . org

FAX: (315) 646-2297

E-MAIL: jg)cent®gisco . net

Architectural Testing Inc. in Yorlt, PA, Fresno, CA, and New Brighton,

MN; Bowser-Morner Inc., Dayton, OH; Construction Consulting Laboratory

Inc., Ontario CA; ETC Laboratories, Rochester, NY; Fenestration Testing

Laboratory Inc., Hialeah, FL; Intertek Testing Services NA in Duluth,

OA and Cortland, NY; Stork, Patzig Testing Laboratories, Des Moines,

lA; Stork/Southwestern Labs, Houston, TX; SGS US Testing Company, Inc.,

Fairfield, NJ; Performance Testing Inc., Redmond, WA; Rone Engineers,

Inc., Dallas, TX; Intertek Testing Services, NA in Antioch, CA; and

Middleton, WI

.

N/A.

The Safety Glazing Certification Council (SGCC) is a non-profit

Corporation, established in 1971 by manufacturers of safety glazing

products, building code officials, and others concerned with public

safety. SGCC maintains a program which provides for the certification

of safety glazing materials found to be in compliance with one or both

of the following specifications: American National Standard for Safety

Glazing Materials used in buildings - Safety Performance Specifications

and Methods of Test: ANSI Z97. 1-1984 Consumer Product Safety Commission

Safety Standard for Architectural Glazing Materials - codified at Title

16, Part 1201 of the Code of Federal Regulations: 16 CFR 1201. The

Certification Program is directed by its participants and Certification

Committee and is managed by an impartial administrator and the IGCC

Board of Governors. The requirements to meet certification standards,

initiated and agreed upon by the membership through the Board of

governors, are validated through periodic inspections by the

administrator and testing by independent laboratories approved by

IGCC.

1971

.

3. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 1.

None, except for the independent 3'^'* party test labs listed cibove.

None except as noted above

.

Certification available to all members of the organization, all foreign

and US companies

.

Program has a fixed fee schedule, which may be obtained from SGCC.

122 .

639 .

199
CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

Tempered transparent glass, tempered patterned glass, tempered bent

patterned glass, tempered bent glass, safety plastic sheet, organic

coated glass hybrid, organic coated glass, laminated transparent glass,

laminated patterned glass.

See those listed above. 16 CFR 1201 is available from Consumer Product

Safety Commission (CPSC) , ANSI Z97.1 - 1984 is available from the

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

.

A published set of program procedures may be obtained from SGCC.

N/A.

N/A.

Products are retested every 6 months.

Plants are visited once every 6 months.

A licensee's QA program, as a minimum, must have the following

elements: 1) a quality manual; 2) operating procedures documenting how

insulated glass units are fabricated; 3) a designated person

responsible for quality assurance; and 4) routine product or component

checks

.

Appeals procedures may be obtained from SGCC.

Program has a logo.

Approved by both HUD and FHA and by the Sealed Insulating Glass

Manufacturers Association (SIGMA)

.

N/A.

None

.

Lists of participants are included in the " Certified Products

Directory," which is published twice per year and may be obtained from

SGCC.

" Certified Products Directory" is published twice per year and may be

obtained from SGCC.

None

.

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51. _ "CERTIFICATION

.SYSTEMS

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SCIENTIFIC CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS

scs

1939 Harrison Street, Suite 400, Oakland, CA 94612

(510) 832-1415 FAX: (510) 832-0359

http : //www. SCSI . com

Oakland, CA

E-MAIL: lbrown@scsl.com or gmcpartland®scsl .com

All subcontract labs providing services for SCS are accredited through the State

of California, EPA for Pesticide Residue Testing. Our labs are also accredited

by American Council of Independent Labs and are ISO 9000 certified. Accredited by

the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) . Also expected to be accredited by MSC.

SCS is an independent, third party testing and certification organization

evaluating a wide variety of food safety and environmental claims. Our programs

include: life cycle impact assessment, ECO-lif estyle analysis and environmentally

preferable products services and technology. The NutriClean certification program

serves growers who produce fruits and vegetables that meet exceptionally

" clean" standards. SCS's certification standards of less than 0.05 parts per

million of detectable pesticide residues is up to 1,000 times tougher than

government requirements. Scientific Certification Systems also provides organic

certification for: organic crop production, organic processing certification and

organic handling certification.

SCS has also instituted an environmental claims certification program to independently verify environmentally related product claims.

These certifications are specifically intended to establish important facts about

the products that may be of particular interest to purchasers. Certifications are consistent with international standards (ISO-14021) . SCS also conducts life-cycle

impact assessments (LCIA) . This technique is " cradle-to-grave" in scope, meaning that it considers impacts at each stage of a product's life-cycle, from

the time natural resources are extracted from the ground and processed through

each subsequent stage of manufacturing, transportation, product use, and

ultimately, disposal. The product's environmental information is summarized on an

" eco-profile" . This eco-profile lists each impact indicator result, then

compares these results to a baseline, such as the average product performing the same task. When a product is better in every impact category than the baseline,

it can be certified as environmentally preferable. SCS is also working with the

Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) to develop a program to certify " well -managed"

fisheries. SCS will be the first in the world to become an MSC-accredited

independent certifier of sustainable fisheries. SCS Forest Conservation Program

(FCP) has certified more than 3.8 million acres of prime forestland in the United

States through the Forest Management Certification Program. In addition, SCS has

certified more than 4.1 million acres of forests throughout the world. In its

Chain of Custody Program, SCS has audited and certified over 120 manufacturers,

distributors and retailers who make or carry certified wood products. Through its

Chain-of -Custody Program, Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) certifies

wholesalers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers who handle wood from

forests certified according to FSC standards. To become certified, these

enterprises must maintain adequate inventory control systems to allow for

separation and identification of certified product. SCS is accredited by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) , an international body that evaluates, accredits

and monitors independent forest product certifiers.

Food safety 1984, Environmental 1989.

25. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 15.

Foods - Anresco Inc., Nestle QA Lab, EMA Labs, Silliker Labs, CMC Labs in Walnut

Creek. Non- foods - Cal Coast Labs, Harlan & Associates, Sequoia Analytical.

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SERVICES SXJBCONTRACTED

:

Certification team members, depending on industry specialties. We work with

individuals of known expertise, rather than with institutions.

CERTIFICATION AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

Fee Schedules are available by program from SCS

.

600-800

.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

N/A.

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

Food products - produce, meat, fish, deli foods, fruits and vegetables,

manufactured goods - building products, appliances, consumer products, etc.,

forestry products - lumber, wood products, furniture, building products,

electricity. Categories of products are published on the website at http : //www. SCSI . com.

All of our labs use the standard methods for the analysis and product. All

pesticide analysis is using U.S. FDA PAMIII or AGAC procedures. All non-food

analysis is using ASTM or EPA procedures.

Program procedures are published on the website at http://www.scsl.com.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

N/A.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER QUALITY

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

ISO-14020, ISO-14021, ISO-14040, ISO-14041, ISO-14042, and FSC - International

Principles and Criteria/National and Regional Standards.

Food crops - by production lot, manufactured products, forest production - annually.

Surveillance testing is performed annually.

None

.

None

.

Program has a logo.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), State Attorneys General, Green Task

Force, U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) , U.S. Department of Defense

(ODD) , White House Environmental Executive Office, Various State and local

government agencies, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

.

SETAC???

.

Environment and Development Foundation (Taiwan) for environmental claims

certification, joint certification.

Directory of Participants is published on the website at http://www.scsl.com.

Directory of Certified Products is available from SCS.

SCS Statement of Qualifications and Company Brochure, EPA: Environmental Labeling

Issues, Policies and Practices Worldwide are available from SCS.

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ADDRESS:

PHONE:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

SGS U.S. TESTING COMPANY INC.

SGS USTC

291 Fairfield Avenue, Fairfield, NJ 07004

(800) 777-8378/(973) 575-5252 FAX: (973) 575-7175

Http : //www .ustesting . sgsna . com E-MAIL: ustesting@sgsna.com

Fairfield, NJ, Tulsa, OK, and Los Angeles, CA.

Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) furniture and textiles;

American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) Thermal and

mechanical;' Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Dept. of

Labor (OSHA) Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL)

electrical; National Evaluation Service, Inc. (NES) building and

construction material CAQ(CSMA) microbiology; ISO9001 chemistry and

biology departments; Safety Glazing Certification Council (SGCC) safety

glass; National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)

plumbing fixtures and insulation; National Cotton Council of America

(NCC) packaging; International Safe Transit Association (ISTA)

packaging

.

SGS U.S. Testing Company (SGS USTC) is a member of the Societe Generale

de Surveillance (SGS) Group, one of the world's foremost testing,

inspection and certification companies. SGS USTC is an independent

third-party testing and inspection.

1942 .

41.

None

.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 25,

None

.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

Fixed fee schedule is based on size and quantity.

65 .

76 .

101 Whirlpools/bathtubs/showers; 102 recreational vehicles; 103 Arc

welding machines; 104 audio equipment; 105 electric heaters/intrinsic

safety; 106 commercial electric dishwashers; 107 power supplies; 108

battery chargers; 109 gas detectors; 110 carbon monoxide detectors; 111

building materials; 112 roof and overheads; 113 insulation; 114

manufactured housing; 115 personal protection equipment; 116 drinking

water systems; 117 corrugated products; 118 flooring material.

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STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

American National Standards Institute (ANSI), U.S. Department of

Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Administration

(HUD/FHA) , American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) , National

Fire Protection Association (NFPA) , Underwriters Laboratories (UL)

,

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) , Federal and military

specifications

.

Program procedures may be obtained from SGS USTC

.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

N/A.

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Product retesting is performed at least yearly.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Surveillance testing is a random sampling at least yearly.

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

None

.

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

Appeals are made to SGS USTC governing board.

Program has a logo, and it is Federally registered.

U.S. Government : OSHA as an NRTL

.

States: Alaska, Texas Dept. Insurance, Vermont, Idaho, Indiana.

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

None

.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

Quality Auditing Institute (QAI) for roof shingles.

A list of participants is published in the " Directory of Listed

Products," which may be obtained from SGS USTC.

" Directory of Listed Products" may be obtained from SGS USTC.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: Certification Services available through the SGS USTC listing programs.

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ssssaMifiisisiiwwis

B-90

SNELL MEMORIAL FOUNDATION, INC,

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

SMF

3628 Madison Avenue, Suite 11, N. Highlands, CA 95660

(916) 331-5073 FAX: (916) 331-0359

http://www.smf.org E-MAIL: info@smf.org

Highlands, CA

The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2IiA)

accredited the Snell Lab to the ISO Guide 25 for all the

current Snell certification programs: SA-2000, M-2000, H2000, S-98, RS-98, K-98, B-95A, and B-95C, B-90A, B-90C, N94, Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) , Department of

Transportation (DOT) standards.

The Snell Memorial Foundation is a not-for-profit

organization dedicated to research, education, testing and

development of helmet safety standards. Since its founding in

1957, Snell has been a leader in the frontier of

helmet safety in the United States and around the world. SMF

develops helmet standards, conducts certification test and

random sample test on premises, educates the public of the

risk of head injuries and the effectiveness of helmets in

brain injury prevention.

Foundation established in 1957. The number in each standard

indicates the year it became effective.

8

.

None

.

None

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF:

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

Fees are set by the Foundation' s Board of Directors based on

fee for service.

96 .

N/A.

SA-2000 for auto racing helmets; M-2000 for motorcycling

helmets; RS-98 for recreational skiing helmets; N-94 for

multi-sport helmets; B95A and B95C for bicycling helmets; H- 2000 for equestrian harness racing helmets.

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STANDARDS /TEST METHODS USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO ISO/IEC

GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO STANDARD OR

GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING REQUIREMENTS:

STOVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED PRODUCTS:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

Destructive impact tests, penetration tests, retention tests,

roll-off stability test, flame resistance test, chin bar test

are conducted based on specific test requirements in various

standards listed above.

Program procedures are available on the web at www.smf.org or may be requested from SMF.

No.

ISO Guide 25 " American Association for Laboratory

Accreditation to ISO Guide 25 for Laboratory.

The Snell program requires Random Sample Testing (RST) as long as the product is available in the market

.

Surveillance testing is performed based on production

quality, Snell obtains 1 out of 2000 helmets from retail of

distribution outlet for random sample testing for as long as

the product is available.

None

.

None

.

Program has a logo and it is Federally registered.

Manufacturers are required to put a Snell serialized label

inside each of their Snell certified helmets by the Licensing

Agreement

.

All current U.S. bicycle mandatory helmet laws in various

states requires that a helmet meet the Snell standard or

other standards.

Australia accepts the Snell B-95 standard certified helmets

as the proof of meeting the Australian National Standard.

None

.

Public list of Snell certified manufacturers and helmets is

available through the website at http://www.smf.org.

None .

.

Various helmet standards: SA-2000 for auto racing, M-2000

for motorcycling, RS-98 for recreational skiing, H-2000 for

equestrian harness racing activities, B-95A and B-95C for

bicycling, N-94 for multi-sport activities, K-98 for kart

racing, S-98 for skiing.

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DATE RECEIVED: 9/00

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ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY INTERNATIONAL

SAX

30 Irving Place, New York, New York 10003

(212) 358-7697 FAX: (212) 358-7723

http : / /www . sa-intl . org E-MAIL: info@cepaa.org

SGS International Certification Services, Inc. (SGS-ICS Ltd.), DNV (Det

Norske Veritas), Bureau Veritas Quality International (N.A.) Inc.

(BVQI) , Intertek Testing Services, N.A., Ltd. (ITS), Underwriters

Laboratories Inc. (UL)

N/A.

SAI was founded in 1997 as the Council on Economic Priorities

Accreditation Agency (CEPAA) and later renamed. It is working to

address the growing concern among consumers about labor conditions

around the world. SAI's mission is to improve the impact of business

on individuals around the world by encouraging companies to adopt

ethical standards and report to the public on their performance

against these standards. In response to the inconsistencies among

workplace codes of conduct, SAI developed a standard. Social

Accountability 8000 (SA8000) " Humane Workplace Code of Conduct," for

workplace conditions and a system for an accredited, independent

certification of compliance. SA8000 has nine core areas: 1) child

labor; 2) forced labor; 3) health and safety; 4) compensation; 5)

working hours; 6) discrimination; 7) discipline; 8) free association

and collective bargaining; and 9) management systems.

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

1997.

15. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 7.

N/A.

Consultants are employed as accredited auditors.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

Fee Schedule is published as part of the application package, which is

available from SAI.

10 .

50 .

Workplaces, manufacturing facilities.

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STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

\

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

Social Accountability 8000 Standard.

Program procedures are published on the web at www.sa-intl.org. To

order the publication, call (212) 358-7697.

N/A.

ISO/IEC Guide 61 - General Requirements for Assessment and

Accreditation of Certification/Registration Bodies. The SA8000 system

is modeled on the one used by companies to ensure quality control: ISO

9000.

Workplaces are required to be re-inspected every 6 months.

N/A.

The SA8000 system is modeled on the one used by companies to ensure quality control: ISO 9000. SA8000 has a section on management systems,

which requires companies to have policies and procedures and

documentation systems that demonstrate ongoing compliance with SA 8000.

Accreditation requires SAI evaluation of the certifier's capability to

thoroughly audit a workplace for compliance with SA8000. This process

includes an audit of a certifier's policies, procedures and

documentation, a witness audit and periodic reevaluations, or surveillance audits. Accreditation requirements include demonstrated

adherence to ISO/IEC Guide 62, and to SAI Guideline I.

Specified Appeals Procedures and available from SAI.

Program has a logo, which is not yet available.

N/A.

N/A.

Under development is ISEAL ( [International Social and Environmental

Accreditation and Labeling) -Alliance.

The Directory of Participants is available on the website at

Http : //www. sa-intl . org

.

A Directory of Certified Workplaces is published on the website at

http : //www . sa-intl . org

.

Other publications are available on the website at http : //www. sa- intl . org

.

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ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

SOLAR RATING AND CERTIFICATION CORPORATION

SRCC

c/o FSEC, 1679 Clearlake Road, Cocoa, PL 32922

(321) 638-1537 FAX: (321) 638-1010

http : //wvTM . solar-rating . org E-MAIL: srcc@fsec.ucf.edu

Uses laboratories accredited by SRCC.

None

.

SRCC was incorporated as a non-profit organization whose primary

purpose is the development and implementation of certification programs

and a national rating standards for solar energy equipment, including

solar water and pool heating systems. SRCC uses test results from

independent laboratories accredited by SRCC. Test results and product

data are evaluated by SRCC to determine compliance with certification

requirements

.

1980 .

4. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 4.

None, except as noted above.

Administrative and Technical Support: ERG, Inc.; Florida Solar Energy

Center

Certification available to members of the organization and all U.S. and

foreign companies

.

The Board of Directors sets the fee schedule.

16 .

16 .

Glazed solar collectors, unglazed solar collectors, solar water heating

systems, and solar pool heating systems.

American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

(ASHRAE) 93 and 96.

Program procedures may be obtained by contacting SRCC.

N/A.

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PROGRAM CONFORMS TO ANSI Z34 " Third-Party Certification Programs for Products, Processes

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE: and Services."

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Product retesting is performed every 5 years

.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

None

.

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

None

.

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

Appeals may be made by submitting a Petition to the Board of Directors.

Program has a logo. Equipment that has been certified and rated by SRCC

is required to bear the SRCC certification label, which shows the

performance rating for that product.

U.S. Department of Energy/Million Solar Roofs, HUD UMIOO.

N/A.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

N/A . . .

Directory of SRCC Certified Solar Collector and Water Heating System

Ratings" is available from SRCC for a fee.

Each certified product is listed in a directory, which is available

from SRCC. The summary of SRCC Certified Solar Collector and Water

Heating System Ratings lists performance ratings for certified

products. This summary is available free of charge from the SRCC

office in Florida. The full Directory of SRCC Certified Solar

Collector and Water Heating System Ratings is also available from the

SRCC office in Florida.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: SRCC publications are listed on its website.

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DATE RECEIVED: 4/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

SOUTHERN BUILDING CODE CONGRESS

INTERNATIONAL, INC. /PUBLIC SAFETY TESTING

AND EVALUATION SERVICES, INC.

SBCCI PST Sc ESI

900 Montclair Road, Suite A, Birmingham, AL 35213-1206

(205) 599-9800

http : //www . sbcci . org

FAX: (205) 599-9850

E-MAIL: gnicliols®sbcci .org

SBCCI PST & ESI Listed Testing Laboratories: Arctiitectural Testing, Inc., Yor)t, PA; Cerny U Ivey Engineers, Inc., Norcross, GA; Commercial Testing Company,

Dalton, GA; Construction Testing Corporation, Miami, FL; Fenestration Testing

Laboratory, Hialeali, FL; Hurricane Engineering & Testing Inc., Miami, FL: Hurricane Test Laboratory, Riviera Beach, FL; Independent Roof Testing & Consulting of S. Florida, Oa)cland Park, FL; National Certified Testing Lab.,

Inc., Orlando, FL; NSF International, Ann Arbor, MI; Omega Point Laboratories,

Inc . , Elemendorf, TX; PFS Corporation, Madison, WI ; Progressive Engineering,

Inc. Goshen, IN; Underwriters Laboratories, Northbroolc, IL; Wyle Laboratories,

Huntsville, AL. NES Listed Testing Laboratories: APA The Engineered Wood Assoc.,

Tacoma, WA; Architectural Testing, Inc., York, PA; Applied Research Laboratory,

Miami, FL; Canadian Standards Association, Rexdale, ON, Canada; Celotex

Corporation, St. Petersburg, FL; Factory Mutual Research Corp. Norwood, MA; Guardian Fire Testing Laboratories

Buffalo, NY: Hardwood Plywood Manufacturers Association,

Reston, VA; Interte)c Testing Services NA, Inc., Cortland, NY; RADCO, Long Beach, CA; SGS U. S. Testing Company, Inc. Los Angeles, CA; Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX; Stork-Twin City

Testing Corp., St. Paul, MN; Underwriters Laboratories of

Canada

.

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

N/A.

The purpose of the SBCCI PST & ESI is to evaluate new and innovative

Materials, products, systems and methods of construction for compliance with the

Standard Codes. Upon completion of the committee's evaluation, an evaluation

report is prepared on items found to comply with the Standard Codes. Evaluation

reports represent an opinion based on the findings of the SBCCI PST & ESI to the

local building official or other authority having jurisdiction. The National

Evaluation Service provides the evaluation of testing laboratories and quality

control

and/or inspection agencies. These evaluations are for the benefit of the local

building official in determining if these agencies are qualified. The purpose of

this service is to evaluate their agencies,

personnel, equipment and independence and to determine their ability to provide

testing services and inspection services on building products and equipment. Such

evaluation is based on and done in accordance with nationally recognized

standards. The National Evaluation Service (NES) is a national level organization

which coordinates the activities of

the three (3) organizations which also provides periodic reporting of new

products and systems which have been found to meet the intent of all three model

codes

.

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

1971.

7.

No, except for accredited laboratories.

NO. OP PART-TIME STAFF: 0.

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SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED: No.

CERTIFICATION AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

Certification available to all members of the organization, and all U.S. and

foreign laboratories.

An "Evaluation Report Fee Schedule" is available from SBCCI PST & ESI.

550 .

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

500 .

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

Alternate materials and methods of construction, building products, building

materials, prefabricated and factory built components, chimneys and fireplaces,

doors, windows,, ducts, exit systems, exterior finishes, factory built houses,

factory built structures, fire resistive construction, fasteners, floor systems,

wall systems, roof systems, foundations, framing systems, gas logs, gas lighters,

glazing, hangers, support, insulation, interior finishes, masonry products,

mechanical systems, metal buildings, plumbing fixtures, plumbing materials and

systems, roofing, roof decks, smoke and heat detectors, solar systems, swimming

pools, thermal barriers, truss plate connectors.

Uses standards/codes, which are available from SBCCI.

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

SBCCI PST & ESI

.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

N/A.

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Retesting is required when the code, product, or standard changes.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER QUALITY

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

Surveillance testing is not required.

Compliance to ISO 9000 is not required. Third-party registration to the standards

is required. A Declaration of System conformity is required.

A certification decision can be appealed. Information on the process can be

obtained from SBCCI

.

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK: Program does have a logo, which is registered under U.S. Patent No. 2,281,025,

and serial number 75-482,585.

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

Approved by over 2,400 private, state, county, and city building organizations.

None

.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OP PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

N/A.

"SBCCI PST & ESI Evaluation Report Listing" is provided free to members and for a fee to others.

A list of products and labs is published quarterly, and can be obtained from

SBCCI

.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: None

.

212
DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET XJRL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

SOUTHERN PINE INSPECTION BUREAU, INC.

SPIB

4709 Scenic Highway, Pensacola, FL 32504-9094

(850) 434-2611 FAX: (850) 433-5594

http://www.spib.org E-MAIL; spib@spib.org

Pensacola, FL

N/A.

The Southern Pine Inspection Bureau, a non-profit

organization, is dedicated to the maintenance of high

standards in the Southern Pine forest products industry. SPIB serves as

t the southern pine lumber grading rules writing organization. SPIB

also: provides supervisory grading service to southern pine

manufacturers subscribing to SPIB; provides supervisory' quality control

services and testing to pressure treaters of southern pine products

under the ALSO program, AWPA/ASTM standards; and provides Component

Quality Audit inspections to truss fabricators under TPI and WTCA

standards and/or inspection procedures. The Bureau publishes grading

rules under which more than 95% of the production of the entire

industry is classified and sold. To qualify for a SPIB grade-marking

license, a mill must have well established credentials in the

manufacturing, seasoning, and grading of Southern Pine lumber. The

Southern Pine Inspection Bureau (SPIB) Quality Program for Southern

Yellow Pine provides a standardized method of treatment, testing, and

inspection of SPIB Quality Marked pressure-treated products in

conformance with the American Wood Preserver's Association (AWPA)

standards, and major model building codes requirements.

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

1940 .

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

Certification available to all U.S. companies.

A fixed fee schedule may be obtained from SPIB.

Approximately 246 southern pine lumber producers.

Approximately 38 pressure treating plants, approximately 17 machine

stress rating plants, 29 component fabrication plants and 23 truss

plants

.

213
CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

Southern pine lumber, pressure treated southern pine products, glued

lumber, component assemblies with southern pine lumber.

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

PS 20 AND SPIB Grading Rules available from SPIB. American Wood

Preservers' Association (AWPA) Treating Standards available from AWPA.

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and American National

Standards Institute (ANSI) Standards as applicable.

Program procedures may be obtained by contacting SPIB.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

Appeals procedure may be obtained by contacting SPIB.

Program has a logo.

National Evaluation Service, Inc., Board of Review of the American

Lumber Standard Committee under PS 20 developed by NIST.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

SPIB Roster" is available from SPIB for free.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: A list of publications is available on SPIB's website.

214
DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

;wrB

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

SOUTHWEST RESEARCH

INSTITUTE

SWRI

6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78228

(210) 522-2424 FAX: (210) 522-4518

http:// www.swri.org E-MAIL: gmmiller@swri.org

San Antonio, TX

Occupational Safety and Health Administration/Dept . of Labor (OSHA)

,

United States Coast Guard (USCG) , National Evaluation Service,

Inc.(NES), International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO-ES)

,

Building Officials and Code Administrators, International,

Inc . /Evaluation Services (BOCA-ES) , Southern Building Code Congress

International, Inc. (SBCCI) -Public Safety Testing and ES, Lloyd's

Register of Shipping, Standards Council of Canada (SCC)

.

To provide testing and listing and labeling services to ensure that the

product that reaches the consumer is similar to the product which was evaluated and tested.

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

1988 .

4.

None

.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 30.

Field inspections are subcontracted to individuals with expertise in

the required field.

Certification available to all US and foreign companies.

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

Fees are based on number of products and participating plants.

45.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

115 .

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

Above ground storage tanks, exterior and interior wall panels, firerated doors, fire-rated walls, floors, fire-rated roofs, insulated

composite panels, interior acoustical panels, fire extinguishing

systems, penetration sealants.

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) , Underwriters

Laboratories (UL) , International Organization for Standardization

(ISO) , Uniform Freight Classification (UFC) , National Fire Protection

Association (NFPA)

.

215
PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

Requirements are set on a case-by-case basis, depending on the product

in question.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

ANSI Z-34.1, ISO Guide 58, ICBO ES AC98 " Acceptance Criteria for

Quality Control Agency Accreditation," ISO/IEC Guide 65, CAN-P-3G, and

CAN-P-1500J.

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Product retesting depends on the program and product. Some are tested

every 3 months; others, once per year.

Surveillance testing depends on the program and product.

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

None

.

APPEALS PROCEDURE: For Canadian-related programs, appeals are made to the SCC . For

ICBO/BOCA/SBCCI -related programs, appeals are made to ICBO, BOCA or SBCCI

.

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

Program has a logo.

Federal: Occupational Safety and Health Administration/Dept . of Labor

(OSHA) . State: Fire Marshall's offices in many states. Many counties

and cities.

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

The Occupational Safety and Health of New Zealand.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

None

.

" SWRI Directory of Listed Products" is available by calling (21) 522-

5985 or e-mail to lallen@swri.org.

" SWRI Directory of Listed Products" is available by calling (21) 522-

5985 or e-mail to lallen@swri.org.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: None

.

216
ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

DATE RECEIVED: A/00

STAR-K KOSHER CERTIFICATION

ORTHODOX JEWISH COUNCIL VAAD HAXASHRUS

STAR-K

11 Warren Road, Baltimore, MD 21208-5324

(410) 484-4110 FAX: (410) 653-9294

http://www.star-k.org E-MAIL: star-k@star-k.org

Inspection is conducted on location.

N/A.

To provide kosher certification worldwide. A non-profit agency

representing the kosher consumer through education, research and

supervision.

1947.

Over 10. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 0.

N/A.

N/A.

Certification available to companies worldwide.

Determined on a case-by-case evaluation.

Over 800.

Over 800.

Acids and acidulants, active pharmaceutical ingredients, alcohol,

alcoholic beverages, aluminum wrap products amino acids, ascorbic acid,

food products, catalysts, cellulose, food colors, industrial chemicals,

lubricants, religious articles as well as all items that come in

contact with their manufacture.

Code of Jewish Law, and Jewish Law Responsa.

Requires initial and periodic factory inspections. Requires inspection

and verification that all ingredients and processes used in manufacture

meet certification requirements. Authorizes use of mark. Issues

certificates of approval. Program Procedures are available from STAR-K.

N/A.

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PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

N/A.

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:'

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

Product re- inspection is required, determined on a case-by-case basis.

Details are available from STAR-K.

Surveillance re-inspection is require, determined on a case-by-case

basis. Details are available from STAR-K.

N/A.

Appeals procedures are available from STAR-K.

Program has a logo, and is Federally registered.

N/A.

Chief Rabbinate of Israel, The Joint Kashrus Committee of England, The

NSW Kashrut Authority of Australia, Kashrut Council of Toronto, Canada,

Beth Din Tzedek of Paris, France, and Zurich Switzerland Rabbinical

Council

Under careful direction of Rabbi Moshe Heinemann, one of the world's

foremost authorities on industrial Kashrus and Kosher food technology

and backed by a formidable staff including a network of Rabbinic

Kashrus administrators, food scientists and field supervisors. Office

staffed by highly professional and efficient personnel; all services

provided at a reasonaible cost, with prompt service and worldwide

accept ablility

.

The Directory of Participants is published on the website at

http : // www . star-K. org .

A Directory of Certified Products, Kashrus Kurrents and Star-K Product

Directory, are published on the website at http://www.star-K.org

Other publications are available from Star-K and on its website at the

URL.

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DATE RECEIVED: 5/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

STEEL DECK INSTITUTE

SDI

P.O. Box 25, Fox River Grove, IL 60021-0025

(847) 462-1930 FAX: (847) 462-1940

http://www.sdi.org E-MAIL: steve@sdi.org

N/A.

None

.

The Steel Deck Institute was formed to bring uniformity to the design,

manufacture, quality control and construction practices applicable to

cold-formed steel decking. The Steel Deck Institute offers deck

manufacturers (both members and non-members) certification of product

design through an engineering analysis by independent consulting

engineers. To receive design certification for a roof deck section, a manufacturer must submit a profile with dimensions and a load table

(either his own or the SDI Standard Load Table) to the SDI. A computer

program analyzes the profile and dimensions and produces a load table.

If the manufacturer's stated safe loading is verified by the computer

analysis, the SDI issues a certificate which states that the product is

designed in accordance with SDI Specifications and also verifies the

manufacturer's load tables.

1973 .

3.

None

.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 3,

None

.

Certification available to all companies.

Fixed Fee Schedule is available from SDI.

N/A.

N/A.

Steel roof decks, steel floor decks.

SDI Standards are. available from SDI.

Program procedures are available from SDI

.

219
PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

No.

N/A.

N/A.

None

.

None

None

.

See page 219.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

None

.

None

.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: See SDI's website.

I

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STEEL JOIST INSTITUTE

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

SJI

3127 10"'*' Avenue North, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577-6760

(843) 626-1995 FAX: (843) 626-5565

http://www.steeljoist.org E-MAIL: N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

The Steel Joist Institute, a non-profit organization of active joist

manufacturers, was founded in 1928, five years after the first open web

steel joist was manufactured. Its purpose was to address the disarray

within the steel joist industry and develop standards for steel joists

and other manufacturers in the industry. As a condition of membership,

the Institute's consulting engineer checks to see that designs conform

to the appropriate specifications. This consists of an examination of

(1) complete engineering design details; (2) for some products, data is

obtained from physical tests of a limited number of products to verify

conclusions from analysis of the applicant's engineering design,

details, and calculations. An initial plant inspection and subsequent

periodic inspections are required to ensure that the applicant/member

possesses the facilities, equipment and personnel required to properly

fabricate the product. The plant inspections are not a guarantee of the

quality of any specific joists or Joist Girders; this responsibility

lies fully and solely with the individual manufacturer. The Institute's

facilities for checking the design of K- , LH- , and DLH-Series Joists or Joist Girders are also available to non-members on a cost basis.

The Steel Joist Institute does not check joist designs for specific

construction projects. Fabrication to Institute specifications is the

responsibility of the individual manufacturer.

1928 .

2.

N/A.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

Testing and inspection activities are conducted by SJI approved bodies.

Certification available to all U.S. companies and members of the

organization

.

A fixed fee schedule is available from SJI.

NUMBER OP PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

17.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

38 ,

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CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

K-series joists, LH-series joists, DLH-series joists. Joist Girders.

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

Uses SJI standards, which are available from SJI

.

Requires submission and approval of complete design data. For open web

joists, K-Series, requires testing by an independent laboratory and

inspection of the plant by an SJI approved inspection agency. Approves

testing laboratories and issues certificates of approval.

Program does not conform to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

N/A.

Requires periodic inspection by an SJI approved agency.

N/A.

N/A.

SJI has a formal appeals procedure, which is available from SJI.

Program does not have a logo.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

A Directory of Participants is available from SJI.

None

.

Publishes the names of member companies and the products which have

been given certification on the back cover of the publication entitled,

" Standard Specifications, Load Tables and Weight Tables for Steel

Joists Sc. Joist Girders," which is available from SJI for a fee.

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ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

STEEL TANK INSTITUTE

STI

570 Oakwood Road, Lake Zurich, IL 60047

(847) 438-8265

http: //www. steeltank.com

FAX: (847) 438-8766

E-MAIL: infomiation@steeltank.com

STI utilizes independent testing laboratories, including Underwriters

Laboratories, Southwest Research Institute, UL of Canada and others.

STI contracts with a network of qualified independent contractors for

in-plant inspection services.

N/A.

Over 90 manufacturers of atmospheric steel storage tanks are members of

Steel Tank Institute, a trade association formed in 1916. STI's purpose

is to maintain a consistent, applicable level of quality assurance in

the manufacture of aboveground and underground steel storage tanks

.

Design qualification tests are conducted by STI at independent test

laboratories. Fabricators are licensed to produce tanks to design

specifications. The program requires initial in-plant inspection of

fabricators' production and quality control programs. STI inspectors

conduct quarterly unannounced inspections. Qualifying participants are authorized to apply the STI tank technology label

.

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

STI-P3®: 1975; ACT-100® : 1990 ; F911®:1991; F921®:1992;

Permatank® :1992; Fireguard® : 1994 ; ACT-IOOU® : 1996 ; Flaraeshield^" : 2000

.

7. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 6.

Product testing is not subcontracted. Initial and periodic

qualification tests are perfomed by independent testing laboratories.

The product fabricator performs quality assurance tests.

STI subcontracts with a network of qualified independent contractors

for in-plant inspection services.

Certification is available to members of the organization.

FEES

:

Participation in the certification program is a requirement of the

license agreement for use of the technology. Program fees are included

within the licensing fees, and vary by technology.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

80 .

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

104 .

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STI-P3® cathodic protected underground steel storage tanks; ACT-100®

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STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

steel/frp composite underground steel storage tanks; ACT-100®U steelurethane composite underground steel storage tanks; Permatank®

steel/frp jacketed undergroxind steel storage tanks; Fireguard®

protected, fire-rated aboveground steel storage tanks; FlameshieldTM

fire-resistant aboveground steel storage tanks; F921® doiible-wall

aboveground steel storage tanks; F911® diked aboveground steel storage

tanks

.

The program uses STI standards available from STI . These standards

reference a multitude of Underwriters Laboratories (UL) , Underwriters

Laboratory of Canada (ULC) , American Society for Testing and Materials

(ASTM) , and National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE)

stcindards, as well as standards referenced by national Fire and

Building Codes and by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Information about program requirements can be obtained directly from

STI

.

Program does not conform to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

N/A.

Initial product testing and follow-up testing results in changes to

product standards to reflect product construction requirements.

Retests are therefore not required.

Every production unit is tested for air tightness by the fabricator

prior to shipment. Minimum coating thicknesses are verified on every

sti-P3®, ACT-100® and ACTIOOU® tank. Outer tank thickness is verified

on each Permatank®, and the manufacturer performs periodic glass/resin

ratio tests.

No.

The STI Board of Directors handles all appeals . Any issue of

compliance or challenge of non-compliance can be brought directly to

the Board or be addressed to staff for presentation to the Board.

Program has a logo.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; the underground storage tank

regulatory agency in each state; and US Possession.

Canada, South Africa, Brazil.

None

.

" STI Member Technology Guide" is available from STI. Participant

list is also available on the website at www.steeltank.com.

None

.

None.

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STRUCTURAL BOARD ASSOCIATION

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

PHONE:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

program criteria/

procedur:es :

program conformance to

ISO/IEC guide 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE;

SBA

45 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 412, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M2N 5W9

(416) 730-9090 FAX: (416) 730-9015

http : / /www osbguide . com E-MAIL: janssens@osbguide.com

N/A.

N/A.

Founded in Canada in 1976, the Structural Board Association

(SBA) has grown to represent more than 30 Oriented Strand Board

(OSB) mills around the world. SBS's purposes is to expand markets,

provide technical information, carry out product R&D, monitor quality

of OSB wood based structural panels.

1976.

1. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 0.

N/A.

N/A.

Certification available to members of the association.

Fees are set by the Board of Directors

.

15 .

34 .

Wood based structural panels, OSB, waferboard.

Canadian Standards Association (CSA-0437, CSA-0325, CSA-0452)

PS2-92/

.

N/A.

N/A.

PS2-92, CSA-0325, and CSA-0437.

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PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMEKTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

Members decide directly which agency to select

.

" Directory of Members" is available from SBA.

" Directory of Certified Products" is available from SBA.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: A number of other publications are listed on SBA's website.

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ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

SUMP AND SEWAGE PUMP MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

SSPMA

P.O. Box 647, Northbrook, IL 60065-0647

(847) 559-9233 FAX: (847) 559-9235

http://www.sspma.org E-MAIL: 103061.1063@compuserve.com

Voluntary testing by participants in their labs.

N/A.

The Sump and Sewage Pump Manufacturers Association is a North American

trade organization representing over 90% of the manufacturers of sump,

effluent & sewage pumps, together with component and accessory

suppliers. SSPMA collects manufacturing statistics, promulgates

design/performance standards, certifies products, education on proper

uses of products. The SSPMA mark, when used by a manufacturer to

identify a sump or sewage pump/motor unit, assures the purchaser that

the manufacturer has tested and certifies the performance of the

product in accordance with the Sump, Effluent and Sewage Pump Standards

of the Sump & Sewage Pump Manufacturers Association.

1956.

2. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 1.

N/A.

N/A.

Certification available to all U.S. companies, Canada, and Mexico.

$1 for members; Percentage of applicable dues (based on sales and

volume) for non-members.

27.

N/A.

Sump/effluent pumps, sewage pumps.

N/A.

N/A.

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PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

N/A.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

Program has a logo and it is Federally registered.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

" SSPMA Directory of Members is available from SSPMA for $20.

" Product Directory" is published annually and is available from

SSPMA.

" Sump, Effluent and Sewage Pump Standards, 1985" , " Introduction to

Sump Pumps" , " Sump Pump Trouble Shooting Chart" , " Homeowner's

Notebook" , " Sump Pump Installation Guide" , " Recommended Guidelines

for Sizing of a New or Replacement Sewage Pump" , " Recommended Sewage

Pump Installation and Maintenance Guide" , " Sewage Pump Sizing

Calculator" , and " Recommended Guidelines for Sizing Effluent Pumps" .

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ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES:

TESTING ENGINEERS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(FORMERLY TERRALAB)

TEI

P.O. Box 57025, Salt Lake City, UT 84157-0025

(800) 834-8378 FAX: (801) 262-2332

Http : //www. tei-test . com E-MAIL: tei@tei-test.com

Testing - Salt Lake City, UT and Orlando, FL

Listing - Salt Lake City, UT

Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) , International

Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (lAPMO) , American

Society of Sanitary Engineering Engineers (ASSE) , and California Energy

Commission (CEC)

.

TEi is a family of companies that provides: product testing, product

listing, quality assurance through on-site inspections and quality

control speciality equipment. Testing Engineers International, Inc. - Listing Services LLC - provides product listing and labeling

for the Recreational Vehicle, Manufactured Housing, Electrical and

Building Products industries. Currently, TEi-LS is working on becoming

an ANSI Certified Accrediting Body. TEi, Inc. - Inspection Services LLc

- provides on-site inspections for construction sites, product

manufacturing assurance, special projects requiring third party

verification, plans review for compliance to requirements and other

inspection services. This service is available throughout the world.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 2.

1972 .

3.

N/A.

N/A.

Certification available to all US and foreign companies and members of

the organization.

Fees are based on product . type

.

100 .

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

125.

RV and MH (Recreational Vehicle and Manufactured Housing) PLB (Plumbing

products) Electrical (<600 volts) Firewall (Flooring and wall covering

products

.

Standards and test methods used can be found on the website at

http://www.tei-test.com or by calling TEI.

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PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

A published set of requirements for certification program may be

obtained by calling 888-834-5478.

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

N/A.

Products are required to be retested on an annual basis or when the

standard changes.

Surveillance testing is performed by field inspector, who obtains

product on open market or from factory.

Compliance with ISO 9000 is required.

Appeals are made by notifying TEI's Quality Assurance Director.

Program has a logo, and it is Federally registered.

N/A.

N/A.

- Listing Services LLC (TEIN/A.

Testing Engineers International, Inc.

LSTM) , " Product Listing Directory."

TEI-LSTM " Product Listing Directory."

TEI-LSTM "Welcome Letter," TEI-LSTM "Application," TEI-LSTM

" Contract," TEI-LSTM " Inspection Form," TEI-LSTM " Listing

Guidelines .

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ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PUTRPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

TIMBERCO, INC. dba TECO

TECO

2402 Daniels Street, Madison, WI 53718

(608) 221-3361 FAX: (608) 221-0180

http://www.pfs-teco.com E-MAIL: kblairOpfs-teco.com

Madison, WI, Eugene, OR, and Shreveport , LA

National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) , Dade

County, City of Los Angeles, International Conference of Building

Officials (ICBO) , Building Officials and Code Administrators,

International, Inc. (BOCA), Southern Building Code Congress

International, Inc. (SBCCI), Sweden, Denmark, England, Canada.

TECO is a third party inspection agency serving wood product producers

worldwide. It evaluates and certifies OSB, plywood, particleboard,

composite and agrifiber panels in the United States, Canada, Mexico,

Chile and Brazil.

1933 .

30.

None

.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

None

.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

Fees are set by contract.

Over 25.

Over 40.

Manufactured structures, HUD manufactured homes, building components,

structural insulated panels, engineered wood products, permanent wood

foundations, treated wood, building products, fire tested products,

windows and doors, hardwood plywood panels and composite assemblies,

formaldehyde emissions of wood products, HUD manufactured home trusses,

heating and cooking appliances, construction adhesives, and structural

use panels.

U.S. Department of Commerce (NIST) Voluntary Product Standard PSl-95

" Construction and Industrial Use Plywood;" U.S. Department of

Commerce (NIST) Voluntary Product Standard PS2 " Performance Standard

for Wood-Based Structural Use Panels;" American National Standards

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PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCKDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

Institute (ANSI/A208 . 1-1993) ; Federal Manufactured Home Construction

and Safety Standards (FMHCSS) for formaldehyde emission requirement s; ASTM E1333-90; ASTM D905 " Strength Properties of Adhesives Bonds in

Shear by Compression Load;" ASTM D3110 " Adhesives Used in NonStructural Glued Lumber Products."

PFS Research Foundation Certification Requirements are available from

TECO.

N/A.

N/A.

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION;

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

HOU/HRA ARRANGEMENTS:

Products are retested based on the standard.

Surveillance testing is performed based on the standard.

None

.

Appeal procedures are published in PFS Research Foundation document.

Program has a logo, and it is Federally registered.

NVLAP, Dade County, City of Los Angeles, ICBO, BOCA, SRCCI.

Japanese Agricultural Service (JAS)

.

None. Although TECO has a Trademark License Agreement with PFS, which

authorizes TECO to test PFS trademarked panel products. Under this

agreement, each company agrees to maintain the quality of their

services in accordance to each other's quality standards. In practical

terms, panels certified by either PFS or TECO are produced using the

same high-quality standards.

DIRECTORY OF PFS and TECO Listing Directory is available from TECO.

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED A ° Directory of Certified Products" is available from TECO.

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: Other publications are available on the website at www.pfs-teco.com.

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NOT AVAILABLE

TIMCO ENGINEERING, INC.

ACRONYM;

ADDRESS

:

PHONE:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

TEI

849 N.W. State Road 45, Newberry, Florida 32669

(352) 472-5500 FAX: (352) 472-2030

http://www.timcoengr.com E-HAIL: sid@timcoengr.com

Newberry, FL 32669

Timco is an A2LA accredited test lab and is validated by the Chinese

Taipei Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) to act as a Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) . On June 2, 2000 it received its

designation as a Telecommunications Certification Body (TCB) from the

FCC. It is accredited by the American Association of Laboratory

Accreditation (A2LA) to ISO/IEC Guide 25-1990, EN45001 - Emissions,

Radiated (3M OATS to 60 GHZ) , Radiated Power, Conducted Powerline 9KHZ

to 30 MHZ) , Spurious emissions. Emission Mask (9KHZ - 60 GHZ) Power

Spectral Density (30 MHZ to 60 GHZ) , Carrier Output Power, Transient

Frequency Behavior, Modulation Limiting, Audio Frequency Response, Peak

Power, Frequency Stability Temperature (55°C to 100°C)

.

Timco Engineering, Inc. is an independent EMC test lab with over 25

years experience in testing and filing reports with the Federal

Commiinications Commission and Industry Canada.

N/A.

10.

Marstech Ltd.

Ultratech.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF:

Celltech Research, Inc., Hyak Laboratories, Inc. and

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED: No.

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

Fees are by product and the test requirements,

obtained by fax or e-mail.

500

.

A Fee Schedule may be

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

N/A.

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

Spread spectrum (DSSS, FHSS) , RC devices, telephones, digital devices,

cordless telephones, marine transceivers, CB transceivers, scanning RX,

intentional radiators, family radio service (FRS) , UHF/VHF

transceivers, wireless microphones, 10.5 GHZ radar, STL links.

CFR 47, FCC Method Parts 15 (Using ANSI C63 . 4-1992) and 18 for Class A

B P«=""'^T-ements, AS/NZS 3548-1995, CISPR 22 1993, GSA clOS.S, EN

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PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

55022-1994, TCES-003, TIA/FIA - 603, FCC Recommended Test Procedures

directly related to the above listed technologies.

FCC's requirements are available in the CFR.

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

ISO/IEC Guides 25 and 65 "General Requirements for Bodies Operating

Product Certification Systems."

Products are retested annually.

Surveillance testing of certified products are performed annually.

No.

There is an appeals procedure, and any changes to certification must be

within 30 days of approval.

Program does not have a logo

.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Industry Canada.

None

.

None

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

None

.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: None

.

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ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

TRACE

1150 West Euclid Avenue, Palatine, XL 60067

(847) 934-5300 FAX: (847) 934-4600

http://www.tracelabs.cora E-MAIL: info®tracelabs . com

Palatine, IL

American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) ISO Guide

25 (ISO 17025) , Federal Communications Commission (FCC) , Defense

Supply Center - Columbus (DSCC) , and Delphi.

Trace Laboratories is an internationally accredited, independent,

diversified testing company, consisting of several different

facilities. Through partnership with TUB Rheinland of North

America, Inc., a wide range of marks and certifications services

are offered. The program provides environmental, materials,

electrical, mechanical, chemical, future analysis and consulting

services to aerospace, military, automobile, communications,

computer and medical equipment industries.

1988 .

30 . NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 4.

Product testing is subcontracted when testing is not within the

company's scope. Many labs are used including NTS, Battelle, Akron

Riibber Development Laboratory.

None

.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

All testing projects are quoted on a per job basis.

30 .

4.

Aerospace, automotive, computer, medical electronics, military,

telecommunications, and numerous other product categories are tested

.

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) , Society of

Automotive Engineers (SAE) , Institute for Interconnecting and

Packaging Electronic Circuits (IPC) , Underwriters Laboratories

(UL) , General Motors (GM) , International Safe Transit Association

(ISTA) , Military Standards (MIL-STD)

.

235
PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER QUALITY

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

Program procedures can be obtained from TUV Rheinland of North

America, Inc.

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

ISO Guide 25, ISO 17025, ISO Guide 65, MIL-STD-202, MIL-STD-1344

,

MIL-PRF-55110, MIL-P-50884, and others.

Products are required to be retested annually and less-f requently.

TUV Rheinland of North America performs surveillance testing.

ISO-9002, ISO Guide 25, and ISO 17025.

Appeals are made through referee testing and retesting.

Program has a logo.

State of Illinois, City of Chicago, Federal Communications

Commission (FCC) , Defense Supply Center - Columbus (DSCC) , Canadian

Standards Association (CSA) , Underwriters Laboratories (UL) , and

others

.

Canada Ministry of Defense, Ericsson.

TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.

None

.

" Directory of Certified Products" is published on the website at www . tracelabs . com

.

" ASTM Directory of Test Labs," A2LA Directory of Test Labs,"

" Evaluation Engineering," " Compliance," Test and Measurement

World," " Quality," " Automotive Engineering."

236
DATE RECEIVED: 3/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

TRUESDAIL LABORATORIES, INC.

TLI

14201 Franklin Avenue, Tustin, CA 92780

(714) 730-6239 FAX:

http://www.truesdail.com E-MAIL;

14201 Franklin Avenue, Tustin, CA 92780

(714) 730-6462

norman®truesdail . com

Private Sector: certification program is accredited by the American

National Standards Institute (ANSI) for plumbing products, automotive

lifting devices, and building and institutional furniture; American

Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) for Industrial Hygiene Testing

(#336) . State: California Department of Health Services (DHS) for drinking water,

wastewater, and hazardous waste (ELAP 1237) ; Los Angeles County

Sanitation District (LACSD) for wastewater (#10140) California Air

Resources Board (CARB) for air pollution source testing; South Coast

Air Quality Management District (#93LA072) (SCAQMD)for air pollution

source testing.

Federal: United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Information Collection Rule (ICRCA018) AHERA Certification; United

States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Testing of drugs, medical

devices, drinking water, and imported items.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

To provide third-party testing and review to certify that products meet

published criteria for performance.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 3.

1997.

3.

No.

No.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

Inspections and audits are at an hourly rate, and a fixed fee for

tests. Prices may be obtained by contacting Normal Hester at

normanStruesdail . com

.

5.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

237
FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

Plumbing products, automobile lifting devices, tools, office furniture,

and ladders

.

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

American National Standards Institute (ANSI/NSF) Guide 61-1997,

"Drinking Water System Components - Health Effects," ANSI/PALD-1993

,

"Portable Automotive Lifting Devices," ANSI/BIFMA X5. 1-1993, "General

Purpose Office Chairs - Tests," and ANSI A14. 2-1982 "Ladders -portable

metal-safety Requirements."

Recfuest Certification Handbook from Normal Hester at

norman@truesdail . com.

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

Program conforms to ISO Guide 65 " General Requirements for Bodies

Operating Product Certification Systems," ISO Guide 56 " An Approach

to the Review by a Certification Body...," ISO Guide 7 " Guidelines

for Drafting Standards," ISO Guide 53 " An Approach to the Utilization

of a Suppliers...," ISO Guide 40 " General Requirements for Acceptance

of Certification Bodies," ISO Guide 23 " Methods of Indicating

Conformity With Standards...," ISO Guide 39 " General Requirements for

Acceptance of Inspection Bodies," ISO Guide 25 " General Requirements

for the Competence of Calibration, " ISO Guide 28 " General Rules for a Model 3""^ Party Certification System...," ISO Guide 27 " Guidelines for

Corrective Action."

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Products are required to be retested annually.

Periodic Surveillance testing of certified products are conducted. An

auditor picks samples from production inventory or purchased at a retail outlet.

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

Auditing is conducted to comply with the ISO criteria.

Most respond with corrective actions within 30 days.

Program has a logo, and is Federally registered.

Program is recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , the

State of California, and the American National Standards Institute

(ANSI)

.

N/A.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

No.

The Directory of Participants is published on the website at

http : //www . truesdail . com.

A Directory of Certified Products is published on the website at

http : / /www. truesdail . com.

A Brochure is available to describe the program and can be obtained

from TLI

.

238
ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDtJRES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

TUV PRODUCT SERVICE

TUV

5 Cherry Hill Drive, Danvers, MA 01923

(978) 739-7000 FAX: (978) 762-7637

htCp : //www . tuvglobal . com E-MAIL: inf o®tuvps . com

Danvers, MA; New Brighton, MN; Boulder, CO; San Diego, CA; Santa Clara, CA; Research Triangle Parlt, NC; Chicago, XL; Huntington Beach, CA.

American National Standards Institute (ANSI), American National Standards

Institute - Registrar Accreditation Board, Inc. (ANSI-RAB) , National Institute of

Standards and Technology (NIST) , Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

,

National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) , TCB, CBScheme

An international testing and certification organization, TUV tests and certifies

office equipment, medical devices, machinery, industrial and electrical

equipment. To assure and certify compliance with safety standards for pressure

vessels and tanlcs

.

1989. Shareholders began 1870.

240. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

A list of subcontractors is available upon request.

None

.

Certification available to all US and foreign companies.

Fees are based on fixed fee schedule or on actual cost.

More than 6,000.

More than 12,000.

Information technology equipment, medical devices, active implantable medical

devices, in vitro diagnostics, laboratory, telecommunications, wireless, software

and hardware, machinery industrial process and measurement control, audio/video, consumer electronics, household appliances and tools, sports and fitness

equipment, materials and pressure equipment.

International Organization for Standardization (ISO) , International

Electrotechnical Commission (lEC) , International Special Committee on Radio

Interference of the lEC (CISPR) , European Committee for Standardization (CEN)

,

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) , Deutsche

Industie-Normen (German Industrial Standards) /Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker

(DIN/VDE) , Federal Communications Commission (FCC) , Food and Drug Administration

(FDA) , Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)

,

American National Standards Institute (ANSI) , Institute of Electrical and

Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , Australian Telecommunications Authority (AUSTEL)

,

GATT, Underwriters Laboratories (UL)

.

Program procedures are published on the website at www.twglobal.com.

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

239
PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STMJDASD OR GUIDE TITLE: ISO/IEC Guide 65, " General Requirements for Bodies Operating CertificationSystems: 1996" ; lAF Guide 65 Guidance, " lAF Guidance on the Application of

ISO/IEC Guide 65:1996, General Requirements for Bodies Operating Certification

Systems, March 1999,-" ANSI, " American National Standards Institute Product

Certification Body Program Rules; 29 CFR 1910 . 7 (Pending) , " Nationally Recognized

Testing Laboratory (NRTL) Program Regulations;" ISO/IEC Guide 62, " General

Requirements for Bodies Operating Assessment and Certification/Registration of

Quality Systems;" lAF Guide 62 Guidance, " lAF Guidance on the Application of

ISO/IEC Guide62:1996 General Requirements for Bodies Operating Assessment and

Certification/Registration of Quality Systems;" RAB R1.2, " Criteria for Bodies

Operating Registration of Quality Management Systems;" RAB E3 . 1 " Criteria for

Bodies Operating Registration of Environmental Management Systems," ISO/IEC

Guide 23, " Methods for Indicating Conformity with Standards for Third-OParty

Certification Systems;" ISO Guide 27, " Guidelines for Corrective Action to be

Taken by a Certification Body in the Event of Misuse of its Mark of Conformity;

ISO/IEC Guide 28, " General Rules for a Model Third-Party Certification System

for Products;" ISO/IEC Guide 39, " General Requirements for the Acceptance of

Inspection Bodies;" ISO/IEC Guide 48, " Guidelines for Third-Party Assessment

and Registration of a Supplier's Quality System;" ISO/IEC Guide 53, "An

Approach to the Utilization of a Supplier's Quality System in Third-Party Product

Certification;" ISO/IEC Guide 56, " An Approach to the Review by a Certification

Body of Its Own Internal Quality System;" ISO/IEC 17025, " General Requirements

for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories.

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

N/A.

STOVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Factory inspections and surveillance audits are performed annually.

ISO 9000 OR OTHER QUALITY

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

None.

APPEALS PROCEDURE: A Committee or person who was not involved in the original decision reviews

appeals

.

PROGRAM LOGO/MARX:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

Program has a logo and it is Federally registered.

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) , State of Oregon, Federal Communications

Commission (FCC) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

,

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

Germany: ZLG, ZLS, TGA, DAR, Europe, EEC/EC, AUSTEL, BABT, VCCI , NVLAP, MOE,

BSMI, EN, VDE, DIN, BZT, lEC, CISPR.

HOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS: U.S.: UL, NAMSA;

Finland: VTT and SETZ; France: LNE and B-MED.

DIRECTORY OF PARTICIPANTS: A Directory of Participants is published on the website at www.tuvglobal.com.

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

A Directory of Certified Products is published on the website at

www. tuvglobal . com.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: Other publications are available on the website at www.tuvglobal.com.

240

/
ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

DATE RECEIVED: 7/00

TUV RHEINLAND OF NORTH AMERICA

TUV RHEINLAND

12 Commerce Road, Newtown, Connecticut 06470

(203) 426-0888 FAX: (203) 426-4007

http://www.tuv.com E-MAIL: info@tuv.com

Newtown, CT; Austin, TX; Westborough, MA; Northbrook, IL; Livonia, MI;

North York, CND; St. Paul, MN.

Laboratory is accredited by National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation

Program (NVLAP) ; approved by the Federal Communications Commission

(FCC) as a TCB; certification program is accredited by American

National Standards Institute (ANSI) ; recognized by OSHA as a Nationally

Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) ; SLC???; notified body in the CB

Scheme; National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) , Australia.

TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc. has been operating in the United

States since the early 1980s. It is a subsidiary of TUV Rheinland

Berlin- Brandenburg Group in Cologne, Germany, which has approximately

7,200 employees working in over 30 countries. TUV Rheinland offers

certification services for: audio/video apparatus; automotive vehicles;

components; household appliances; information technology equipment;

laboratory equipment; industrial machinery; material technology;

medical devices; pressure equipment; and telecom products.

Both in- lab and in- situ services are provided.

EMC 1994; Product Safety 1983.

Over 80. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

None

.

None

.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

Quotation based on product /requirement s

.

Over 1500.

Over 1500.

Electronic and electrical appliances and equipment, computers and

peripherals, ITE, industrial machines, international radiators,

unintentional radiators, ISM, medical, laboratory, RF devices,

ultrasonic devices, power supplies, sensors, transducers.

241
STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES :

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

FCC Parts 15, 18 and others requiring certification. All standards

harmonized under EV EMC Directive 84/336 EEC and EU LV Directive

73/23/EEC, UL, lEC.

Program procedures are available upon request from TUV.

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

N/A.

Products are retesting as required by TUV standards.

Quarterly inspections or annually depending on certification.

None

.

There is an appeals procedure, which is available from TUV.

Program has a logo.

Federal: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

State: NC, OR.

Germany

.

FIMKO, Canadian Standards Association (CSA)

.

None

.

A Direction of Certification Products is published on the website at

http : //www. tuv . com.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: Other publications may be obtained on the website at www.tuv.com.

242
ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

DATE RECEIVED: 5/00

UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES, INC.

UL

333 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, IL 60026

(847) 272-8800 FAX: (847) 272-8129

http://www.ul.com E-MAIL:

171 facilities in 74 countries.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration/Dept . of Labor (OSHA)

,

Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) , American National

Standards Institute (ANSI)

.

To establish, maintain, and operate laboratories for the investigation

of materials, devices, products, equipment, constructions, methods and

systems with respect to hazards affecting life and property.

1894 .

5000. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

Certification available to all US and foreign companies.

Fees are based on cost of services provided.

Over 40, 000

.

Over 17,000.

Building materials, fire protection equipment, electrical appliances,

electrical construction materials, marine equipment, gas and oil

equipment, automobile, burglary protection and mechanical equipment,

hazardous location equipment, fire resistance in building assemblies,

safety related software, water treatment chemicals and water system

components

.

UL standards listed in the UL Catalog of Standards. Also other

national and international standards.

N/A.

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

243
PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OP

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

N/A.

Product retesting varies based on characteristics of products.

Surveillance testing varies based on characteristics of products.

None

.

Appeals procedures are documented in operating procedures.

Program has a logo, and it is Federally registered.

UL certification programs are accepted at all governmental levels.

N/A.

Various MOU/MRA' s for exchange of test data.

Underwriters Laboratories Directories are available for a fee and

published on the website at www.ul.com

" Directory of Certified Products" is available on the website at www . ul . com

.

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. - Client Services Guide (Document Number

200-127C) . Other publications are listed on the website at www.ul.com.

244
DATE RECEIVED: 9/00

NOT AVAILABLE

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OP TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

VOICES OF SAFETY INTERNATIONAL

VOSI

264 Park Avenue, N. Caldwell, NJ 07006

(973) 228-2258 FAX: (973) 228-0276

http://www.voicesofsafety.com E-MAIL: messerlian@msn.com

N. Caldwell, NJ.

N/A.

VOSI is a not-for-profit organization. It certifies that testing labs use VOSI V41.21 and/or V41.22 when testing whether flooring and

footwear are " slip resistant" .

January 1999.

2.

None

.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 0.

None

.

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

Certification is available to dxl U.S. and foreign companies, members

of the organization, and commercial test labs and government agencies.

Fees are based on the number of products requiring certification and

number of test lab personnel requiring certification.

5

.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

N/A.

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

Floors and shoes.

Previously listed VOSI slip resistance documents and VOSI V50.1

" Universal Specification/Test Method for Classifying and Minimizing

the Lead Content of Metal Core Candle Wicks" .

Testing is in accordance with VOSI standards previously specified.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

N/A.

N/A.

Retesting is performed whenever composition of or manufacturing

procedures are changed.

245
SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

Surveillance testing is performed only when requested by material

manufacturer or testing lab.

None

.

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

None

.

None

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

None.

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

None

.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: VOSI V41.21 and V41.22 for specification/test methods for measuring the

slip resistance of walkway and footwear materials are available from

VOSI

.

246
DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE:

INTERNET X7RL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

WATER QUALITY ASSOCIATION

WQA

4151 Naperville Road, Lisle, IL 60532

(630) 505-0160 FAX: (630) 505-9637

http://www.wqa.org E-MAIL: jharrison@mail.wqa.org

Lisle, IL

State of California Certified, International Association of Plumbing

and Mechanical Officials Accredited.

Not for profit trade organization representing the household,

commercial, light -industrial water treatment industry. Purposes are to ensure legislative integrity and consumer confidence in water treatment

products and services.

1960 .

7. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 1.

IBR, Spectrum Labs Inc., National Testing Laboratories, NSF

International

.

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

None

.

Certification available to all US and foreign companies, and members of

the association.

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

Fees are established by WQA and fees are increased for non-WQA members.

75.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

100.

Ion exchange water softeners, water filters, reverse osmosis drinking

water treatment systems, and water distillers.

WQA S-100, WQA S-200, WQA S-300, WQA S-400, ANSI/NSF 42, ANSI/NSF 53,

ANSI/NSF 58, ANSI/NSF 44, ANSI/NSF 62.

Program procedures are available through WQA Laboratory Program.

N/A.

N/A.

247
PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

Products are retested every 5 years

.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/HARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

Surveillance testing is random.

None

.

Appeals are made through WQA Board.

Program has a logo.

States of California and Wisconsin.

N/A.

N/A.

WQA Directory of Gold Seal Validated Equipment is available through WQA

Publications Department or the website at www.wqa.org.

WQA Service Directory is available twice per year from WQA Publications

Department or the website at www.wqa.org.

" WQA and ANSI/NSF Drinking Water Treatment Unit Standards," and

» WQA Gold Seal Validation Policies."

248
DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

Not Available

WEST COAST LUMBER INSPECTION BUREAU

ACRONYM:

AODRKSS

:

PHONE:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

WCLIB

P.O. Box 23145, Portland, OR 97281

(503) 639-0651 FAX: (503) 684-8928

http://www.wclib.org E-MAIL: bshelley@wclib.org

Tigard, Oregon

American Lumber Standards Committee as a rules writing and grade

inspection agency.

The WCLIB is one of six lumber grading rules writing agencies in the

United States accredited by the American Lumber Standard Committee,

Inc. which write and publish grading rules, and supervise lumber

grading. The American Lumber Standard Committee, Inc. operates under

Product Standard PS2 0-94 promulgated by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce.

WCLIB provides lumber, grade inspection services, grader training,

machine grading certification and inspection services, structural glued

lumber certification and inspection services.

1910 .

12 .

None

.

None

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: 0.

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

Certification available to all US and foreign companies, and members of

the organization.

The Board of Directors sets fees.

125 .

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

125.

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

Solid sawn lumber, structural glued lumber, machine graded lumber.

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

DOC PS20-99, ASTM D245. 22915, D2295, D1990, D4761, D4442, D4444,

ANSI/AITC A190.1.

Standard Grading Rules No. 17.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

N/A.

249
PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

N/A.

Products are retested monthly.

Samples are selected by WCLIR inspector at manufacturing site at least

monthly.

None

.

None

Program has a logo, and it is Federally registered.

Recognized by adoption of model building codes. Referenced in all

model codes

.

Ministry of Construction of Japan.

N/A.

" WCLIB Buyer's Guide" is published annually.

" Standard Grading Rules" No. 17, Rev. 2000.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: " Standard Grading Rules for West Coast Lumber No. 17," Revised 2000.

250
ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET ORL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDXniES

:

DATE RECEIVED: 7/00

WESTERN WOOD PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION

WWPA

522 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 500, Portland, OR 97204-2122

(503) 306-3471 FAX: (503) 224-3934

http://www.wwpa.org E-MAIL: kcheung®wwpa . org

Vancouver, WA

None

.

Western Wood Products Association is a trade association representing

softwood lumber manufacturers in the 12 Western states, from the

Canadian border south to Mexico and from the West Coast to the Black

Hills of South Dakota. WWPA provides quality assurance of lumber

products. WWPA services include: developing and maintaining Western

lumber grading rules; lumber quality control and mill inspections;

special products (glued and machine stress-rated lumber) ; and

lumber grade certification and reinspection

.

1906 .

17. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

None

.

None

.

Certification available to all U.S. companies.

None

.

100.

140.

Structural lumber, and factory and shop lumber.

ASTM D4761.

Program procedures may be obtained by contacting WWPA.

251
PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

HOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

N/A.

USDA NIST Doc PS 20 " American Softwood Lumber Standard"

N/A.

Surveillance testing is performed on an " as needed" basis.

None

.

N/A.

Program has a logo

.

American Lumber Standard Committee.

United Kingdom Timber Grading Committee, and Japanese Ministry of

Construction

.

N/A.

" Directory of Participants" is published on the website at www . wwpa . org

.

" Western Lumber Grading Rules," in print, is updated every 3 years.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: Western Lumber Grading Rules .

252
DATE RECEIVED: 6/00

WINDOW AND DOOR MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS /TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

WDMA

1400 East Touhy Avenue, Suite 470, Des Plaines, IL 60018

(847) 299-5200 PAX: (847) 299-1286

http://www.wdma.com E-MAIL; jmcfee@wdma.com

Uses accredited and recognized third-party laboratories. A list is

available on their website.

N/A.

The WDMA Hallmark Certification Program gives specifiers a method of

identifying windows, doors and skylights which are manufactured in

accordance with WDMA standards. The WDMA Hallmark is considered a mark

of excellence among architects, contractors and other specifiers

industry wide.

1976 Hallmark Program.

1993 NFRC Program.

N/A. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

N/A.

Third-party testing and inspection services.

Certification available to all US companies. The Hallmark Programs are open to manufacturers that can demonstrate conformance to the WDMA

Industry standards

.

Available upon request from WDMA.

23 .

35.

Windows, glass doors and skylights, flush doors, water reppent

preservative non-pressure treatment.

WDMA standards and test methods are used. Most are American National

Standards Institute (ANSI) recognized.

A published set of program procedures is available from WDMA.

Program conforms to ISO/IEC Guide 65.

253
PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

N/A.

Products are required to be retested every 4 years.

Surveillance testing of certified products is performed every 6 months.

None

.

There is a formal appeals procedure.

Program has a logo.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and North

Carolina.

N/A.

N/A.

A Directory of Participants may be obtained from WDMA, and it is

published on the web at http://www.wdma.com.

A Directory of Certified Products may be obtained from WDMA.

N/A.

254
DATE RECEIVED: 7/00

NOT AVAILABLE

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

i TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

WOOD COMPONENT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY

NATIONAL DIMENSION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION)

WCMA

2000 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite A-130, Marietta, GA 30068-2194

(770) 565-6660 FAX: (770) 565-6663

http://www.woodcomponents.org E-MAIL: N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

WCMA represents manufacturers of wood component products made from

various hardwoods, softwoods, plywood and engineered wood materials.

The association maintains the "Rules and Specifications for Dimension

and Woodwork" as the standard rules for the wood component products

industry. The Wood Component Manufacturers Association (WCMA) was initially organized in 1929 as the Hardwood Dimension Manufacturers

Association (HDMA) . The basic goals of the association are to establish

and maintain specifications and commercial standards for the hardwood

dimension manufacturing industry, and to aid in the development of the

industry

.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies,

of the Association.

and members

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES:

N/A.

N/A.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

N/A.

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

Dimension, components, woodwork, staircase parts, and moldings.

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

" Rules and Specifications for Dimension and Woodwork" is available

from WCMA.

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

N/A.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

N/A.

255
PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:
DATE RECEIVED: 8/00

WOOD MOULDING & MILLWORK PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OF TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

WMMPA

507 First Street, Woodland, CA 95695

(530) 661-9591 FAX: (530) 661-9586

http://www.wmmpa.com E-MAIL; mmassa@wmmpa.com

Various locations regionally located - Warnock Hersey (Intertek)

Antioch, CA.

N/A.

The WMMPA is an international trade association for manufacturers of

hardwood and softwood mouldings, interior and exterior door frames and

jambs, plank paneling. Fingerjoint, MDF, and related millwork products.

WWPMA certifies 20-Minute fire-rated door frames.

N/A.

4. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

Warnock-Hersey does it all - WMMPA print the standards.

N/A.

Certification available to members of the association.

There is a fee to participate, but you must be a member of the WMMPA.

10.

N/A.

Door frames

.

Standards are available from Warnock Hersey (Intertek) , 2200 Wymore

Way, Antioch, CA 94509.

Program procedures are available from Warnock Hersey (Intertek), 2200

Wymore Way, Antioch, CA 94509.

N/A.

N/A.

Products are retested quarterly.

257
SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

ISO 9000 OR OTHER

QUALITY SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

:

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

Surveillance testing is performed quarterly.

None.

N/A.

Program has a logo.

N/A.

N/A.

N/A.

WMMPA 2000 Directory is available from WMMPA.

WMMPA 2000 Directory is published annually and is available from WMMPA.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: WMMPA Quality Standards is available from WMMPA.

258
DATE RECEIVED: 5/00

wyie

WYLE LABORATORIES, INC.

ACRONYM:

ADDRESS

:

PHONE

:

INTERNET URL:

LOCATION OP TESTING/

INSPECTION FACILITIES:

FACILITIES

ACCREDITED/RECOGNIZED

:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE:

DATE PROGRAM STARTED:

TOTAL PROGRAM STAFF:

PROGRAM SUBCONTRACTORS:

SERVICES SUBCONTRACTED:

CERTIFICATION

AVAILABILITY:

FEES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

COMPANIES

:

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING

FACILITIES

:

CERTIFIED PRODUCTS/

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

WLI

7800 Highway 20 West, Hunstville, AL 35806

(256) 837-4411, Ext. 373 FAX: (256) 721-0144

http://www.wylelabs.com E-MAIL: service@hnt.wylelabs.com

Huntsville, AL; Norco, CA; El Segundo, OA

American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) , U.S.

Department of Transportation (DOT) , Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA) , United States Coast Guard (USCG) , International

Safe Transit Association (ISTA) , American Society of Sanitary

Engineering Engineers ,(ASSE) , Southern Building Code Congress

International, Inc. (SBCCI) , Quality System is ISO-9001 registered by

QMI

.

Provides independent test and evaluation services to private industry

and government agencies worldwide.

1994 .

75. NO. OF PART-TIME STAFF: N/A.

Various materials and other testing laboratories that are audited and

approved under our quality assurance program.

N/A.

Certification available to all U.S. and foreign companies.

Fixed fees are set based on actual costs for certification testing.

N/A.

N/A.

Air conditioning and refrigeration equipment, building materials and

equipment, conductors— wire, cable, etc., conduit and insulators,

electrical appliances, electrical components, electrical systems, fire

extinguishers and protection, gas and fuel equipment, heating and

ventilating equipment, industrial control equipment, lighting

equipment, medical, dental and x-ray equipment, office, business and

computer equipment, power supplies, pumps and motors,

telecommunications equipment, test equipment, transformers, packaging

and CPE devices

.

259
STANDARDS/TEST METHODS

USED:

American National Standards Institute/Underwriters Laboratories

(ANSI/UL) , Military Standards (MIL-STD) , United Nations (UN) , American

Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) , Society of Automotive

Engineers (SAE) , Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

(IEEE) , American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) , Bellcore,

Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army

(CE) , International Electrotechnical Commission (lEC) , Canadian

Standards Association (CSA) , EPRI

.

PROGRAM CRITERIA/

PROCEDURES

:

N/A.

PROGRAM CONFORMANCE TO

ISO/IEC GUIDE 65:

N/A.

PROGRAM CONFORMS TO

STANDARD OR GUIDE TITLE:

OSHA NRTL, ISO Guide 25, ISO 9001.

PRODUCT RETESTING

REQUIREMENTS

:

N/A.

SURVEILLANCE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

Factory follow-up inspections are performed every quarter-year.

ISO 9000 OR OTHER QUALITY

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

None

.

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

PROGRAM LOGO/MARK:

US PROGRAM RECOGNITION:

Appeals procedures are documented and are available by contacting WLI

.

Program has a logo and it is Federally registered.

Wyle Packaging Certification Credentials: DOT-Certif ied Performance

Oriented Packaging (POP) Testing Laboratory; International Safe

Transit Association (ISTA) Qualified Test Laboratory; National Motor

Freight Classification (NMFC) Association Certified Laboratory.

Designated as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) designated by OSHA for

product safety testing/listing to over 100 ANSI/UL Standards.

Recognized by all state and local electrical inspection agencies.

Recognized by required by regional bell operating companies for

performing Bellcore testing; FCC Approved Contractor Test Site.

FOREIGN PROGRAM

RECOGNITION:

Notified Body equivalent for Product Safety (Low Voltage Directive) £ Competent Body equivalent for EMC (EMC Directive)

APLAC Accredited Laboratory for PACRIM Approvals (Australia, New

Zealand, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore & Taiwan) . Affiliations

with foreign notified bodies allows company to provide various

international approvals

.

MOU/MRA ARRANGEMENTS:

DIRECTORY OF

PARTICIPANTS

:

None

.

None

.

DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED

PRODUCTS

:

None

.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: Internal Operating Procedures.

260
I. INDEX OF MARKS

Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Institute

amca

Air Movement and Control Association

Akron Rubber Development Laboratory, Inc

,

AMERICA

SE LECTIO NS All America Selections

MA American Architectural Manufacturers Association

(apprqveo| American Bowling Congress/

Women's International Bowling Congress

American Bureau Of Shipping

^^^^^ , : American Dental Association

CONFORMS /MM Ameri

ANSI/AHA 135.6 can Hardboard Association

AlTC

American Institute Of Steel Construction

OUALITf ! ^IHSPICIIDi American Institute Of Timber Construction

261

Automotive Manufacturers Equipment Compliance Agency, Inc. .. 63

A /B T

BABT Product Service, Inc 65

rooDuct/stivici

BHMA i

Baking Industry Sanitation Standards Committee 67

Baylor University-Department of Environmental Studies 69

British Standards Institution, Inc 71

Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association, Inc 73

Building Officials and Code Administrators -Evaluation Services,

Inc 75

California Lumber Inspection Service 77

Certified Automotive Parts Association 79

Chicago Rabbinical Council 81

*j CKC Certification Services 83

263
Communication Certification Laboratory- SB

264
i0

;mtio^

1

hpva

I:

INajLATiNC. CLASS

CEHTIFICATION cai.NOL

Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association, Inc 109

Green Seal, Inc 113

H. C. Nutting Company 115

Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association 117

Home Ventilating Institute, Division Of AMCA 119

ICBO Evaluation Service, Inc 121

Independent Textile Testing Service, Inc 123

Insulating Glass Certification Council 125

International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials

127

International Cargo Gear Bureau, Inc 129

International Electrical Testing Association

(Formerly National Electrical Testing Assoc., Inc. (Neta) .. 131

265
ii^A ^\

r^lREMAy

CERldED

ASTM f MKT

International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association 133

Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc.

ETL Semko Division 135

Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association, Inc 137

Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association 141

K of - K Kosher Supervision 143

Of ATLANTA INC. MEA Certifications 145

Njplus

ISO

Media Sciences, Inc 147

MET MET Laboratories, Inc 149

NAHB Research Center 151

Naliona -enEs:r£;on 1Rating Counnil CERTIFIED

National Board of Boiler And Pressure Vessel Inspectors, Thel53

National Fenestration Rating Council, Inc 159

266
National Marine Manufacturers Association

K.a. U S.I'M Ollic» MOFMA

siiajuiuiii OAK V"

V. NACB ' t GROUP, INC.

National Oak Flooring Manufacturers Association

North American Crane Bureau Group, Inc.

NSF International (National Sanitation Foundation)

X® PTO #2085163

UNIX® PTO

#1392203 AND

#1390593

Omega Point Laboratories, Inc

,

The Open Group

X/Open®

#2080466

/^$^ Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, Inc

PFS Corporation,

Plumbing and Drainage Institute

6iyI

P05T-TENSICWIN& s INSTITUTE Post-Tensioning Institute

Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute

Protective Eyewear Certification Council

267
I

ECO-OX

Member

REDWIIQgiNiPfCnONHfflllCE

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

INSTITUTE

gSClENTiFIC 3CERT1FICATI0N 3 SYSTEMS

llSTC

KD19 CD

Pulver Laboratories, Inc. Electromagnetics Division 189

Rainforest Alliance - EKO-O.K. Certification Program 191

Redwood Inspection Service (A Division of

The California Redwood Association - CRA) 193

Resources Applications, Designs and Controls, Inc 195

Safety Equipment Institute 197

Safety Glazing Certification Council 199

Scientific Certification Systems 201

SGS U.S. Testing Co. Inc 203

Snell Memorial Foundation 205

Solar Rating and Certification Corporation 209

Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc./

Public Safety Testing and Evaluation Services, Inc 211

Southern Pine Inspection Bureau, Inc 213

268
Southwest Research Institute

Star-K Kosher Certification

Steel Deck Institute

Steel Tank Institute

Sump and Sewage Pump Manufacturers Association

Testing Engineers International, Inc. (Formerly Terralab) ..

Timberco, Inc. dba TECO

Trace Laboratories - Central

Truesdail Laboratories, Inc

TUV Product Service

TUV Rheinland of North America

269
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc 243

Water Quality Association 247

Western Wood Products Association 251

Window and Door Manufacturers Association 253

Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers Association 257

Wyle Laboratories, Inc 259

270
II. INDEX OF ORGANIZATIONS

Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Institute 11

Air Movement and Control Association International, Inc 13

Akron Rubber Development Laboratory, Inc 15

All-America Selections 17

American Architectural Manufacturers Association 19

American Bowling Congress/Women's International Bowling Congress... 21

American Bureau of Shipping 23

American Dental Association 27

American Hardboard Association 29

American Institute of Steel Construction 31

American Institute of Timber Construction 33

American Lumber Standards Committee 35

American Optometric Association 37

American Petroleum Institute 39

American Society of Sanitary Engineering 41

American TCB 45

Applied Technical Services, Inc 47

Architectural Woodwork Institute 49

Art & Creative Materials Institute, Inc., The 51

Associated Analytical Laboratories, Inc 53

Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers 55

Association of North American Independent Laboratories for

Protective Equipment Testing 57

Automated Test Labs, Inc 59

Automotive Lift Institute, Inc 61

Automotive Manufacturers Equipment Compliance Agency, Inc 63

BABT Product Service, Inc 65

Baking Industry Sanitation Standards Committee 67

Baylor University-Dept of Environmental Studies 69

British Standards Institution, Inc 71

Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association, Inc 73

Building Officials and Code Administrators -Evaluation

Services, Inc 75

California Lumber Inspection Service 77

Certified Automotive Parts Association 79

Chicago Rabbinical Council 81

CKC Certification Services 83

Communication Certification Laboratory 85

Composite Panel Association 87

Cookware Manufacturers Association 89

Curtis-Straus LLC 91

David Litter Laboratories, Inc 93

Delsen Testing Laboratories, Inc 95

Detroit Testing Laboratory, Inc 97

Educated Design & Development, Inc 99

Electronic Components Certification Board, Inc 101

Electro-Test, Inc 103

Elite Electronic Engineering, Inc 105

Entela Inc 107

Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association, Inc 109

271
Gaynes Labs, Inc Ill

Green Seal, Inc 113

H. C. Nutting Company 115

Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association 117

Home Ventilating Institute, Division of AMCA 119

ICBO Evaluation Service, Inc 121

Independent Textile Testing Service, Inc 123

Insulating Glass Certification Council 125

International Association of Plumbing And Mechanical Officials.... 127

International Cargo Gear Bureau, Inc 129

International Electrical Testing Association 131

International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association 133

Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc., ETL SEMCO Division 135

Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association, Inc 137

Kema-Powertest Inc 139

Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association 141

Kof - K Kosher Supervision 143

MEA Certifications 145

Media Sciences, Inc 147

MET Laboratories, Inc 149

NAHB Research Center 151

National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors, The 153

National Evaluation Service, Inc 157

National Fenestration Rating Council, Incorporated 159

National Marine Manufacturer's Association 161

National Oak Flooring Manufacturers Association 163

Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory 165

North American Crane Bureau Group, Inc 167

NSF International (formerly National Sanitation Foundation) 169

Omega Point Laboratories, Inc 171

The Open Group 173

Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, Inc 175

Performance Review Institute, (Affiliate of the Society of

Automotive Engineers) 177

PFS Corporation 179

Plumbing And Drainage Institute 181

Post-Tensioning Institute 183

Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute 185

Protective Eyewear Certification Council 187

Pulver Laboratories, Inc., Electromagnetics Division 189

Rainforest Alliance -as Secretariat of the Conservation

Agriculture Network - ECO-O.K. Better Banana Program 191

Redwood Inspection Service 193

Resources Applications, Designs & Controls, Inc 195

Safety Equipment Institute 197

Safety Glazing Certification Council 199

Scientific Certification Systems 201

SGS/U.S. Testing Co., Inc 203

Snell Memorial Foundation, Inc 205

Social Accountability International 207

Solar Rating & Certification Corporation 209

Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc./

Public Safety Testing and Evaluation Services, Inc 211

Southern Pine Inspection Bureau 213

272
Southwest Research Institute 215

Star-K Kosher Certification 217

Steel Deck Institute 219

Steel Joist Institute 221

Steel Tank Institute 223

Structural Board Association 225

Sump and Sewage Pump Manufacturers Association 227

Testing Engineers International, Inc. (formerly Terralab) 228

Timberco, Inc. dba TECO 231

Timco Engineering, Inc 233

Trace Laboratories-Central 235

Truesdail Laboratories, Inc 237

TUV Product Service 23 9

TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc 241

Underwriters Laboratories, Inc 243

Voices of Safety International 245

Water Quality Association 247

West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau 249

Western Wood Products Association.., 251

Window and Door Manufacturers Association 253

Wood Component Manufacturers Association (formerly National

Dimension Manufacturers Association 255

Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers Association . 257

Wyle Laboratories, Inc 259

273

III. INDEX OF ACRONYMS /INITIALS

A

3ASC 3 -A Sanitary Standards Symbol Administrative Council

A2LA American Association for Laboratory Accreditation

AACC American Association of Cereal Chemists

AAL Associated Analytical Laboratories, Inc.

AAMA American Architectural Manufacturers Association

AAMI Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation

AAMMC American Association of Medical Milk Commissions, Inc.

AARS All America Rose Selections, Inc.

AAS All America Selections

AATCC American Association of Textile Colorists and Chemists

ABC/WIBC American Bowling Congress/Women's International Bowling Congress

ABS American Bureau of Shipping

ABYC American Boat & Yacht Council

ACCUS-FIA Automobile Competition Committee for the United States, FIA

ACI American Concrete Institute

ACMI The Art & Creative Materials Institute, Inc.

ACTS ACTS Testing Labs, Inc.

ADA American Dental Association

ADR European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of

Dangerous Goods by Road

AFQA Quality Assurance Association of France

AGA American Gas Association

AHA American Hardboard Association

AHAM Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers

AIA American Institute of Architects

AIHA American Industrial Hygiene Association

AISC American Institute of Steel Construction

AISI American Iron and Steel Institute - AITC American Institute of Timber Construction

ALA American Laminators Association

ALI Associated Laboratories, Inc.

ALI Automotive Lift Institute

ALSC American Lumber Standards Committee

AMCA Air Movement and Control Association

AMECA Automotive Manufacturers Equipment Compliance Agency

AML/MTI American Marine Labs. (Marine Testing Institute)

AMPS Advanced Mobile Phone System

AMPS Association of Modeling, Planning and Simulation

AMTAC AMMTAC Group Limited, a U.K. Notified Body for Medical Devices

ANA American Numismatic Association

ANAIL/PET Association of North American Independent

Laboratories/Protective Equipment Testing

ANS American National Standard

ANS American Nuclear Society

ANSI American National Standards Institute

AOA American Optometric Association

AOAC AOAC The Scientific Association Dedicated to Analytical

Excellence

APA APA The Engineered Wood Association

APHA American Public Health Association

APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, USDA

API American Petroleum Institute

ARDL Akron Rubber Development Laboratory, Inc.

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ARI Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Institute

ARL Applied Research Laboratories

ASAE American Society of Agricultural Engineers

ASCIO Accuracy Scientific Instruments, Div. of A&M Thermometer

ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

Engineers

ASM American Society for Metals

ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ASNT American Society for Nondestructive Testing

ASQC American Society for Quality Control

ASSE American Society of Sanitary Engineering

ASTB American Standards Testing Bureau

ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials

ATG Association Technique de 1' Industrie du gaz en France (French)

ATL Automated Test Labs, Inc.

ATP Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs

and on the Special Equipment to be used for such carriage.

ATS Applied Technical Services, Inc.

AUSTEL Australian Telecommunications Authority

AWDI Association of Wood and Door Installers

AWI Architectural Woodwork Institute

AWPA American Wood Preservers Association

AWPB American Wood Preservers Bureau (now defunct)

AWS American Welding Society

AWWA American Water Works Association

B

BAPT Bundesamt fur Post und Telekommunikation

BAYLOR Baylor University, Dept. of Environmental Studies

BHMA Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association

BISSC Baking Industry Sanitation Standards Committee

BMC Brake Manufacturers Council

BOCA Building Officials and Code Administrators, International, Inc.

BOCA/ES BOCA-Evaluation Services, Inc.

BOCAI Building Officials and Code Administrators, International, Inc.

BS British Standard

BSI British Standards Institution, Inc.

BVS B'vbd. Sanitatsfachhandels (Ass'n. for German medical equipment

mf rs .

)

BZT Bundesamt fur Zulassungen in der Telekommunikation

C

CABO Council of American Building Officials

CAC California Administrative Code

CAL California Department of Labor

CAPA Certified Automotive Parts Association

CASCO ISO Council Committee on Conformity Assessment

CAWM California Association of Window Manufacturers

CBM Certified Ballast Manufacturers

CCITT International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee of

the ITU

CCL Communication Certification Laboratory

CDMA Code Division Multiple Access

CE Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army

CE Mark European Union Conformity Assessment Mark

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CEC California Energy Commission

CECC CENELEC Electronics Component Committee

CEN European Committee for Standardization

CENELEC European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization

CESI Council for Elementary Science International

CFR Code of Federal Regulations

CGA Canadian Gas Association

CGSB Canadian General Standards Board

CIM International Convention Concerning the Carriage of Goods by

Rail

CIMA Cellulose Insulation Manufacturers Association

CIPI Cast Iron Pipe Institute

CISPI Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute

CISPR International Special Committee on Radio Interference of the lEC

CISCA Ceilings and Interior System Construction Association

CKC CKC Laboratories, Inc.

CLIS California Lumber Inspection Service

CM Chrysler Motors

CMA Cookware Manufacturers Association

CMBSO California Model Building Security Ordinance

COE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

OFRAC Comite francais d' accreditation (French Accreditation

Organization)

COR Council of Orthodox Rabbis of Greater Detroit

COS Corporation for Open Systems, International

CPA Composite Panel Association (Formerly National Particleboard

Association)

CPSC Consumer Product Safety Commission

CPSC/NY Consumer Product Safety Commission/New York State

CRA California Redwood Association

CRC Chicago Rabbinical Council

C-S Curtis-Straus LLC

CSA Canadian Standards Association

CSC International Convention for Safe Containers

CSSB Cedar Shake and Shingle Bureau

CTI Cooling Tower Institute

CTIA Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association

CTL/GA Certified Testing Laboratories, Inc. (of Georgia)

D

D/L David Litter Laboratories, Inc.

DAR Deutschen Akkreditierung Rat

DAATECH Deuschen Akkreditierungs Technik

DCAS Defense Construction and Supply

DESC Defense Supply Electronics Supply Center

DFA Dried Fruit Association of California

DIN Deutsche Industie-Normen (German Industrial Standards)

DIS Draft International Standard

DLA Defense Logistics Agency

DOC U.S. Department of Commerce

DOD U.S. Department of Defense

DOE U.S. Department of Energy

DOL U.S. Department of Labor

DOT U.S. Department of Transportation

DPG Danmarks Gas Material Prorning (Danish Government Gas Institute)

DTL/CA Delsen Testing Laboratories, Inc. (of California)

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DTL/MI Detroit Testing Laboratory, Inc. (of Michigan)

DWy Dielectric Withstand Voltage

E

EAL European Accredited Laboratories

EC European Community (now the European Union-EU)

ECCB Electronic Components Certification Board

ECE Economic Commission for Europe

ECOLAB Ecolab, Inc., Package Testing Service (PTS)

EEC European Economic Community

EIA Electronic Industries Association

EMACO EMACO, Inc. see TUV Product Safety

EMC Electromagnetic Conductivity

EMI Electromagnetic Interference

EMI Equipment Manufacturers Institute

EMPF Electronics Manufacturing Productivity Facility (U.S. Navy)

EN European Norm (Standard)

ENTELA Entela, Inc.

Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Environmental Protection Agency

EPACT Energy Policy Act

ESRSB Entertainment Software Rating System Board

ESS Educated Safety Services, Division of Educated Design

Development, Inc.

ETI Electro-Test, Incorporated

ETL ETL Testing Laboratories subsidiary of Inchcape Testing Service

ETLM/SMTC Energy Testing Laboratory of Maine-Southern Maine Technical

College

ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute

EU European Union (formerly the European Community)

F

FA/RVF Fitzsimmons & Associates

FAA Federal Aviation Administration

FAR Federal Acquisition Regulations

FCC Federal Communications Commission

FDA Food and Drug Administration

FGIS Federal Grain Inspection Service, USDA

FHA Federal Housing Administration, HUD

FIA Federation Internationale de L' Automobile

FM Ford Motor Corp.

FMRC (FM) Factory Mutual Research Corporation (Factory Mutual)

FMRC/FM Factory Mutual Research Corp. (a.k.a. Factory Mutual)

FMVSS Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (s)

FSC Forest Stewardship Council

FSIS Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA

FSS Federal Supply Service of General Services Administration

FTC Federal Trade Commission

FTI Facing Tile Institute

FTO Factory Testing Organization (Japanese)

G

GAMA Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association

GASTEC Gastec NV (The Netherlands)

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GASTEC Nederlands Centrum voor Gastechnologie NV (the Netherlands)

GEN Global Ecolabeling Network

GHM Good Housekeeping Magazine

GM General Motors Corp.

GOST Russian Standards Organization

G-MED Groupement pour 1' evaluation des des dispositifs medicaux

GPO U.S. Government Printing Office

GS Green Seal, Inc.

GSA General Services Administration

GSM Global System Mobile

GTL Gaynes Testing Laboratories, Ltd.

GWLAM Glued Wood Laminate

H

HCN H.C. Nutting Company

HECC Hockey Equipment Certification Council

HPS Human Factors Society

HI/I=B=R Hydronics Institute, The- Division of GAMA

HOKLAS Hong Kong Laboratory Accreditation System

HPRL-USC Head Protection Research Laboratory- University of Southern

California

HPVA Hardwood Plywood and Veneer Association

HRT Hampton Road Testing Laboratories, Inc.

HSB Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Company, The

HSE Health and Safety Executive

HUD Department of Housing and Urban Development

HUD/FHA U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, Federal Housing

Administration

HVAC Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning

HVI Home Ventilating Institute, Div. of AMCA

I

lAF International Accreditation Forum, Inc.

(I)NETA International Electrical Testing Association

lAPMO International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials

IAS/AGA/CG International Approval Services, American Gas Association and

Canadian Gas Approvals

IBCC International Building Classification Committee

ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization

ICBO International Conference of Building Officials

ICPA International Cast Polymer Association

ICTA Industry Council for Tangible Assets

IDSA/ESRB Interactive Digital Software Association, Entertainment Software

Rating Board

lEC International Electrotechnical Commission

lECQ lEC Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

IGC Insulated Glass Council

IGCC Insulating Glass Certification Council

IMDG International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code

IMO International Maritime Organization

INCARGEAR International Cargo Gear Bureau, Inc.

INMETRO Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Normalizacao e Qualidade

Industrial (Brazil)

IPC Institute for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits

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ISA International Sign Association

ISDI Insulated Steel Door Institute

ISEA Industrial Safety Equipment Association

ISI ISI Columbus, OH facilities

ISO International Organization for Standardization

ISTA International Safe Transit Association, formerly National Safe

Transit Association

ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers

ITL/MO Industrial Testing Laboratories, Inc. (of Missouri)

ITS Inchcape Testing Services/ETL/WH

ITTS Independent Textile Testing Service

J

JAI Jason Associates, Inc./Intec Services

JAS Japanese Association for Standards

JATE Japanese Approval for Telecommunications Equipment

JEDEC Joint Electronic Device Engineering Council

JGAIA Japan Gas Appliances Inspection Association

JPMA Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association, Inc.

JQA Japanese Quality Association

K

KCMA Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association

KEMA KEMA Testing Laboratories, the Netherlands

KOF-K K Kosher Supervision

KPT KEMA- Powert est. Inc.

L

LDA Laser Disc Association, Inc.

LNE Laboratoire National d'Essais (France)

M

MAFF Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan)

MARPOL International Convention on Marine Pollution Prevention

MEA MEA Certifications

MEA Mechanical Equipment Approval, New York City Building Department

MET MET Laboratories, Inc.

MFMA Maple Flooring Manufacturers Association

MIL SPEC Military Specif ication (s)

MIL STD Military Standard (s)

MITI Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Japan

MMC Merchant Marine Council

MMR Massachusetts Materials Research, Inc.

MOU Memorandum of Understanding

MRA Mutual Recognition Agreement

MSI Media Sciences, Inc.

N

NAA Newspaper Association of America

NACE National Association of Corrosion Engineers

NACM National Association of Chain Manufacturers

NADCAP National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program

280
NAECA National Appliance Energy Conservation Act

NAHB/RC National Association of Home Builders, Research Center

NAIL/PET National Association of Independent Labs/for Protective

Equipment Testing

NAMA National Automatic Merchandising Association

NARAS National Measurement Accreditation Service (formerly NATLAS)

NAMI National Accreditation and Management Institute, Inc.

NAMPS Narrow Band Advanced Mobile Phone System

NAmSA North American Science Associates

NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASED National Association of State Election Directors

NATA National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia

NATO North Atlantic Treaty Alliance

NAVFEC Naval Facilities Engineering Command

NAWCC Naval Air Warfare Command Center

NBBI National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors, The

NCB National Cargo Bureau

NCB National Certified Body

NCC National Cotton Council of America

NCSBCS National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards

NCSL National Conference of Standards Laboratories

NCTI Nationwide Consumer Testing Institute subsidiary Societe

Generale de Surveillance

NDMA National Dimension Manufacturers Association

NEC National Electrical Code

NECQ National Electronic Component Quality Assessment System

NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association

NES National Evaluation Service, Inc., formerly CABO

NETA International Electrical Testing Association

NFiPA National Fire Protection Association

NFPA National Fluid Power Association

NFPA National Fire Protection Association

NFRC National Fenestration Rating Council, Inc.

NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

NIBS National Institute of Building Sciences

NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology (formerly

National Bureau of Standards)

NLGI National Lubricating Grease Institute

NMFC National Motor Freight Classification

NMMA National Marine Manufacturers' Association

NOFMA National Oak Flooring Manufacturers Association

NPA National Particleboard Association

NPL Nebraska Power Lab (formerly Center for Agricultural Equipment)

NQAUSA National Quality Assurance, U.S.A.

NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission

NRTL Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory

NSF NSF International, formerly National Sanitation Foundation

NSPI National Spa & Pool Association

NSTA (National) now International Safe Transit Association

NTS National Technical Systems

NVLAP National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NIST)

NWL Northwest Laboratories of Seattle, Inc.

NWMA National Woodwork Manufacturers Association (now NWWDA)

NWPCA National Wooden Pallet and Container Association

NWWDA National Wood Window & Door Association formerly National

Woodwork Manufacturers Association, Inc.

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NYC New York City

O

OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

OPEI Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, Inc.

OPL Omega Point Laboratories, Inc.

OSB Oriented Strand Board

OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration of Dept. of Labor

OSROK Office of Standards, Republic of Korea

P

P&B Penniman & Browne , Inc

.

PBS Public Building Service, GSA

PCA Portland Cement Association

PCGS Professional Coin Grading Service

PCI Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute

PDI Plumbing and Drainage Institute

PFS/TECO PFS Corporation/Timberco, Inc.

PLI Pulver Laboratories, Inc . /ElectroMagnetics Div.

PLIB Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau

PRI Performance Review Institute, Inc.

PSI Professional Service Industries, Inc.

PST&ESI Public Safety Testing & Evaluation Services, Inc. subsidiary of

Southern Building Code Congress, International, Inc.

PTI Post -Tensioning Institute

PTL Pittsburgh Testing Laboratories (see Professional Services

Industries, Inc., (PSI)

PTS Package Testing Service, EcoLab, Inc.

Q

QPL Qualified Product List

| j R

RA-ECO-OK Rainforest Alliance -EKO-OK Certification Program

RA-SWP Rainforest Alliance-Smart Wood Program

RAB Registrar Accreditation Board, Inc.

RADCO Resources Applications, Designs & Controls, Inc.

RAL Deutsches Institut fur Gutesicherung und Kennziechnung e.V.,

(German Institute for Quality Assurance and Labeling)

REA Rural Electrification Administration, USDA

REMCO ISO Committee on Reference Materials

RFI Radio Frequency Interference

RID International Regulations Concerning the Carriage of Dangerous

Goods by Rail

RIS Redwood Inspection Service (A Division of the California Redwood

Association (CRA)

RTL Retlif Testing Laboratories

RVA Raad voor Accreditatie (Dutch Council for Accreditation,

formerly the RvC)

RVIA Recreational Vehicle Industry Association

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S-EC Smith -Emery Company

SAA Society of Automotive Analysis

SABS South African Bureau of Standards

SAE Society of Automotive Engineers

SBA Structural Board Association

SBCCI Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc.

sec Standards Council of Canada.

SCS Scientific Certification Systems

SDI Steel Deck Institute

SEI Safety Equipment Institute

SETI Electrical Inspectorate (Finland)

SEV Schweizer Elektrotechnische Verein

SETS South Florida Test Service

SGCC Safety Glazing Certification Council

SGS/UST/NCTI Societe Generale de Surveillance/United States Testing

Company/Nationwide Consumer Testing Institute

SHUSTER Shuster, Inc., Herbert

SIGMA Sealed Insulating Glass Manufacturers Association

SISIR Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research

SJI Steel Joist Institute

SMF Snell Memorial Foundation

SPI Safety Play, Inc.

SPI Society of the Plastics Industry

SPIB Southern Pine Inspection Bureau

SRCC Solar Rating & Certification Corporation

SSCC Snowmobile Safety and Certification Committee, Inc.

SSPC Steel Structures Painting Council

SSPMA Sump and Sewage Pump Manufacturers Association

STAR-K Star-K Kosher Certification

STERLAB Stichting voor Erkenning van Laboratoria (The Netherlands)

STI Steel Tank Institute

SUVA Schweizeerische Unf allversicherungs - Anstalt

SWEDAC Swedish Accreditation Body

SWP/RA Smart Wood Program of the Rainforest Alliance

SwRI Southwest Research Institute

T

U.S. Army Tank and Automotive Command

Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry

Telecommunications Authority of Singapore

Tile Council of America, Inc.

Telecommunications Certification Body

Australian Department of Health Wood Treatment Regulations

Time Division Multiple Access

Telecommunications Equipment

Timberco, Inc. (see PFS Corporation)

Terralab Engineers International

TELARC (New Zealand)

Tragergemeinschaft fur Akkreditierung GmbH (Germany)

Telecommunication Industry Association

Truss Plate Institute

Trace Laboratories

TUV America now listed under TUV PS (Product Safety)

TACOM

TAPPI

TAS

TCA

TCB

TCT

TDMA

TE

TECO/PFS

TEI

TELARC

TGA

TIA

TPI

TRACE

TUV

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TUV PS TUV Product Safety

TUV Rheinland TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.

TVA' Tennessee Valley Authority

UBC Uniform Building Code

UFC Uniform Freight Classification

UIC International Union of Railways

UKAS United Kingdom Accreditation Service

UL Underwriters Laboratories

UM Use Of Materials Bulletin, HUD

UMC Uniform Mechanical Code

UN United Nations

UPC Uniform Plumbing Code

USAC United States Auto Club, Inc.

USCG United States Coast Guard

USCOE U.S. Corps of Engineers

USDA United States Department of Agriculture

USEC Uniform Solar Energy Code

USGA United States Golf Association

USMMC United States Material Management Center

USP United States Pharmacopeia

USPS U.S. Postal Service

USPSHTC Uniform Swimming Pool, Spar & Hot Tub Code

UST United States Testing Company subsidiary Societe Generale de

Surveillance

V

VCCI Voluntary Control Council for Interference (Japan)

VDE Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker

VESC Vehicle Equipment Safety Compact

VII/TTS Vartest International, Inc. /Textile Testing Services Division

VPS Voluntary Product Standard, NIST

VTT Technical Research Center of Finland

WAC

WBI

WCLIB

WH

WIBC

WLI

WMMPA

WQA

WTCA

WWPA

Washington Administrative Code (State of Washington)

Wool Bureau, Inc., The

West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau

Warnock Hersey Professional Services, Warnock Hersey

International, subsidiary of Inchcape Testing Service

Women's International Bowling Congress

Wyle Laboratories, Inc.

Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers Association

Water Quality Association

Wood Truss Council of America

Western Wood Products Association

XYZ

ZI

ZLG

ZLS

Zinc Institute

Zentralstelle der Lander fur Gesundheit

Zebtrakstelle der Lander fur Sicherheitstechnik

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IV. INDEX OF ORGANIZATIONS (CROSS-REFERENCED)

Acronym Organization Name See (Cross-reference)

ADC Air Diffusion Council Program Abandoned.

AAMVA American Association of Motor Vehicle

Administrators

Program dropped.

Replaced by AMECA.

AGA American Gas Association now under

International Approval Service

See IAS

.

APA American Plywood Association now APA The

Engineered Wood Association

See APA-The Engineered

Wood Ass'n.

AWPB American Wood Preservers Bureau abolished Program Abandoned.

AGTL Arnold Greene Testing Laboratories, Division

of Conam Inspection

Declined to provide

information

.

CMRSI CM. Rou Services, Inc. No Response.

CISEP Cellulose Industry Standards Enforcement

Program -became the Cellulose Insulation

Manufacturers Association in July 1992

Program dropped 07/92.

CAE Center for Agricultural Equipment now Nebraska

Power Labs. (NPL)

See NPL.

CABO Certification Program now National Evaluation

Service (NES)

See NES.

CMI Cultured Marble Institute now International

Cast Polymer Association (ICPA)

See ICPA.

DSG Dash, Straus and Goodhue, now included in

Inchcape Testing Services, (ITS) ETL Testing

Laboratories (ETL) and Warnock Hersey

Professional Services (WH)

See ITS/ETL/WH.

DLPA Decorative Laminate Products Association,

certification program no longer in operation

Program dropped.

ECCB Electronic Components Certification Board,

Inc. includes the lECQ and NECQ systems

See ECCB.

EMACO EMACO Inc. merged with TUV Product Safety See TUV/PS.

ETL ETL Testing Laboratories, Inc. a subsidiary of

Inchcape Testing Services, Inc.

See Inchcape Testing

Services

.

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HPVA Hardwood Plywood and Veneer Association

formerly the Hardwood Plywood Manufacturers

Association

See HPVA.

ISDI Insulated Steel Door Institute formerly

Insulated Steel Door Systems Institute

See ISDI.

ICPA International Cast Polymer Association

formerly the Cultured Marble Institute

See ICPA.

MET MET Electrical Testing Company, Inc. now MET

Laboratories, Inc.

See MET.

NAR National Association of Rocketry No Response.

NCTL National Certified Testing Laboratories No Response

.

NDMA National Dimension Manufacturers Association

formerly Hardwood Dimension Manufacturers

Association

See NDMA.

NETA National Electrical Testing Association now

International Electrical Testing Association

See lETA.

NES National Evaluation Service, Inc. formerly

Council of American Building

Officials/Evaluation Service

See NES.

NFPA National Fluid Power Association Declined listing.

NKCA National Kitchen Cabinet Association now

Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association

See KCMA.

NMMA National Marine Manufacturers' Association

formerly Boating Industry Associations [BIA]

See NMMA.

NSTA National Safe Transit Association now

International Safe Transit Association

See ISTA.

NWWDA National Wood Window and Door Association

formerly National Woodwork Manufacturers

Association, Inc.

See NWWDA.

NCTI Nationwide Consumer Testing Institute (See

also United States Testing Company, Inc.)

No Response.

NPL Nebraska Power Lab formerly Center for

Agricultural Equipment

See NPL.

NADCA North American Die Casting Association

(Formerly the American Die Casting Institute)

No Response

.

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NeLMA Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association No Response.

OPL Omega Point Laboratories, Inc. formerly

Southwest Certification Services, Inc.

See OPL.

PIRL Pacific Inspection and Research Laboratory,

Inc

.

No Response.

PAD Pitless Adapter Division of the Water Systems

Council

No Response.

RCSHSB Red Cedar Shingle and Handsplit Shake Bureau

(Now Cedar Shake and Shingle Bureau)

See CSSB.

RTI Replication Technology, Inc. No Response.

None Sun-Diamond Growers of California No Response.

TECO Timberco, Inc. See PFS/TECO.

WHI Warnock Hersey International, Inc. (Subsidiary

of Inchcape Testing Services)

See ITS.

WHA Western Hardwood Association No Response.

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V. INDEX OF PRODUCTS CERTIFIED

Page

above ground storage tanks 215

acids and acidulants 217

active electronic components 101

active implantable medical devices 239

active pharmaceutical ingredients 217

adhesives 51 179

admixtures 121

advanced steel erectors 31

aerial lift trucks 57

aerobic treatment systems 69

aerospace fasteners 177

aerospace products 235

aerospace special processes 177

after market automobile crash parts 79

agricultural tractors 165

air conditioning and refrigeration equipment 259

air cooled rotary screw water-chilling packages 11

air cooling and air heating coils 11

air curtains for entranceways in food and food service establishments. 169

airflow measurement stations 13

airport lighting 97

alcohol 217

alcoholic beverages 217

alternative air conditioning blower kits 195

alternative materials 211

aluminum wrap products 217

amino acids 217

anti-corrosive paints 113

anti-reflection coating for computer monitors 37

appliances 127 201

appliances -commercial /consumer 135 arc welding machines 203

architectural products 185

architectural trim units 185

ascorbic acid 217

ash flooring 163

audio equipment 203

audio/video 99 239

auto racing helmets 205

automatic commercial ice makers and ice storage bins 11

automatic ice-making equipment 169

automobile 243

automobile lifting devices 237

automotive industry products 15

automotive lifts 61

automotive products 235

automotive safety equipment 63

auxiliary lock and associated products 73

awnings 19

axles-recycled 195

bakeware 89

baking pans 67

bananas 191

basement windows 19

bath fans 119

bath vanity cabinets 141

battery chargers 203

beech/birch flooring 163

beverages 53

bicycle helmets 197

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bicycling helmets 205

bilge pumps and blowers 161

biohazard cabinetry, laminate flow 169

blankets 57

blocking 121

boats 161

boilers/heating 153

boilers/power 153

bolted tanks for storage of production liquids 39

bored and preassembled locks and latches 73

bottled water, packaged ice, containers and closures for bottled water 169

bottom closure board-roll 195

bow spring casing centralizers 39

bowling balls 21

bowling equipment 21

bowling lanes 21

bowling pins 21

bread moulders 67

bridging and/or bracing 121

building components 179 231

building materials and equipment 259

building materials 135 203 211 243

building products and materials 157

building products 75 201 211 231

building systems and subsystems 157

bump caps 197

bunk beds 97

burglary protection and mechanical equipment 243

bus systems 13 9 business equipment 91

butts and hinges 73

cabinet components 117

cacao 191

cake depositors 67

carbon manganese steel plate for offshore platform 3 9 carbon monoxide detectors 203

cargo containers 129

cargo handling equipment 2 3 carpet cushion 14 5 carpet 123 145

carriages & strollers 137

carriages/strollers 97

casement windows 19

casing and tubing 3 9

caster assemblies and wheels 67

catalysts 217

cathodic protected underground steel storage tanks 223

caulks 93

CB transceivers 233

CD-ROM optical discs 147

ceiling and soffit board 121

ceiling fans 119

cellulose 217

cellulosic fiberboard products 29

cement and fiber slab units 121

cement 121

central station air handling units 11

centrifugal and rotary screw water chilling packages 11

ceramics 51

chalks 51

charcoal 51

chemicals 53 143

cherry flooring 163

chimneys and fireplaces 211

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choke and kill systems 39

circuit breakers 139

circulation system components and related materials for pools, spas hot tubs 169

citrus 191

clad or lined pipe 39

classified equipment 135

clays and modeling compounds 51

closer holder release devices 73

clothes dryers 113

clothes washers 113

coated printing paper 113

coating equipment 67

coffee 191

coiled line pipe 39

colors 143

commercial adhesives 113

commercial and household appliances 107

commercial bulk milk dispensing equipment 169

commercial cooking, re-thermalization and powered hot food equipment.. 169

commercial electric dishwashers 203

commercial food service equipment 135

commercial powered food preparation equipment 169

commercial refrigerators and freezers 16 9

commercial spray-type dishwashing machines 169

compact fluorescent lamps 113

complex buildings 31

component assemblies with southern pine lumber 213

component parts to the plumbing industry 41

components for industrial control equipment 103

composite assemblies 179

composite underground steel storage tanks 223

computer operating systems 173

computers and peripherals 241

computer products 235

concrete and masonry anchors 121

concrete and masonry 121

concrete 115 171

conductors-wire, cable, etc 259

conduit and insulators 259

conformal coatings 95

construction adhesives 231

construction materials 115

construction products 75

consumer electronics 239

consumer products 201

contact lens storage cases.' 37

containers 23

continuous mix equipment 67

control systems for drilling well control equipment 39

controls 107

conventional buildings 31

conveying systems, mechanical, electrical 171

conveyors 67

cookie and cracker sandwiching equipment 67

cooktops 113

cookware 89

coolers for bakery foots 67

cordless telephones 233

corrosion and scale control chemicals 169

corrugated products 203

covers" 57

CPE devices 259

Cranes 23 129

cranes, overhead cranes 167

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crayons 51

cribs 97 137

cultured marble and onyx products 151

current transformers 139

cutting and slicing equipment ovens 67

dampers 13

defense industry products 15

degreasers 113

dehumidif iers 55

delayed egress locks 73

dental and x-ray equipment 259

dental equipment 27

dental instruments 27

dental materials 27

depeanners and delidders for bakery products 67

derricks 129

desktop management software 173

devices and low power transmitters using spread spectrum techniques .... 83

digital devices 233

diked above ground steel storage tanks 223

dinnerwear 169

direct geo-exchange heat pumps 11

dishwashers 113

disinfection and oxidation chemicals 169

diskettes 147

dispensing freezers 169

disposal coveralls 197

distribution cabinets and containers 67

dividers 67

door closers 73

door controls-closers 73

door frames 257

door gasketing systems 73

door gaskets 73

doors Sc windows 171

doors 75 159 211

double-wall above ground steel storage tanks 223

dough chutes 6 7 dough forming equipment 6 7 dough hoppers 6 7 dough reservoirs 67

dough trough hoists and automatic dough trough dumps 67

dough troughs 67

doughnut equipment 67

downdraft exhaust fans 119

drainage systems 121

drawing and writing instruments 51

drawing/lettering inks and mediums 51

drill pipe 3 9 drill through equipment 3 9 drilling and production hoisting equipment 39

drilling and well servicing structures 39

drilling equipment 39

drinking water additives, coagulation and flocculation chemicals 169

drinking water coolers 11

drinking water distillation systems 169

drinking water systems 203

drinking water treatment units 169

drugs 53

dual action hinged glass doors 19

dual action windows 19

ducts 121

ducts 211

dwelling construction 121

292
electric chillers 113

electric heaters/intrinsic safety 203

electric lawn and garden equipment 107

electric motor prime mover for beam pumping unit service 39

electric motors and accessory equipment 57

electrical appliances 243

electrical appliances 243 259

electrical business equipment 189

electrical components 259

electrical construction materials 243

electrical equipment, transformer-related 139

electrical outlet boxes and conduits 121

electrical products 229

electrical protective equipment for workers 57

electrical safety products 149

electrical systems 259

electromagnetic locks 73

electromechanical devices 101

electronic and electrical appliances and equipment 241

electronic safety products 149

electronics-entertainment 107

emergency eyewash/ safety showers 197

end closures, connectors, swivels 39

engine lubricants 177

engineered hardwood flooring 163

engineered plumbing products 181

engineered wood products 179 231

engines 23

equestrian harness racing helmets 205

equestrian headgear 197

equipment for handling and storing dry ingredients 67

equipment handling and storage of bulk liquids and ingredients, fats . . 67

equipment 171

exit devices 73

exit signs 75 121

exit systems 211

exits 121

exterior and interior wall panels 215

exterior coatings 121

exterior finishes 211

exterior insulation and finish systems 121

eye/face protectors (spectacles, goggles and face shields) 197

fabric 123

face protectors. 97

factory and shop lumber 251

factory built houses 211

factory built structures 211

family radio service ultra-high and very high frequency transceivers .. 233

fans 13

fasteners for adhesives 121

fasteners 211

fenestration products (including doors, windows, skylights and sealed glass) 151

fiberboard boxes Ill

fiberglass reinforced plastic tanks 39

field welded tanks 39

fillers and icing machines" 67

finishes 171

fire detection alarm devices 121

fire extinguishers and protection 259

fire extinguishing systems 215

fire protection equipment 243

fire resistance in building assemblies 243

fire resistive construction 211

fire tested products 179 231

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firefighter helmets (structural and wildland) 197

firefighter life safety rope, harnesses and hardware 197

fireguard protected, fire-rated aboveground steel storage tanks 223

fireplaces: unvented decorative gas appliances, fire-protected openingsl21

fire-rated doors 215

fire-rated roofs 215

fire-rated walls, floors 215

fire-resistant above ground steel storage tanks 223

fire-resistive construction 121

f ire-retardant-treated wood 121

fixatives : 51

fixed offshore structures 23

fixed windows 19

flashing 121

flavors 143

flexible disk cartridges 147

floor furnaces 109

floor systems 211

flooring and wall covering products 229

flooring material 203

floors, slip resistance 245

flowers 17

flue liners 121

flush doors 253

foam plastic protection 121

food carts and food processing equipment 169

food colors 217

food equipment materials and components used in food equipment 169

food equipment 169

food processing conveyers 169

food processing hand-held tools 169

food products 81 143 217

food products-produce, meat, fish, deli foods, fruits and vegetables .. 201

food service equipment (gas-fueled-mobile) 195

foods 53

foodservice packaging 113

footwear line hose 57

forestry products, lumber, wood products 201

foundations 211

framing systems 211

freezers 113

fuel hose 161

fuel tanks 161

furnishings 171

furniture 201

fuses 139

gas and fuel equipment 259

gas and oil boilers 109

gas and oil equipment 243

gas appliances-decorative gas-fired burners 195

gas appliances-decorative log sets 195

gas appliances-outdoor cooking 195

gas central furnaces" 109

gas detector tube units 197

gas detectors 203

gas lift equipment 39

gas lighters 211

gas logs 121 211

gas vents 121

gas, electric and oil water heaters 109

gas-fired combination water heaters/space heaters 109

gates & enclosures 137

gates/enclosures 97

gear lubricants 177

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gesso and painting grauods 51

glare reduction filters for computer monitors 37

glass doors and skylights 253

glass fiber reinforced concrete 185

glazed solar collectors 209

glazing 211

glued laminated timber 33

glued lumber 213

glycol type gas dehydration units 39

graphic arts equipment 99

grease interceptors 181

greenhouse windows 19

GUI management software 173

gypsum wallboard 121

gypsum wallboard, other fire-resistive construction 121

hangers 211

hard hats 57

hardboard products 29

hardwood plywood panels and composite assemblies 231

hardwood plywood panels 179

hasps 73

hazardous location equipment 243

HazMat and chemical protective clothing and gloves 197

heat pump type water heaters 109

heat recovery equipment 169

heat/energy/recovery ventilators 119

heating and cooking appliances 231

heating and ventilating accessories 121

heating and ventilating equipment 259

heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC/R) equipment 59

hickory/pecan flooring 163

high chairs 97 137, 143

high pressure fiberglass line pipe 39

hinged egress windows 19

hinged glass doors 19

hoists 167

home trusses 231

hoppers 19

horizontal and vertical mixers 67

horizontal sliding windows 19

horizontally pivoted windows 19

horns 161

hot water supply boilers 169

household appliances and tools 239

household cleaners 113

humidifiers 55

hung windows 19

HVAC equipment 75

.-rVAC/R systems, components and packaging 59

icing and glazing machines 67

in vitro diagnostics 239

indirect type oilfield heaters 39

industrial and institutional cleaners 113

industrial chemicals 217

industrial control equipment 99 103 259

industrial controls 107

industrial equipment 135

industrial fall protection equipment 197

industrial hard hats 197

industrial machines 241

industrial systems 23

industrial, scientific and medical equipment 189

infectious substance shippers Ill

information technology equipment [ITE] 99 107 189 239 241

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ingredient water coolers and ice makers (atmospheric type) 67

inline fans 119

insulated composite panels 215

insulating glass 125

insulating plastic guard 57

insulation foam plastic 195

insulation interior finish (flame spread) ladders 121

insulation 203 211

insulation-batt and blanket material 151

insulation-loose fill 151

intentional radiators 233

interconnected locks and latches 73

interior acoustical panels 215

interior finishes 211

interior wall and ceiling finish materials 117

intermediate bulk containers" Ill

international radiators 241

ion exchange water softeners 247

jalousie-awning windows 19

jalousie windows 19

joining and sealing materials 169

joist girders 221

joists, series: k, Ih, dlh 221

kettles and accessory equipment 67

kitchen cabinets 141

kitchenware 89

laboratory equipment 91 99 107 189 241

laboratory telecommunications 23 9 ladders 237

laminated MDF (medium density fiberboard) 87

laminated particleboard 87

laminated patterned glass 199

laminated plastics for surface food service equipment 169

laminated transparent glass 199

lamps/lighting 107

land, mobile, marine, low power, spread spectrum, aviation, scanning receivers 45

latches 73

lawn and garden equipment 175

leather 123

licensed and unlicensed radio transmitters 45

licensed radio service equipment 65

lifts 61

lighting equipment 259

line pipe 39

liquid ferment equipment 67

liquid measuring systems 67

lifeline tools 57

locks 73

lodging properties 113

louvers 13

low power transmitters 83

low pressure fiberglass line pipe 39

low voltage video products 189

lubricants 161 217

machine graded lumber 24 9

machinery and materials 23

machinery industrial process and measurement control 239

main and auxiliary machinery of ships, tugs, barges, yachts 23

major bridges 31

manual food and beverage dispensing equipment 169

manual, pneumatic or powder-driven steel studs and nails 121

manufactured (mobile) home earthquake resistant bracing system 195

manufactured goods 201

manufactured homes 231

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manufactured housing (MH) 229

manufactured housing windows and doors 19

manufactured housing 203

manufactured structures 231

manufacturer's housing/RV components 127

manufacturing facilities 207

maple flooring 163

marine drilling riser couplings 39

marine equipment 243

marine transceivers 233

maritime & aviation radio services equipment 83

markers 51

masonry products 211

masonry 115 121 171

materials and pressure equipment 239

materials handling equipment ashore, afloat, and offshore 129

matting 57

MDF (medium density f iberboard) 87

measurement control equipment 189

measuring and test equipment 91

mechanical intermediate proof ers 67

mechanical steering systems 161

mechanical systems 211

mechanical washers 67

mechanical: connectors, miscellaneous structures, plaster reinforcementl21

medical and dental equipment 99

medical devices 149 239

medical devices/medical electrical devices 107

medical electrical equipment 189

medical electronics 235

medical equipment 241

medical industry products 15

medical products 91

medical 259

mediums 51

metal automotive parts, primed, painted and plated with metallic coatings79

metal building systems 31

metal buildings 211

metal core candle wicks 245

metal pipe/fittings 127

metal, plastic and fiberboard Ill

metals 171

microwave radio services equipment 83

military products 235

mobile homes 179

mobile offshore drilling units 23

mobile phones and WAP gateway systems 173

modular structures, residential and commercial 179

mooring chain 39

mortise locks and latches 73

motorcycling helmets 205

mouldings 255

multi-sport helmets 205

musical instruments 99

navigation lights 161

newsprint 113 non- condensable gas purge equipment 11

non-food compounds, cleaners, sanitizes, disinfectants and lubricants . 169

non-metallic pipe/fitting 127

non-potentially hazardous foods, non-refrigerated bakery products 169

non-prescription sunglasses 37

oak flooring 163

object request broker 173

office furniture 237

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office photocopier machines 113

office, business and computer equipment 259

office/commercial/residential furnishings 107

offshore cranes 39

oil and gas separators 39

oil central furnaces 109

oil field chain and sprockets 39

oil field v-belting 39

oil well drilling fluid materials 39

on-site plants, systems, treatment systems, units 69

on-site wastewater treatment systems 69

organic coated glass hybrid 199

organic coated glass 199

OSB (oriented strand board) 225

ovens and ranges 113

packaged reciprocating compressors for oil and gas production services. 39

packaged terminal air conditioners 11

packaged terminal heat pumps 11

packaging and package handling equipment 67

packaging materials Ill

packaging Ill 259

paints and related coatings and materials 93

paints 51 113

pallet & bulk load systems Ill

pan greasers 67

pan trucks and dollies 67

paper products use in preparation of food 113

paper towels and napkins 113

paper, plastic and fabric bags Ill

particle size reduction handling equipment 67

particleboard 87 121

passive dosimeters 197

passive electronic components 101

passive wall/window ventilators 119

pastels 51

penetration sealants 215

permanent wood foundations 179 231

personal alert safety devices for the fire service 197

personal electric heaters 97

personal mobile radio services equipment 83

personal protection equipment 203

personal watercraft 161

photovoltaic modules 101 113

pie make-up equipment 67

pipeline valves 39

pipes and related products, barrier materials 169

plastic Sc glass bottles and jars Ill

plastic Sc metal drums and pails Ill

plastic automobile parts, primed/painted/plated with metallic coatings. 79

plastic bathtubs 151

plastic lavatories 151

plastic pipe/fittings 127

plastic piping components and related materials 169

plastic piping systems components and related products 169

plastic shower stalls 151

plastics labeling systems 113

plastics 121

plastics 121 123

play yards 137

play yards 97

playground equipment 133

playground surfacing. 133

playground surfacing 97

plumbing fixtures 195 211

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plumbing materials and systems 211

plumbing products 75 229 237

plumbing system components for manufactured homes and vehicles 169

plumbing 121

police riot helmets 197

pollution reducing fleet vehicles 113

polyethylene line pipe (PE) 39

pools 169

portable hook-on chairs 97 137

portable ingredient containers 67

positive development compressor 11

post-tensioning installers 183

pot, pan and utensil commercial spray-type washing machines 169

power supplies 203 241 259

powered attic ventilators 119

precast bridge products 185

prefabricated and factory built components 211

prefabricated enclosures & air conditioning equipment for fermentation. 67

pressure relief devices 153

pressure treated southern pine products 213

pressure vessels 153

prestressed draped strand bridge members 185

prestressed draped strand structural members 185

prestressed hollow-core and repetitive products 185

prestressed miscellaneous bridge products 185

prestressed straight strand structural members 185

pretzel equipment 67

printed board materials 95

printed circuit boards 101

printed wiring boards 95

printing and writing paper 113

printing inks/supplies 51

privacy filters for computer monitors 37

process media, mechanical devices 169

projected windows 19

protective eyewear 97

protective footwear 197

pumping units 39

pumps and motors 259

PVC extrusions 19

PVC lined steel tubular goods 39

racks 67

radiant heating systems 121

radio frequency [RF] devices 241

radio transmitters 105

radioactive materials shippers Ill

range hood lights 97

range hoods 119

reactors 13 9

recorded diskettes 147

recorded flexible disk cartridges 147

recreational skiing helmets 205

recreational vehicle lights 195

recreational vehicles (RV) 203 229

redwood lumber 193

refrigerant recovery/recycling equipment 11

refrigerator- freezers 55 113

refuse compactors and compactor systems 169

religious articles 217

re-refined engine oil 113

residential cation (positively charged ion) exchange water softeners . 169

residential central air-source heat pumps 113

residential units 69

residential window units 151

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reusable utility bags 113

reverse osmosis drinking water treatment systems 169 247

rigid board mat insulation 151

road vehicles and related devices 129

rolled carbon manganese steel plate for offshore structures 39

roof and overheads 203

roof covering and roof deck construction 121

roof decks 211

roof systems 211

roofing 211

roofs-metal 195

roof s-underlayment 195

roofs-vents, strap-metal 195

room air cleaners 55

room air conditioners 55

room fan coils 11

rotary drilling equipment 39

rounders and bun machines 67

rubber insulating gloves 57

safety plastic sheet 199

safety related software 243

sandwich panels 121

scanning receivers 233

screws 121

sculpture materials 51

seafood processing equipment 169

sealants 93

sealers 51

self-closing hinges and pivots 73

self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) 197

semi-conductor manufacturing equipment 103

sensors 241

septic systems 127

sewage pumps 227

shear connectors, staples and nails 121

sheet flooring 123

shipboard cargo handling gear 129

shoes, footwear materials, slip resistance 245

shop welded tanks for storage of production liquids 39

showcases 107

showerheads 113

side hinged in swinging windows 19

simple bridges 31

single sideband, cellular and PCS services 45

skylights and smoke vents 121

skylights 19 159

sleeves 57

sliding glass doors 19

slings 167

smoke and heat detectors 211

sof tballs/baseballs 97

software and hardware 239

software products, e.g., compilers 173

software products, internationalized system calls & libraries 173

software 157

solar pool heating systems 209

solar systems 211

solar water heating systems 209

solid sawn lumber 249

solvents 51

sound-rated outdoor unitary equipment 11

sound-rated systems 121

southern pine lumber 213

spas and hot tubs 169

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special construction 171

specialties 171

spindle mixers 67

sports and fitness equipment 239

sports equipment 97

sports eye protectors, paintball 187

sports eye protectors, racket sports, baseball 187

sports eye protectors, women's lacrosse/field hockey, basketball 187

spread spectrum devices 233

spread spectrum transmitters 105

staircase parts 255

static ventilating devices (attics) 119

steel erectors 31

steel floor decks 219

steel gusset plates 121

steel plates for offshore structures 39

steel plates quenched and tempered for offshore structures 39

steel roof decks 219

steel 115 121

steel/frp (fiberglass) jacketed underground storage tanks 223

steel-urethane composite underground storage tanks 223

steering wheels 161

STL links 233

straps and tee hinges 73

structural glued lumber 249

structural insulated panels 179

structural insulated panels 179 231

structural lumber 251

structural steel pipe 39

structural use panels 179 231

subsea wellhead and Christmas tree equipment 39

subsurface safety valve equipment 3 9

subsurface sucker rods, pumps and fittings 39

sucker rods 3 9

suction cup contact lens removers 37

sugar cane 191

sugar wafer, wafer and sugar rolled cone batter systems 67

sump/effluent pumps 227

supplemental flooring 169

supports 211

suspended ceilings 121

swimming pools and spas 121

swimming pools 211

switches 139

switchgear 139

telecommunications devices and equipment 149

telecommunications equipment 105 259

telecommunications 235

telephone equipment 91 189

telephone terminal equipment 65

telephones 149 233

tempered bent glass 199

tempered bent patterned glass 199

tempered patterned glass 199

tempered transparent glass 199

test and measurement equipment 99

test equipment 259

thermal & moisture protection 171

thermal barriers 211

thermoplastic refuse containers 169

thresholds 73

tile fasteners 121

tissue paper 113

toddler beds and bath seats 137

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toddler beds 97

tools 107

tools 107 237

top hinged windows 19

toys 97

trailer tent assemblies 97

trailers 161

transducers 241

transfer switches 139

transformer-rectifier systems 139

transformers 139 259

transport refrigeration 11

treated wood 179 231

tropical awning windows 19

truck brake linings 177

truss plate connectors 211

trusses 179

tubular joints 39

two-cycle gasoline engine 161

ultrasonic devices 241

ultraviolet microbiological water treatment systems 169

unbonded flexible pipe 39

unbonded single strand tendons 183

unglazed solar collectors 209

unintentional radiators 241

unitary air-conditioners 11

unitary air- source heat pumps 11

unitary large equipment 11

unlicensed personal communication system (PCS) devices 83

unlicensed radio frequency devices 65

upholstery 123

vacuum beakers 127

valve and wellhead equipment 39

valves/faucets 127

variable air volume terminals 11

varnishes 51

vegetables from seed 17

vehicle hoists 61

vending machines for food and beverages 169

veneer 121

vented gas-fired room heaters 109

ventilation and exhaust hoods 121

vertical and horizontal emulsion treaters 39

vertical sliding windows 19

vertically pivoted windows 19

voltage transformers 139

waferboard 225

walkers 97 137

walking decks 121

wall coverings 121

wall fans 119

wall furnaces 109

wall sheathing/air infiltration barrier 195

wall systems 211

walnut flooring 163

wastewater recycle/refuse and water conservation devices 169

wastewater treatment systems 69

wastewater, residential treatment systems 169

water distillers 247

water filters 247

water hammer arresters 181

water heaters 113 127 169

water hoses 113

water repellent preservative non-pressure treatment 253

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water system components 243

water treatment chemicals 243

water-efficient fixtures 113

waters 53

water-to-air and brine-to-air heat pumps 11

weather-resistive barriers 121

weighing systems 6 7 well cements 39

well drinking products 169

whirlpool bathtubs 151

whirlpools/bathtubs/showers 203

whole house fans 119

window films 113

windows and doors 179 231

windows 113 159 211 253

wire and cable 101

wire rope 3 9

wireless microphones 233

wireless 239

wood & plastics 171

wood based structural panels 225

wood fiber cement products 29

wood hangers and framing anchors 121

wood preservatives 121

wood 115 121

wood, components 255

wood, dimension 255

woodwork 4 9 2 55

workplace 207

yachts 161

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APPENDIX I

LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT DID NOT RESPOND TO QUESTIONNAIRE

The following certification programs did not respond to requests for

information on their programs and therefore could not be listed in the

directory. However, information obtained from their organization's

website, from the American National Standards Institute's NSSN site, or

from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) site or

other government websites indicates that they do operate certification

programs. The information listed below was obtained from these sources.

3 -A SANITARY STANDARDS SYMBOL ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL

ACRONYM: 3-ASC

ADDRESS: Administrative Officer

3 -A Sanitary Standards Symbol Administrative Council

Colonial Center

1500 Second Ave SE, Suite 209

Cedar Rapids, lA USA 52403

PHONE; 319-286-9221 FAX: 319-286-9290

E-MAIL: vmills@mcleodusa.net

URL ADDRESS: http://www.3-a.org/council/

PURPOSE: The 3 -A Symbol Council, organized in 1956, grants

authorizations to use the 3 -A Symbol on equipment that meets 3 -A

Sanitary Standards for design and fabrication. The name 3 -A

was chosen to represent these three founding associations: the

International Association of Food Industry Suppliers (lAFIS)

,

International Association for Food Protection (lAFP) and Milk Industry

Foundation (MIF) . Since 1944, the 3 -A Program has included

representation from suppliers and equipment fabricators, all national

dairy processing associations, the U.S. Department of Agriculture

(USDA) , the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) and state regulatory

agencies. Symbol Council Trustees authorize and administer use of the

3 -A Symbol, but do not participate in preparing the 3 -A Standards. Once

a 3 -A Sanitary Standard has been developed and becomes effective,

manufacturers may receive authorization from the 3 -A Symbol Council to

use the Symbol. Voluntary use of the 3 -A Symbol on dairy and food

equipment serves three important purposes: assures processors that

equipment meets sanitary standards; provides accepted criteria to

equipment manufacturers for sanitary design; and establishes guidelines

for uniform evaluation and compliance by sanitarians. For dairy and

food equipment manufacturers to use the 3 -A Symbol, they must file an

application with the 3 -A Symbol Council office. A company executive is

required to sign the Application for Authorization to use the Symbol,

initialing each paragraph of the Standard to signify that the equipment

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quality controls in place must be submitted along with drawings or

pictures of the equipment. The Council may also request additional

materials to ensure compliance on complex subassemblies. The Council

reviews the application and, if all areas are in compliance under that

specific 3 -A Standard, the manufacturer is permitted to use the 3 -A

Symbol. Equipment manufacturers are required to place the serial number

of the 3 -A Standard with which it complies adjacent to the 3 -A Symbol

on their equipment. Authorizations to use the 3 -A Symbol are renewable

each year. Amendments to an authorization can be made if a manufacturer

desires to change design or add new models to the line. A manufacturer

may do so by submitting an Application for Amendment, in which the

changes are specifically designated. All records are kept at the 3 -A

Symbol Council office.

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Dairy and food equipment

ACCREDITATIONS/RECOGNITION: 3 -A Sanitary Standards are referenced in

the Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) and are fully utilized by

USDA - Dairy Grading Branch.

ACCURACY SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, DIVISION OF A&M THERMOMETER

ACRONYM: AS I CO

ADDRESS: 17 Piney Park Road

Asheville, NC 28806

PHONE: 1-800-685-9211 FAX: 828-254-5611

URL ADDRESS: http://www.main.nc.us/amthermometer/calibrate.htm

PURPOSE: Provides calibrations for a variety of thermometers covering

the ranges from - 100/400 °C. The customer's thermometers are

calibrated/certified in constant temperature baths using an NIST

certified standard thermometer. The customer is provided a Report of

Calibration/Certification, or Report of Text which contains the

results of the calibration/certification and other important

information related to this particular thermometer. In general, the

Thermometer must be of an acceptable design and workmanship, and be

compatible with existing calibration facilities. The type known as

laboratory, chemical, or ASTM thermometers consisting of a solid stem

with graduation lines and numbers permanently etched or placed on the

stem, are usually accepted. Other types, such as Beckmann,

calorimetric , and enclosed scale (Einschluss) laboratory thermometers

are also accepted. Industrial and/or mechanical type thermometers with

special configurations may be accepted for testing if they can be

inserted into the comparison bath.

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Thermometers.

ACCREDITATIONS/RECOGNITION: ISO-9002 Registered.

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ACTS TESTING LABORATORIES, INC.

ACTS

100 Northpointe Parkway

Buffalo, New York 14228-1884

716-505-3300 FAX: 716-505-3301

Butterfield Office Plaza

2625 Butterfield Road

Suite 301 North

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523-1261 USA

PHONE: 630-623-4690 FAX: 630-623-4699

27 6 Main Avenue

Clifton, New Jersey 07014 USA

PHONE: 973-470-2200 FAX: 973-470-8115

425 East Colorado Street, Suite 660

Glendale, Ca 91205

PHONE: 818-549-2470 FAX: 818-549-2471

URL ADDRESS: http://www.actstesting.eom/

PURPOSE: ACTS is the Consumer Products Division of Bureau Veritas, a

professional firm dedicated to quality, health and safety, and

environment management. Bureau Veritas, founded in 1828, has a presence

in 500 offices in 120 countries and a qualified workforce of more than

10,000 experts. Bureau Veritas provides an extensive range of

specialized services including inspections, conformity assessment,

testing, consulting and training, certifications, and other qualityrelated activities.

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Packaging; toys; juvenile products; garments and

textiles; health, beauty, food, and household products; and hard lines

of general merchandise & housewares electrical/electronic products,

toys/ juvenile products, hardware & building supplies, lawn & garden,

and sporting goods; and electronic products.

ACCREDITATIONS/RECOGNITION: Micro lab is audited three times each year

by the New York State Department of Agriculture and the New York State

Department of Health, and receives proficiency samples from these same

agencies three times a year. The laboratory complies with Good

Manufacturing Practices in all aspects of supply preparation, testing,

and reporting. Package testing lab certified by ISTA (The International

Safe Transit Association)

,

ACRONYM

:

ADDRESS

PHONE

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ALL AMERICA ROSE SELECTIONS

ACRONYM : AARS

ADDRESS: 221 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 3500

Chicago, Illinois 60601

PHONE: 312-372-7090

URL ADDRESS: http://www.rose.org/

PURPOSE: AARS has been testing roses since 193 8. Over the years, the

program has evolved into a sophisticated process with a network of

Official Test Gardens within select Public Gardens throughout the

United States. These gardens, which represent a wide range of climates,

maintain standards specified by AARS to ensure that roses undergoing

testing receive the care normally provided by an average - not

necessarily expert - home gardener. Rose specimens are submitted to the

gardens each year from rose producers. The specimens are assigned an

official AARS number and undergo a two-year trial program. A judge - usually a college horticulture professor or supervisor of a large

public garden - is assigned to evaluate each garden. During the

evaluation period, roses are graded by a prescribed numerical scoring

system on vigor, growth habit, disease resistance, foliage, flower

production, bud and flower form, opening and finishing color,

fragrance, stem and overall value. This complex scoring system has been

developed to answer consumer demand for beautiful, easy-to-grow roses.

The end result is a new crop of AARS winning roses each year.

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Roses

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CEREAL CHEMISTS

ACRONYM : AACC

ADDRESS: 3 34 0 Pilot Knob Road

St. Paul, MN 55121-2097

PHONE: +1-651-454-7250 FAX: +1-651-4 54-0766

E-MAIL: aacc@scisoc.org

URL ADDRESS: http://www.scisoc.org/aacc/

PURPOSE: AACC is an international organization of cereal science and

other professionals studying the chemistry of cereal grains and their

products or working in related fields. AACC introduced the Check Sample

Service in 1948 after recognizing that laboratories had only limited

ways of ensuring laboratory accuracy. The service began by providing

checks for cereal laboratories. Today, AACC offers a variety of check

sample services of contemporary analytical interest. When a laboratory

subscribes to an AACC check sample series, it will receive specially

prepared test samples from AACC according to the frequency specified

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for that series. The subscribing laboratory performs specific analyses

on the sample (s) and returns its results to AACC. AACC will then

provide a statistical evaluation of the analytical results comparing on

a confidential coded basis the subscribing a laboratory's data with

those of other laboratories. Thus, the subscriber is able to see how

its results compare with those of other industrial and government

laboratories in terms of accuracy. If warranted, an annual certificate

suitable for framing and display will be issued. AACC also provides

reference food fiber sources in bulk quantities for experimental

research studies. Certified wheat bran (in either soft white or hard

red wheat) and certified oat bran are available. Also available are a standard hard wheat flour sample with moisture, protein, ash, and

falling number analytical values, a standard cereal -based product with

vitamin and mineral analytical values, and analytical reference

standards for beta-glucan and total, insoluble, and soluble dietary

fiber

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PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Laboratories, cereals, and grains

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL MILK COMMISSION, INC.

ACRONYM : AAMMC

ADDRESS: Los Angeles, California

PHONE: 213-664-1977 FAX: 213-664-0870

ANA CERTIFICATION SERVICES

ACRONYM : ANACS

ADDRESS: P.O. Box 182141

Columbus, OH 43218-2141

PHONE: 1-800-888-1861

URL ADDRESS: http://www.anacs.eom/

PURPOSE: The American Numismatic Association operated ANACS from its

inception in 1972 until the ANA sold ANACS to Amos Press in 1990. The

acronym "ANACS" originally stood for American Numismatic Association

Certification Service. Today, unbiased expert graders at ANACS render

an opinion on a coin's authenticity and grade.

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Coins.

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

ACRONYM : ASME

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ADDRESS: ASME International

Three Park Avenue

New York, NY 10016-5990

PHONE: 800-THE-ASME (U . S . /Canada , 95-800-843-2763 (Mexico, 973-882-

1167 (outside North America)

E-MAIL: infocentral@asme.org

URL ADDRESS: http://www.asme.org

PURPOSE: ASME operates a number of conformity assessment programs:

AUTHORIZED INSPECTION AGENCY (AIA) ACCREDITATION PROGRAM: An AIA is the

inspection organization of states or municipality of the United States

or a Canadian Province, or an insurance company authorized to write

boiler and pressure vessel insurance. ASME accredits AIAs to inspect

boilers and pressure vessels (nuclear and non-nuclear) , which are to be

stamped with an ASME Code Symbol.

BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL ACCREDITATION PROGRAM: Since 1916, The

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has accredited

companies to certify that their products and services comply with ASME

codes and standards. More than 4500 companies in 62 countries are

currently accredited. ASME Code Symbol Stamps are used to indicate that

stamped items conform to the latest edition of the ASME Boiler and

Pressure Vessel Code. Utilization of the ASME Code Symbol Stamp is a means of complying with the laws and regulations in most of the US and

Canada, as well as other countries throughout the world. Whether or not

an ASME Code Symbol Stamp is legally required, it provides users with a high degree of confidence that the stamped items conform to established

safety standards

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NUCLEAR COMPONENT ACCREDITATION PROGRAM: Is responsible for issuance of

Nuclear Components N-Type Certificates of Authorization and

Accreditation. Program covers vessels, pumps, valves, piping systems,

storage tanks, and related equipment and supports for nuclear power

plants

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QUALITY SYSTEM CERTIFICATE PROGRAM: Covers the issuance of Quality

System Certificate for Nuclear Material Organization

PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE (PRD) TESTING LABORATORY ACCREDITATION PROGRAM:

Accredits laboratories that test valves, which are to be stamped with

an ASME Code Symbol Stamp (V, UV, HV, NV, and UV3 )

.

REINFORCED THERMOSET PLASTIC (RTP) PRESSURE VESSEL

ACCREDITATION PROGRAM.

FASTENER ACCREDITATION PROGRAM (FAP) : Covers fastener manufacturers,

alteration distributors, and non-alteration distributors of fasteners;

and fastener testing laboratories. Accreditation is based on the ASME

FAP-1 Standard.

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QEI - ELEVATOR INSPECTOR CERTIFICATION ORGANIZATION

ACCREDITATION PROGRAM

ELEVATOR INSPECTOR CERTIFICATION ORGANIZATION (QEI) ACCREDITATION

PROGRAM: Covers organizations that certify elevator inspectors and

inspector supervisors in accordance with the ASME QEI-1 Standard.

Inspectors certified by accredited organizations are qualified to

inspect elevators, escalators, and related equipment covered by the

ASME A17.1 Elevator Code.

CERTIFICATION OF HIGH CAPACITY FOSSIL FUEL FIRED PLANT OPERATORS (QFO)

PROGRAM: This new certification program will cover operators of oil,

gas, and coal fired boilers with heat input greater than 10,000,000

Btu/hr. Certification criteria will include evaluation of

qualifications in both safety and air emissions.

HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATOR OPERATOR (QHO) CERTIFICATION PROGRAM:

Hazardous waste incineration facility employees perform a wide range of

duties based on skill and function. These duties relate to incinerator

operation, e.g., preparation of waste feed stream, the feeding of

wastes, the handling of residues, and the operation of air pollution

control equipment. The individuals involved typically perform the

duties of control room and field operators. This certification

program is intended for the certification of individuals directly

involved with hazardous waste incinerator operation. People supervising

these operators may be certified depending on their level of direct

involvement

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MEDICAL WASTE INCINERATOR OPERATOR (QMO) CERTIFICATION

PROGRAM: Covers operators and operator supervisors of medical waste

incinerators . Certification is based on three components : recommended

training, experience or demonstration of acceptable skills and ability,

and passing a written examination. Operating experience is not a requirement for special class operators, however, it is not intended

that persons with this type of certification operate the equipment,

except under the direct supervision of a certified operator or

certified operator supervisor. There are four classes of certification,

which depend on the combination of equipment operated: Class A applies

to operators of incinerators with heat recovery systems and APCDs;

Class B applies to operators of incinerators with heat recovery

systems; Class C applies to operators of incinerators with APCDs; and

Class D applies to incinerators with neither APCDs nor heat recovery

systems. The QMO Certification Program is intended to serve as a means

for complying with federal, state, and local regulations, which require

operators to be certified.

RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY OPERATOR (QRO) CERTIFICATION

PROGRAM: Covers operators of resource recovery facilities processing

municipal solid waste (MWCs) . It applies to persons who hold, or wish

to hold, the positions of Shift Supervisor or Chief Facility Operator.

Candidates are required to meet minimum education and experience

requirements and pass a written multiple-choice examination for

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provisional certification. Full certification entails a site-specific

oral examination.

GEOMETRIC DIMENSIONING TOLERANCE PROFESSIONALS (GDTP) CERTIFICATION

PROGRAM: Provides the means to recognize proficiency in the

understanding and application of the geometric dimensioning and

tolerancing principles expressed in ASME Y14 . 5 Standard. There are two

levels of certification: technology level and senior level.

AMERICAN STANDARDS TESTING BUREAU

ACRONYM

:

ASTB

ADDRESS: 40 Water St.

New York, NY 10004

PHONE: 212-943-3156

E-MAIL: worldteck@aol.com

PURPOSE: ASTB is an independent, scientific organization serving

industry, government and professionals worldwide for over 75 years

AOAC RESEARCH/AOAC INTERNATIONAL

ACRONYM: AOAC RI

ADDRESS: 481 North Frederick Avenue

Suite 500

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877-2417 USA

PHONE: +1-301-924-7077 (worldwide) or 1-800-379-2622 (toll-free from

North America)

FAX: +1-301-924-7089

E-MAIL: aoac@aoac.org

URL ADDRESS: http://www.aoac.org/

PURPOSE; AOAC Research Institute was incorporated in December 1991 as a subsidiary of AOAC INTERNATIONAL. The AOAC RI is a non-profit,

international, scientific organization. The AOAC Research Institute

administers the Performance Tested Methods Program, and provides

Consulting Services to assist development of analytical methods.

The Performance Tested Methods Program provides an independent thirdparty review of test kit performance claims. Test kits found to be in

conformance with their claims are granted Performance Tested Methods

status by the AOAC RI . The Performance Tested Methods status assures

the test kit user than independent assessment has been conducted and

the kit performs as claimed. The Performance Tested Methods Program

provides a rapid entry point into the AOAC validation process and

provides a rapid approval process. Performance Tested certified kits

are evaluated for accuracy, precision, detection limits, false

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positive/negative rates, ruggedness cross -reactivity , stability, lotto-lot consistency, matrix claims, and compared to an existing method.

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Analytical test kits.

ACCREDITATIONS/RECOGNITIONS: Test Kit Database Information (See

website) lists organizations that recognize the test kit and/or method.

APA ENGINEERED WOOD ASSOCIATION

ACRONYM: APA EWS

ADDRESS: P.O. Box 11700,

Tacoma, Washington 98411-0700

PHONE: 253-565-6600 FAX: 253-565-7265

E-MAIL: help@apawood.org

URL ADDRESS: http://www.apawood.org/

PURPOSE: EWS members produce more than 7 0 percent of the glued

laminated timber (glulam) and the majority of the wood I-joists

manufactured in North America. The trademarks of APA - The Engineered

Wood Association and Engineered Wood Systems appear only on products

manufactured by member mills and are the manufacturers' assurance that

the products conform to the standard shown on the trademark. That

standard may be a (n) : APA Performance Standard-Voluntary Product

Standard PS 1-95 for Construction and Industrial Plywood; or Voluntary

Product Standard PS 2-92 for Wood-Based Structural -Use Panels.

Engineered wood products bearing the EWS mark are manufactured in

accordance with an APA or a national standard such as ANSI Standard

A190.1, American National Standard for Structural Glued Laminated

Timber. Quality of all APA and EWS trademarked products is subject to

verification through APA audit. Quality inspection and testing is an

integral part of APA's mission. APA maintains four quality- testing

laboratories in key producing regions, and has a staff of 29

experienced auditors and 13 laboratory technicians. Additional work is

carried out at APA's sophisticated research center in Tacoma,

Washington. APA auditors make unannounced visits to member mills and

work regularly with mill staff to solve production issues that affect

product quality and efficient manufacturing. Under a new program called

QMS (Quality Management System) , APA and its OSB and plywood member

mills are in the process of implementing an updated method of thirdparty certification in the structural panel industry. The APA QMS

places emphasis on mill quality control programs rather than relying on

testing and inspection of the finished product. This approach, which

was developed in conjunction with APA members and is based on ISO 9000,

has been applied with considerable success in other industries.

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Composite panels, glued laminated timber, I-joists,

exterior siding, laminated veneer, lumber, oriented strand board,

plywood, rim board, specialty wood products

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APPLIED RESEARCH LABORATORIES

ACRONYM : ARL

ADDRESS: 5371 NW 161st St

Hialeah, FL 33014

PHONE: 305-624-4800

PURPOSE: To provide independent inspection, testing, and engineering

services to all industries.

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Elevators and escalator electrical equipment; door

assemblies; gas appliances; gas -fired construction heaters; gas food

service equipment; direct gas -fired industrial air heaters; amusement

and gaming machines; electric wired cabinets; electric panelboards;

electric-motor-operated appliances; elevator doors; electric water

heaters; factory-made air ducts and air connectors; commercial electric

cooking appliances; power outlets; windows and window systems;

refrigerated medical equipment; commercial refrigerators and freezers;

dehumidif iers ; electric heating appliances; specialty transformers;

electric industrial control equipment; electric medical and dental

equipment; fire dampers; ice makers; electric dry-cleaning machines;

underwater lighting fixtures; exhaust hoods for commercial cooking

equipment; oil-fired air heaters and direct-fired heaters; household

electric dishwashers; motor-operated water pumps; commercial -industrial

gas -heating equipment; electric boilers; motor control centers;

electric ranges; electric motors; electric household cooking and foodserving appliances; lamp ballasts; electric swimming pool pumps,

filters and chlorinators ; laboratory equipment; motor-operated air

compressors, vacuum pumps and painting equipment; lighting fixtures;

transformers; low voltage landscape lighting systems; heating and

cooling equipment; duct heaters; fixed and location-dedicated electric

room heaters; electric clothes washing machines and extractors;

electric clothes dryers.

LAB ACCREDITATIONS: OSHA

ASSOCIATED LABORATORIES, INC

ACRONYM: ALI

ADDRESS: P.O. Box 152837

Dallas TX 75315

PHONE: 214-565-0593, 214-565-0594, 214-565-1400

FAX: 214-565-1094

URL ADDRESS: http://www.assoc-labs.com/

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PURPOSE: Manufacturers enrolled in any of our quality assurance

programs submit their samples to any one of the many approved testing

laboratories throughout the United States. The laboratory conducts the

required performance tests and reports its findings to ALL After the

test results are reviewed for conformance to test and design

requirements, ALI issues the manufacturer a Notice of Product

Certification, which includes product listing in ALI ' s widely consulted

Certified Products Directory. ALI ' s involvement as a third-party

administrator, that validates the integrity of test results, removes a considerable burden from the shoulders of the manufacturer. Currently,

more than 400 clients throughout North America participate in our

certification programs, and that number is growing daily. ALI actively

participates with manufacturer's associations and various other

national and regional code-writing bodies to remain at the leading edge

of the certification industry. Through ongoing involvement with various

code-writing bodies, ALI is also able to inform its certification

clients of the latest developments in regulations that affect their

industries. ALI is a certification and testing laboratory that is

primarily focused on the fenestration industry. The American

Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) contracts with ALI for

the validation and administrative functions of their certification

programs of windows and doors for new construction, replacement and

manufactured housing applications. ALI inspects all participating

manufacturers facilities to assure that the products or services

bearing the AAMA mark or symbol do, in fact, conform to the

requirements of the standard. ALI administers the AAMA Component

Verification program, detailing the requirements of testable components

used in AAMA certified products. ALI also administers AAMA's

participation as an Inspection Agency for the National Fenestration

Rating Council (NFRC) . NFRC is an independent, non-profit organization

made up of representatives from manufacturers, suppliers, builders,

specifiers, architects, state code and energy offices, utilities and

consumer groups. As part of the National Energy Policy Act of 1992,

Congress directed the U.S. Department of Energy to monitor and evaluate

NFRC's results. NFRC has developed a single, uniform system for rating

and labeling the energy performance of all windows, doors and

skylights.

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Carpet, carpet cushion, paints, sealants,

sealed insulated glass, security systems for windows and doors,

weather-stripping, window screening.

ACCREDITATIONS/RECOGNITIONS : ALI programs have been accredited by the

American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and recognized by agencies

of the federal government

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CSA INTERNATIONAL

ADDRESS: Cleveland, OH

8501 East Pleasant Valley Road

Cleveland, OH 44131-5575 USA

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PHONE: 216-524-4990

FAX: 216-642-3463

E-MAIL: george . gruss@csa-international . org

Charlotte, NC

5970 Fairview Road #416

Charlotte, NC 28210

PHONE: 704-552-5125

FAX: 704-552-0683

E-MAIL: todd. strothers@csa-international .org

Dallas, TX

208 Billings Street,

Suite 190, Arlington Oaks Office Park , Arlington, TX 76010

PHONE: 817-652-9600

FAX: 817-652-9884

E-MAIL : george . gruss®csa-international . org

Nashville, TN

639 East Main Street - B202

Hendersonville, TN 37075

PHONE: 615-822-9952

FAX: 615-822-9311

E-MAIL: david . hughesOcsa-international . org

Irvine, CA

2 8 05 Barranca Parkway

Irvine, CA 92606-5114

PHONE: 949-733-4300

FAX: 949-733-4320

URL ADDRESS: http://www.csa-international.org

PURPOSE: Conducts performance and safety tests to prevent fire, shock

and mechanical hazards on products sold in North America and worldwide

.

AREAS OF TESTING: acoustic/vibration; chemical testing; chromatography;

electrical/electronic testing; mechanical testing; metrology;

nondestructive evaluation; optics/photometry; radiation, ionizing;

spectroscopy; thermal analysis; thermal/fire testing.

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: HVAC equipment; appliances (electric and gas)

;

other liquid petroleum products; motor-operated tools, hearth products,

hydronic products, components and accessories, windows and doors;

plumbing products; drinking water products; electrical and electronic

products for EMC and energy efficiency; hazardous location

products/equipment

.

LAB ACCREDITATIONS: OSHA, SCC, NVLAP

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CAST IRON SOIL PIPE INSTITUTE

ACRONYM: CISPI

ADDRESS: 5959 Shallowford Road, Suite 419

Chattanooga, TN 3 7421

PHONE: 703-869-4617

URL ADDRESS: http://www.cispi.org/

PURPOSE: The Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute (CISPI) was organized in

1949 by the leading American manufacturers of cast iron soil pipe and

fittings. The Institute is dedicated to aiding and improving the

plumbing industry. Through the preparation and distribution of

technical reports, we seek to advance interest in the manufacture, use

and distribution of cast iron soil pipe and fittings, and through a

program of research and the cooperative effort of soil pipe

manufacturers, we strive to improve the industry's products, achieve

standardization of cast iron soil pipe and fittings, and provide a continuous program of product testing, evaluation and development.

Assurance that pipe and fittings meet the approved standards and

tolerances of the Institute is provided by registered trade mark, which

are the collective marks all member companies may place on their

products

.

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Cast iron soil pipe and fittings.

CEDAR SHAKE AND SHINGLE BUREAU

ACRONYM: CSSB

ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1178

Sumas, WA 98295-1178

PHONE: 604-820-7700 FAX: 604-820-0266

E-MAIL: info@cedarbureau.com

URL ADDRESS: http://www.cedarbureau.org/

PURPOSE: The Cedar Shake & Shingle Bureau is the non-profit industry

association that represents Certi-label brand product manufacturing

members, distributors, wholesalers, retailers. Approved Installers,

Roof Maintenance Technicians and other associates. Founded in 1915, the

Cedar Bureau administers a quality assurance program, lobbies for

building code acceptance of Certi-label products, provides quality

marketing services, and protects the viability of the cedar shake and

shingle roofing and sidewall industries. Member mills that market

shingles and shakes under the labels of the Cedar Shake & Shingle

Bureau are bound together by a rigid quality code. Unscheduled checks

conducted by expert shingle and shake inspectors assure that the

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products are of the highest grade attainable -top quality materials

graded, packed, labeled, and shipped according to strict standards.

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: shingles, shakes.

CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

ACRONYM: OTIS

ADDRESS: 1250 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 800

Washington, DC

PHONE: 202-785-736-3896 FAX: 202-466-7239

URL ADDRESS: http://www.wow-com.eom/

PURPOSE: The CTIA Certification Program is a testing program designed

ensure that mobile phones perform according to industry standards

.

CTIA's Certification Program is a separate voluntary testing program.

While CTIA represents the vast majority of cell phone manufacturers,

participation in the certification program is optional. The purpose of

the CTIA Certification Program is to ensure subscriber satisfaction

with carrier networks. By encouraging wireless subscriber station

conformance with established industry standards, the certification

program impartially identifies subscriber stations that conform to

industry standards through independent verification. The identification

of requirements and test procedures are available through published

CTIA Certification Program test plans. Test plans are based on existing

industry standards (ANSI, ETSI, EIA/TIA standards) for AMPS, NAMPS,

TDMA, GSM-1900, and CDMA wireless subscriber stations. Electronic

copies of several test plans can be downloaded at TestMark

Laboratories. The CTIA Certification Program incorporates extensive

testing based on industry standards. Testing is much broader in scope

than the FCC ' s or DOC ' s type acceptance testing. The North American

cellular industry launched the voluntary certification program in

September, 1991 at the request of the carriers. Since then, the

original AMPS program has been expanded to include dual -mode NAMPS,

dual -mode dual -band TDMA, dual -mode dual -band CDMA, dual -mode dual -band

GSM-1900, and Authentication. All CTIA Certified wireless subscriber

stations also incorporate Authentication. To assist in the

identification of authentication-capable subscriber stations, CTIA

created the Authentication Seal. As an objective certification body,

CTIA contracts independent regulatory recognized test laboratories to

perform certification testing. On October 1, 1996, CTIA selected

Intertek Testing Services/Testmark Laboratories for testing and

consulting services for selected CTIA Certification Programs. CTIA had

also selected CETECOM, GmbH for testing and consulting services for the

CTIA GSM-1900 Certification Program. Mobile stations are identified by

model number, software/firmware revision number and FCC or DOC type

acceptance numbers for purposes of the Certification Program. Each unit

is certified individually, however, multiple certification awards may

be granted to units which are determined to be identical to certified

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units. When a phone passes certification, the manufacturer earns the

right to exhibit the CTIA Certification Seal and/or the CTIA

Authentication Seal on the phone and its packaging and to use the seals

in their advertising. The Certification and Authentication Seals, in

turn, signifies to consumers that the phone meets or exceeds the

industry's performance standards. Wireless subscriber stations meeting

the program requirements are certified for 18 months before they must

be recertified. To ensure conformance throughout the 18 month

certification period, CTIA may randomly re-test previously certified

units at the discretion of the CTIA Certification Program Operations

Manager. CTIA controls the program's administrative procedures and the

Program Management Document that outlines the program requirements. The

program is administered by the CTIA Certification Program Operations

Manager. Over 17 manufacturers currently participating and hundreds of

different models of phones certified to date.

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Mobile phones.

CERTIFIED BALLAST MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

ACRONYM : CBM

ADDRESS: 355 Lexington Avenue, 17th Floor

New York, NY 10017-6603

PHONE: 212-297-2122 FAX: 212-370-9047

URL ADDRESS: http://www.certbal.org/

PURPOSE: Ballasts which carry the CBM seal assure customers that the

product meets or exceeds the requirements of ANSI (American National

Standards Institute) C82.1 for magnetic types and C82.ll for high

frequency (electronic) types and associated ANSI Standards (C82.2

method of measurement, C82.3 defining the reference ballast, and C78.1,

C78.2 or C78.3 depending on the type of lamp to be operated)

.

Being "CBM Certified" means that ballasts provide specified lamp

performance including specified light output and lamp starting from the

"certified for use" types listed on the label. It also means that the

ballasts meet the standards of ANSI/UL 935, are listed by a nationally

recognized testing laboratory and provide efficient use of energy,

operating at high power factor to minimize line current. This assurance

is backed by the CBM check-up. Periodically, as often as monthly,

independent Intertek Testing Services/ITS visits each participant's

manufacturing facilities, selects random samples of "CBM Certified"

ballasts from production or stock and tests them to make sure they

continue to measure up. Procedures are in place to notify and cause

appropriate action from the participant regarding any non-compliance.

A challenge procedure provides participants and the public with the

opportunity to challenge the performance of product purchased in the

marketplace. This challenge procedure works to prevent participants

from allowing substandard product from reaching the market. The

industry does an excellent job of policing the use of the "CBM

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Certified" seal. Applicants should write a letter to the Secretary of

CBM, requesting participation in the program. A non-refundable

application fee must accompany the application. Upon receipt of the

application and fee, CBM will notify the participant and the certifying

laboratory, Intertek Testing Services/ ITS , (ITS), that the participant

is authorized to send qualification samples to the certifying

laboratory. CBM also provides the applicant with a copy of the

Procedural Guide which explains all phases of the program. (A copy of

the Procedural Guide may be obtained before applying for the CBM

program for a fee. ITS then tests sample ballasts. The manufacturer

pays scheduled fees for these services. ITS notifies participant and

CBM of test results. If the tests are passed, CBM then sends two copies

of the CBM Ballast Certification Program Participation Agreement to the

applicant for signature and return. Upon return of the agreements, CBM

sends reproducible art of the seal "CBM Certified by ITS" to aid in the

preparation of labels. CBM notifies ITS to schedule a factory survey

and get additional samples. A quality program analysis is made by the

laboratory to make sure that the manufacturer has established

procedures for testing and quality. The evaluator visits the factory,

conducts the survey and collects samples of each certified catalog

number for further tests. The cost of this survey and pickup is paid by

the applicant (a fee plus travel expenses) . The participant bears the

cost of shipment to the laboratory of all sample selections and

sample selections must be received by the laboratory within a specific

time frame. ITS tests the second sample selection. The confirmation

tests are performed within two weeks from the date of receipt of the

second samples. If the second samples pass, and ITS notifies CBM that

all fees have been paid, CBM executes the Participation Agreement. Upon

completion of all requirements and signing of the agreements, the

manufacturer is authorized to place d i.e. CBM mark on each "equal to

the sample" of the catalog numbers certified, which must be done within

30 days of notification. CBM advises ITS to initiate follow up service.

Follow up service is an important part of the assurance factor of the

program. Throughout the year, unannounced visits are made by the

certifying laboratory inspectors and samples of each certified catalog

number are selected for further tests. This is assurance that CBM

standards continue to be met. All participants submit monthly reports

of unit sales on the certified item to the laboratory and make payments

according to a schedule of fees, for both testing services and

advertising & promotion, graduated by sales volume.

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Fluorescent lamp ballasts.

COOLING TOWER INSTITUTE

ACRONYM: CTI

ADDRESS: P.O. Box 73383

Houston, TX 77273

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530 Wells Fargo Drive, Suite 218

Houston, TX 77 090

PHONE: 281-583-4087 FAX: 281-537-1721

E-MAIL: vmanser@cti.org

URL ADDRESS: http://www.cti.org

PURPOSE: For nearly thirty years, the Cooling Technology Institute has

provided an independent, third party, thermal performance testing

service to the cooling tower industry. In 1995, the CTI also began

providing an independent, third party, drift performance testing

service as well. Both these services are administered through the

CTI Multi -Agency Tower Performance Test Program and provide comparisons

of the actual operating performance of a specific tower installation to

the design performance. By providing such information on a specific

tower installation, the CTI Multi -Agency Testing Program stands in

contrast to the CTI Cooling Technology Certification Program

which certifies all models of a specific manufacturer's line of cooling

towers perform in accordance with their published thermal ratings

.

To be licensed as a CTI Cooling Tower Performance Test Agency, the

agency must pass a rigorous screening process and demonstrate a high

level of technical expertise. Additionally, it must have a sufficient

number of test instruments, all meeting rigid requirements for accuracy

and calibration. Once licensed, the Test Agencies for both thermal and

drift testing must operate in full compliance v;ith the provisions of

the CTI License Agreements and Testing Manuals, which were developed by

a panel of testing experts specifically for this program. Included in

these requirements are strict guidelines regarding conflict of interest

to insure CTI Tests are conducted in a fair, unbiased manner. Cooling

tower owners and manufacturers are strongly encouraged to utilize the

services of the licensed CTI Cooling Tower Performance Test Agencies.

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Cooling towers, cooling tower performance testing

agencies

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CORPORATION FOR OPEN SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL

ACRONYM: COS

ADDRESS: 8260 Willows Oaks Corporate Drive

Fairfax, VA 2213 0

PHONE: 703-205-2700 FAX: 703-846-8590

PURPOSE: COS was founded in 1986 by a coalition of computer and

communications manufacturers, major commercial and industrial users of

networked systems, elements of the civilian and defense arms of the

United States government and foreign government and commercial

organizations. It includes the North American MAP/TOP Users Group and

has numerous university, trade and user group association affiliates.

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COS selects and implements test suite specifications and profiles based

on international OSI/ISDN and related standards, contributes to the

setting of conformance testing standards, and administers a product

certification program - the COS MARK - which serves as a means of

promoting high quality conformance and interoperability testing for

OSI/ISDN products and services and is an indicator to prospective

product purchasers of product interoperability. COS also works with

users of open systems to promote the necessary requirements for

enterprise, multi -vendor interoperability

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: OSI/ISDN products and services.

DRIED FRUIT ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA

ACRONYM : DFA

ADDRESS: 710 Striker Avenue

Sacramento, CA 95834-1112

PHONE: 916-561-5900 FAX: 916-561-5906

URL ADDRESS: http://www.dfaofca.com/

PXJRPOSE: DFA is a non-profit organization whose membership includes

cooperatives, independent packers and grower packers of more that 95%

of California's dried fruit and tree nut production. DFA of California

has been ensuring food quality and standards since 1908. Since the

1930 's. It has conducted quarterly unannounced sanitation inspections

at member facilities since 1954. The Food and Drug Administration has

recognized our sanitation program for its excellence. A partnership was

formalized in 1995 between DFA of California and FDA, in which FDA

recognized DFA' s expertise in food safety and sanitation. Unannounced

inspections examine the facility in a comprehensive manner where every

aspect of the production facility is evaluated. This program has been

successful by ensuring that members' products are top quality and

produced under the most safe and sanitary conditions possible. The

inspections are unannounced and highly effective in assisting the

company in complying with food safety and GMP regulations. If a member

facility receives an unsatisfactory rating, and the problems are not

corrected within a specified period of time, DFA, as part of the

partnership agreement, is mandated to turn the facility over to FDA.

Recently DFA has authorized the inspection of non-member facilities.

DFA applies the same rigorous standards to non-member facilities to

ensure a complete and thorough evaluation.

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Dried fruit.

ACCREDITATIONS /RECOGNITIONS : Has a cooperative relationship with FDA.

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ECOLAB, INC • / PACKAGING TESTING SERVICES

ACRONYM

:

PTS

ADDRESS

:

94 0 Loan Oak Road

Eagan, MN 55121

PHONE: 612-688-1647 FAX: 612-688-1638

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Packaging.

ACCREDITATIONS/RECOGNITIONS: DOT approved; United Nations

third-party packaging certification agency.

EDUCATED SAFETY SERVICES, A DIVISION OF EDUCATED DESIGN £c DEVELOPMENT,

INC.

ACRONYM: ESS

ADDRESS: 2200 Gateway Center Blvd., Suite. 215

Morrisville, NC 27560

PHONE: 919-469-9434 FAX: 919-469-5743

PURPOSE: Educated Design & Development Inc is active in the following

in the electrical safety area.

FACTORY MUTUAL RESEARCH CORP.

ACRONYM: FM or FMRC

ADDRESS: 1151 Boston-Providence Turnpike

Norwood, MA 02062

PHONE: 781-762-4300 FAX: 781-762-9375

URL ADDRESS: http://www.fmglobal.com/

PURPOSE: Internationally recognized organization, which conducts

research, writes standards, and conducts product certification to

benefit property loss control. FMRC provides independent third-party

laboratory services used to obtain product certification to

internationally recognized reliability standards.

AREAS OF TESTING: Acoustic/vibration, chemical testing,

electrical/electronic testing, electrostatic, mechanical testing,

nondestructive, evaluation, thermal/fire testing

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Automatic sprinkler systems; combustion safeguards;

electrical signaling; fire pump installation systems; fixed

extinguishing systems; flammable gas equipment; flammable liquid

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equipment; fuel & combustion controls; gas detection instruments; gas

safety shutoff valves; household fire protection equipment; hydrants &

hose; industrial trucks; oil safety shutoff valves; portable

extinguishers; automatic material handling systems; dry cleaning

equipment; solvent machines, electrical and electronic equipment;

information technology; electrical laboratory equipment; electronic

measuring equipment; process control equipment; testing equipment;

electrical heat tracing systems; electrostatic neutralizing equipment;

general utilization equipment; laundry equipment; material level-limit

switches; material level indicators; nonflammable transformer fluids;

electrical supply equipment; transformer fluids; hazardous classified)

location electrical equipment; electrical circuit protective systems;

other electrical equipment and components; grouped cables; building

materials; air handling systems and components; building insulation

products and systems; cooling towers; damage-limiting construction;

roofing and siding products; fire doors and windows and frames; fire

door testing devices; fire protective coatings; heat and smoke vents

for roofs; idle material handling; interior finish materials; plastic

building panels; suspended ceilings, plastic; windstorm resistant

fenestration products; environmental air ducts/fibrous glass;

filters/clean room; fume and/or smoke exhaust duct systems; fasteners

for use in roof construction.

LAB ACCREDITATIONS: OSHA.

FITZSIMMONS & ASSOCIATES, INC.

ACRONYM : RVF

ADDRESS: 18 60 Arthur Dr.

West Chicago, IL 60185

PHONE: 630-231-0680 FAX: 630-231-0811

E-MAIL: rvf@therightstuff.com

URL ADDRESS: http://www.therightstuff.eom/

PURPOSE: RV Fitzsimmons & Assoc. Inc., founded in 1974, is a chemical

analytical laboratory for analysis of all materials including metals,

polymers, resins, & rubbers.

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Adhesives, air, alloys, asphalt, coatings,

cosmetics, detergents, dyes, environmental, fats & oils, f lammability

,

fuels, glues, wastes, hydrocarbons, lubricants, sealants, paints, paper

products, petrochemicals, plastics, resins St rubbers, sewage, soils,

solvents, water, waxes.

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GOOD HOUSEKEEPING INSTITUTE

ACRONYM: GHI

ADDRESS: Letters Editor

Good Housekeeping,

95 9 Eighth Ave.

New York, NY 10019.

FAX: 212-649-2378.

URL ADDRESS: http://goodhousekeeping.women.com/gh/index.htin

PURPOSE: The Good Housekeeping Institute is the consumer product

evaluation laboratory of Good Housekeeping magazine. Founded in 1900

for the purpose of consumer education and product evaluation, the Good

Housekeeping Institute reviews all advertisements submitted to the

magazine; only those that it finds acceptable are published, and those

advertisers become eligible to earn the Good Housekeeping Seal. Since

1909, the Good Housekeeping Seal has been a highly recognized statement

of the magazine's renowned Consumers' Policy. The Good Housekeeping

Consumers' Policy, published in every issue of the magazine, states

that if a product bearing the Seal proves to be defective within two

years of purchase, Good Housekeeping will replace the product or refund

the purchase price. Advertisers whose products are found acceptable may

elect to use the Good Housekeeping Seal in the ads, on their packaging,

and in other promotions at no additional fee. Good Housekeeping also

offers Web Site Certification. To obtain certification, a site and its

products must be in good taste, consistent with the editorial

philosophy of Good Housekeeping magazine. The site must be fully

operational when reviewed by the Good Housekeeping Institute, provide

useful information, be easy to navigate, have a clearly defined privacy

policy, and full disclosure of the use of "cookies" and how they can be

disabled/deleted. The site cannot disable a Back or Home button or

browser. Sites accepted will be re-evaluated regularly.

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Websites, consumer products.

HAMPTON ROADS TESTING LABORATORIES, INC.

ACRONYM : HRT

ADDRESS: 611 Howmet Dr.

Hampton, VA 23661-1390

PHONE: 757-826-5310 FAX: : 757 - 82 7 - 13 66

E-MAIL: hrt@hrtcoal.com

PURPOSE: Conducts coal, coke, oil sampling and analysis; petroleum coke

sampling and analysis

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HARTFORD STEAM BOILER INSPECTION & INSURANCE COMPANY

ACRONYM : HSB

ADDRESS: One State Street

P.O. Box 5024

Hartford CT 06102-5024

PHONE: 860-722-1866 FAX: 860-722-5106

URL ADDRESS : http : //www . hsb . com/

PURPOSE: HSB is the world's largest Authorized Inspection Agency

(AIA) accredited by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

(ASME)®. HSB's staff of inspectors and supervisors provide inspection

services for boilers, pressure vessels, nuclear components and process

and power plants around the world. Services also include pressure

vessel and piping design, finite element analysis, and quality

assurance program development. HSB also offers assistance in complying

with U.S. DOT and Canadian Transport Commission regulations for tank

trucks and other devices/cylinders used in over-the-road and rail

transportation

.

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Boilers, pressure vessels, nuclear components and

processes, power plants.

ACCREDITATIONS/RECOGNITIONS: American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

HEAD PROTECTION RESEARCH LABORATORY - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

(use)

ACRONYM: HPRL-USC

ADDRESS: 64 09 Alondra Blvd.

Paramount, CA 90723-3759

PHONE: +1 562 529 3295 FAX: +1 562 529 3297

E-MAIL: info@hprl.org

URL ADDRESS: http://www.hprl.org/

PURPOSE: Compliance testing of protective headgear to ASTM, CPSC, ANSI,

DOT, SFI, etc. standards. Also, conducts testing of playing surfaces

and sports mats

.

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Helmets for motorcycle, motor sports, bicycle,

aviation, equestrian, industrial, fire, and riot helmets.

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HYDRONICS INSTITUTE - THE DIVISION OF GAMA (FORMERLY THE INSTITUTE OF

BOILER AND RADIATION MANUFACTURERS)

ACRONYM: HI OR I=B=R

ADDRESS: 35 Russo Pi.

P.O. Box 218

Berkley Heights, NJ 07922

PHONE: 908-464-8200 FAX: 908-464-7818

EMAIL: gamaorg@aol.com

URL ADDRESS: http://www.gamanet.org

PURPOSE: The Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association (GAMA) is a national trade association whose members manufacture over 90 percent of

all the residential, commercial and industrial gas appliances

made in the United States. GAMA also represents manufacturers of

certain products which use oil or electricity as their energy source.

There are a number of product divisions within GAMA. Four of those, the

Furnace Division, Hydronics Institute Division, Direct Heating Division

and Water Heater Division, have developed separate efficiency

certification programs which verify manufacturers' equipment efficiency

ratings in accordance with federally mandated test procedures. The GAMA

Furnace and Hydronics Institute Divisions sponsor the certification

program for residential gas and oil central furnaces and boilers. The

GAMA Direct Heating Division sponsors the efficiency certification

program for vented gas room heaters, floor furnaces and wall furnaces.

The GAMA Water Heater Division sponsors the efficiency certification

program for residential gas, oil, electric (including heat pump type)

water heaters, and commercial water heaters. Each of these programs

operate independently of each other.

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Residential gas and oil central furnaces and

boilers; vented gas room heaters; floor furnaces; wall furnaces;

residential gas, oil, electric (including heat pump type) water

heaters; commercial water heaters.

NATIONAL WOODEN PALLET AND CONTAINER ASSOCIATION

ACRONYM : NWPCA

ADDRESS: 1800 North Kent Street, Suite 911

Arlington, VA 22209-2109

PHONE: 703-527-7667 FAX: 703-527-7717

E-MAIL: bpeters@palletcentral.com

URL ADDRESS: http://www.nwpca.com/

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PURPOSE: The NWPCA is an international trade association representing

the interests of manufacturers, recyclers and distributors of pallets.

The SPEQ® Quality Assurance Program was developed in direct response to

pallet user's concerns. SPEQ® Pallets are built to meet both the

buyers' predetermined performance standard and NWPCA 's Uniform

Standard. SPEQ® Pallets are totally recyclable. SPEQ® Program offers

total flexibility- -choose new or repaired pallets, stringer or block

pallets, internal or external pallet management, etc. The cornerstone

of the SPEQ® Program is the Uniform Standard for Wood Pallets. To

become a licensed SPEQ® supplier, a company must pass a series of

stringent surprise quality inspections by an independent quality

auditor. For most SPEQ® candidates, this requires adopting a company-wide quality program. SPEQ® licensed Pallet professionals must

also pass up to six unannounced quality audits per year to maintain

their standing.

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Wooden pallets.

NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

ACRONYM : NAA

ADDRESS: 1921 Gallows Road

Suite 600

Vienna, Va . 2218 2

PHONE: 703-902-1600

URL ADDRESS: http://www.naa.org/

PURPOSE: To ensure existing industry standards are met, NAA, in

partnership with Rochester Institute of Technology and Harrington's

Newsprint Testing, tests newsprint and black and color inks for

characteristics that may affect printing quality. Newsprint is tested

for: moisture content; grammage; caliperparker print-surface roughness;

optical properties (printing opacity, iso brightness, color l*a*b*)

;

and elmendorf tearing strength. Inks are tested for: color test (shade

and strength) , viscosity (Laray falling rod or Brookfield spindle) ; ink

tack; ink grind; ad emulsif ication water pick-up. NAA has partnered

with Harrington' s Newsprint Testing to provide NAA members with quality

newsprint testing. This program operates through newspaper members

submitting samples from newsprint rolls they are using. The individual

results are reported to the submitting paper. Sample turn-around time

for this program is 10 days of receipt of sample. Quarterly reports

allow newspapers to examine the overall newsprint properties being

reported for each mill. They also show in general terms how consistent

individual newsprint mills are in producing newsprint with the same

properties and how much individual properties of the newsprint vary

during the manufacturing process. These comparisons are possible

through having a single lab using consistent operating procedures on

the same equipment

.

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PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Newsprint, inks.

NORTHWEST LABORATORIES OF SEATTLE

ACRONYM : NWL

ADDRESS: 241 South Holden St

Seattle, WA 98108

PHONE: 206-763-6252 FAX: 206-763-3949

E-MAIL: moreinfo@nwlabsl896.com

URL ADDRESS: http://www.nwlabsl8 96.com/

PURPOSE: NWL conducts product testing of: furniture & beds, playground

surfaces, artificial turf, proof load testing, packaging, safety

harnesses, car racing safety, tools, jacks & lifts, windows & doors,

and sports equipment,

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: furniture & beds, playground surfaces, artificial

turf, proof load testing, packaging, safety harnesses, car racing

safety, tools, jacks & lifts, windows & doors, sports equipment,

ACCREDITATIONS/RECOGNITIONS: NWL tests non-bulk packaging and packages

in accordance with 49 CFR subpart M. Certification number is

(USA/M4886) . All of testing is done on fiberboard cases.

PENNIMAN £c BROWNE, INC.

ACRONYM: P&B

ADDRESS: 6252 Falls Road

Baltimore, MD 21209

PHONE: (+1) 410-825-4131 FAX: (+1) 410-321-7384

E-MAIL: husteer@hotmail.com

PROFESSIONAL COIN GRADING SERVICE

ACRONYM : PCGS

ADDRESS: P.O. Box 94 5 8

Newport Beach, CA 92658

PHONE: 800-447-8848 or 949-833-0600

E-MAIL: info@pcgs.com

URL ADDRESS: http://pcgs.COm/

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PURPOSE: The Professional Coin Grading Service began serving the coinbuying public on February 3, 1986. In addition to standardized grading.

PCGS offered a cash-backed grading guarantee, problem-free coins, safe

long-term storage, and sight-unseen trading. After 14 years of

operation, PCGS has graded a total of 6,186,399 coins with a cumulative

declared value of $8,793,578,588. PCGS pioneered the tamper-evident,

sonically-sealed, high security capsule as a method of reinforcing its

Guarantee of Grade & Authenticity of each PCGS coin. In addition, the

unique certification number permanently sealed inside each coin

capsule may be utilized by the coin's owner as a reliable means of

identification after the PCGS coin re-enters the marketplace. The

Series Number and Coin Number used on the PCGS certification insert

correspond to the numbers listed in the PCGS Guide to collecting coins.

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Coins.

SAFETY PLAY, INC.

ACRONYM: SPI

ADDRESS: 10460 Roosevelt Blvd., #295

St. Petersburg, Fl 33716

PHONE: 1-888-878-0244 FAX: 727 ) -522 - 0061

E-MAIL: safetyplay@mindspring.com

URL ADDRESS: http://www.mindspring.eom/-safetyplay/

PURPOSE: Provides a certificates that indicates that equipment complies

with relevant laws, standards, and guidelines. A Certificate of

Compliance is supplied when SPI has inspected and passed the

recreation/playground/sports site, plans, or catalog items. Audits and

Inspections are performed on equipment, layout, signage, and surfacing

for: playgrounds, recreation areas, sports facilities

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Playgrounds, recreational areas, sports facilities.

SHUSTER, INC., HERBERT V.

ACRONYM : SHUSTER

ADDRESS : 5 Hayward Street

Quincy, MA 02171

PHONE: 1-800-444-8705 or 617-328-7600 FAX: 617-770-0957

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URL ADDRESS: http://www.hauser.eom/Shusterframe.htm

PURPOSE: Shuster, an independent R&D and testing laboratory, is one of

the premier providers of contract services to the dietary supplements

industry. Manufacturers of dietary supplements who can meet the

program's quality criteria receive the Shuster "Seal of Quality" to put

on their label. The Shuster Seal assures - to the industry, to

retailers, and to the consumer - that a company and its products have

achieved a high quality standard. The certification process starts by

sending audit specialists to the facility. The audit ensures the

facility is in compliance with all cGMP regulations. Specialists

inspect the operation from start to finish— including manufacturing,

warehousing, packaging, and testing facilities. A complete review of

product and production records is conducted to validate compliance with

DSHEA. After purchasing products from a variety of random retail

locations, analytical, microbiological, physical, and sensory testing

is performed. Potency, bioavailability, weight variability, microbial

limits, product and package workmanship, labeling, and net content

measurement testing is also conducted. Once the certification process

has been completed, an independent Certification Review Board makes

the final decision to award the Shuster Quality Seal. Re-certification

is conducted an annual basis to ensure facilities and products are

meeting the most recent guidelines and standards. Product quality is

also monitored for compliance over the certification period.

1-800-444-8705

.

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Dietary supplements.

ACCREDITATIONS /RECOGNITIONS : Facilities are registered with the FDA as

a Drug Establishment and comply with regulations as specified in CFR

21, cGMP/GLP.

SMART WOOD PROGRAM

ACRONYM : SW

ADDRESS: Goodwin-Baker Building

61 Millet St.

Richmond, VT 054 77 USA

PHONE: 802-434-5491 FAX: 802-434-3116

URL ADDRESS: http://www.smartwood.org/

PURPOSE: SmartWood is a program of the Rainforest Alliance, an

international nonprofit environmental group. The purpose of SmartWood

is to provide independent, objective evaluation of forest management

practices, forest products, timber sources and companies, enabling the

public to identify products and practices that do not destroy forests.

SmartWood certifies forest products that come from "sustainable" or

"well-managed" forests ("sources"). Candidate sources may include a

natural forest, a plantation, a large commercial operation or a small331
scale community project. SmartWood also certifies companies that

process, manufacture or sell products made from certified wood, through

"chain of custody" certification. SmartWood certification is voluntary.

All producers of timber and companies processing or selling forest

products from certified sources are eligible to apply for

certification. SmartWood certification of forest "sources" is based on

field review using SmartWood ' s generic guidelines, or, when available,

country or bioregional guidelines which have been drafted in

consultation with local experts and organizations, often in

collaboration with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) . In general,

candidate operations must meet the following broad principles: 1) longterm security for the forest (i.e., it will not be cleared in the

foreseeable future); 2) maintenance of environmental functions,

including watershed stability and biological conservation; 3) sustained

yield forestry production; 4) positive impact on local communities;

and, 5) the existence of a system for long-term forest management

planning, management and monitoring (including a written forest

management plan) . In the case of plantations, SmartWood does not

endorse the conversion of standing forests to tree plantations, but

will certify those that have been developed on previously deforested

lands and/or that are a first step towards forest restoration.

Certification of companies marketing SmartWood products (e.g.,

wholesalers, processors, retailers, brokers, etc.) is granted after

chain of custody audits confirm that certified wood is being used in

certified product lines. SmartWood sources are certified according to

how closely they adhere to SmartWood principles and guidelines. Sources

operating in very strict adherence to these principles, and having

long-term data to support this, will be classified as "sustainable".

Sources that can demonstrate a strong operational commitment to the

principles and guidelines will be classified as "well managed"

.

SmartWood companies are chain of custody-certified according to whether

all or some of their wood products come from certified SmartWood

sources. An "Exclusive" SmartWood company sells forestry products made

only from wood from SmartWood or other FSC-endorsed, certified sources.

A "Non-Exclusive" SmartWood company sells products from both SmartWood

or other FSC-endorsed certified sources and other non-certified

origins. Certified sources and companies are required to pay an annual

SmartWood program fee, plus all costs incurred in the performance of

field assessments or on-site audits. A 3 -person interdisciplinary team

comprised of a forester, an ecologist and a social scientist typically

conducts source assessments. SmartWood staff and local field agents

conduct the assessments. These assessments last approximately one to

two weeks. Members of an independent panel review Field reports. After

input from review panel members, the SmartWood Program makes a final

decision as to certification. All certified SmartWood sources and

companies are subject to periodic field audits in order to maintain

certification

.

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Forests, forest products, timber sources and

companies

.

ACCREDITATIONS /RECOGNITIONS: The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) , a nongovernmental institution, sets standards for forestry certification

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programs worldwide and accredits certification organizations that

comply with these standards. SmartWood was accredited by the FSC for

natural forest management certification in early 1996, and is now

undergoing review for accreditation of its plantation certification

activities

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SMITH- EMERY COMPANY

ACRONYM: S-EC

CONTACT INFORMATION;

Marketing Departments

:

Los Angeles - PHONE: 213-749-3411 E-MAIL: mktla@smithemery.com

San Francisco - PHONE: 415-330-3000 E-MAIL: mktsf@smithemery.com

Sacramento - PHONE: 916-374-0754 E-MAIL: mktsac@smithemery.com

URL ADDRESS: http://www.smithemery.com/

PURPOSE: Smith-Emery Company serves as a single source of testing and

inspection for all construction related services in the commercial

building market, from the soil to the roof. Smith-Emery offers a full

range of inspection, testing and failure analysis services.

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Construction and building materials.

ACCREDITATIONS/RECOGNITIONS: Laboratory is approved by numerous

agencies and city building departments, including: American Welding

Society (AWS) , American Society of Non-Destructive Testing (ASNT)

,

International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO) , American

Concrete Institute (ACI) , California Department of the State Architect

(DSA/OSHPD) , National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program

(NVLAP) , Cement and Concrete Reference Laboratory (CCRL) , Special

Inspection Committee (SIC) Peninsula, East Bay & Monterey Bay Areas,

California Council of Testing & Inspection Agencies (CCTIA) , Army Corps

of Engineers, American Water Works Association, Office of Regulatory

Services (ORS) , Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) , Los Angeles City, Los

Angeles County, City of Beverly Hills, City of Santa Monica, City of

Burbank, City of Culver City, City of San Francisco - Registered

L.B.E., and County of San Francisco.

SNOWMOBILE SAFETY AND CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE, INC.

ACRONYM: SSCC

ADDRESS: 271 Woodland Pass

Suite 220

East Lansing, Michigan 48823

PHONE: 517-332-0886 FAX: 517-332-1760

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PURPOSE: This Committee was formed to establish standards for the

industry. The four major manufacturers belong to the SSCC. These

manufacturers build almost all the snowmobiles manufactured in North

America. Since February 1, 1975, all participating manufacturers have

placed a certification label on their snowmobiles. These snowmobiles

are certified to exceed federal government standards in Canada and

state government standards in the United States. Under the SSCC machine

safety standards program, an independent testing company as being in

compliance with all SSCC safety standards certifies snowmobiles. The

SSCC independent certification program covers every vital component of

the snowmobile; electrical, lighting and brake systems; alternate

starting system; emergency control; brake and throttle controls; fuel

system; reflectors; handgrips; seat; shields and guards. The SSCC

standard sets maximum permission sound levels of no more than 78dB(A)

at 50 feet when the snowmobile is traveling at full throttle and no

more than 73 dB (A) at 50 feet when the snowmobile is traveling at 15

mph. The SSCC standard exceeds state government standards in all

snowbelt states. Under Transport Canada regulations, all new

snowmobiles sold in Canada since 1987 are required to meet the current

SSCC standards. The Compliance of a snowmobile with the SSCC standard

is indicated by the SSCC's black and white certification label, which

is generally placed on the right rear tunnel of the machine. These

labels are distributed to the manufacturers only after an independent

testing laboratory determines that the model is in compliance with the

SSCC standard.

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED; Snowmobiles.

SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS,

PROGRAM ONE: ENGINE OIL AND GEAR LUBRICANTS

PROGRAM TWO: BRAKE LINING REVIEW PROGRAM

ACRONYM : SAE

ADDRESS: 161 Thornhill Road

Warrendale, PA 15086-7527

PHONE: 724/772-1616 FAX: 724/772-1699

URL ADDRESS: http://www.sae.org/servlets/index

PURPOSE: Two active programs currently exist under SAE's

Performance Review Board (PRB) . The first of these is the Lubricant

Review Institute (LRI) . The LRI was established in 1977 to assist the

U.S. Army in the qualification of lubricants used in military vehicles.

A panel of experts review test hardware and test results on lubricant

formulations and make recommendations on the acceptability of these

results to the U. S. Army.

In 1993 the American Trucking Associations Truck Maintenance Council

(TMC) requested the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) develop a program using data generated from tests run in accordance with TMC '

s

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Recommended Practice 62 8 and Federal Motor Vehicle SafetyStandard (FMVSS ) 121 to evaluate after-market heavy-duty truck brake

linings. Brake linings reviewed against these criteria would then be

published on a list for use by industry as a tool in selecting proper

after-market brake lining replacements. SAE established the procedures

and created the Brake Lining Review Institute in 1994. The Brake Lining

Review Committee under the guidance of the SAE ' s Performance Review

Board administered the program. Based on PRI ' s success in administering

third party review programs, and their desire to develop qualified

product lists for the automotive industry, it was agreed to transfer

this activity from SAE to PRI in early 2000. The program exists today

within the PRI structure. The Review Committee and procedures are

essentially the same as when the program was administered by SAE.

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Lubricants, heavy truck brake linings.

TERRALAB ENGINEERS, INTERNATIONAL

ACRONYM: TEI

ADDRESS: 4030 South 500 West, Suite 50

P.O. Box 702 5

Murray, UT 8412 3

PHONE: 801-262-2332 FAX: 801-262-2363

UNITED STATES AUTO CLUB PROPERTIES, INC. (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF

THE U.S. AUTO CLUB)

ACRONYM : NONE

ADDRESS: c/o United States Auto Club

4910 West 16th Street

P.O. Box 24001

Speedway, Indiana 46224

PHONE: 317-247-5151 FAX: 317-247-0123

E-MAIL: usacracing@iquest.net

URL ADDRESS: http://www.usacracing.com/

PURPOSE: USAC was founded in September 1955, and operates as a nonprofit, democratic sanctioning body governed by a board of directors.

With the main office located in Indianapolis, Indiana and a West Coast

office in Rancho Cordova, California. USAC is a member organization of

the Automobile Competition Committee of the United States (ACCUS-FIA)

,

which provides a direct link with the international motorsports

governing body, the FIA. USAC ' s primary role is to establish and

enforce regulations for racing events for which its services have been

retained by race organizers. USAC operates five divisions of automobile

racing and annually sanctions and conducts some 150 events. In

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addition, USAC Properties Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of USAC,

conducts land speed record trials and automotive testing for many

leading manufacturers in the United States. The driving force behind

everything USAC does is the desire to present the safest, most

competitive and exciting racing event possible for the thousands of

fans across the nation that enjoy USAC racing.

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Automobile and automotive products.

UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION

ACRONYM: USGA

ADDRESS: PC Box 708

Far Hills, NJ 07931

PHONE: 908-234-2300 FAX: 908-234-9687

URL ADDRESS: http://www.usga.org/test_center/index.html

PURPOSE: The USGA continually tests golf equipment for conformity to

the Rules. Without such rigorous equipment testing and research

programs, advances in technology could soon overtake skill as the major

factor in success. The USGA Research and Test Center opened in 1984 to

support the USGA's role establishing equipment standards for the game

of Golf. The Test Center's activities involve not only golf equipment

manufactured in the United States, but also, in cooperation with the

Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, equipment which is

manufactured worldwide. The Research and Test Center consists of a 14,000 square foot building and an outdoor test range. Equipment in the

building with high ceilings allows testing indoors year round. The

outdoor test range is maintained by the USGA Green Section to provide

consistent turf conditions for outdoor testing. The USGA Research and

Test Center tests more than 20,000 golf balls every year. United States

Golf Association has also compiled a list of driving clubs that do not

conform to its test adopted in October of 1998 measuring spring-like

effect. These clubs are prohibited from use in golf competitions in the

United States and Mexico conducted under USGA Rules. The USGA has

examined more than 900 golf clubs to determine compliance with its

spring-like effect standard.

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Golf balls, clubs and equipment.

VARTEST INTERNATIONAL, INC. TEXTILE TESTING SERVICES

ACRONYM: VIl/TTS

ADDRESS: 19 W 36th St Fl 10

New York, NY 10018

PHONE: 212-947-8391

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WOOLMARK COMPANY

ACRONYM : None

ADDRESS: 1633 Broadway, 23rd Floor

New York

NY 10019-6708

PHONE: (00 1) 64 6-756-2530 FAX: (00 1)64 6-756-2538

E-MAIL: jennifer_morgan@wool.com

URL ADDRESS: http://www.woolmark.eom/

PURPOSE: IWS Technical Center strengthens the Woolmark symbol through

constant quality control testing to ensure that the products labeled

with Woolmark symbol meet the highest quality standard. The quality

control tests carried out are stringent and standardized throughout the

world, through the IWS. These quality control tests ensure a high level

of product performance for the consumer. The Woolmark is a certification mark used on pure wool products, which meet IWS

international standards of quality. The new IWS Technical Center will

ensure that those international standards are maintained for the

consumers in the Americas. The Woolblend Mark identified products made

of a minimum of 60 percent wool. The Woolmark, introduced by the IWS in

1964, is one of the best-known textile symbols in the world.

Manufacturing companies in the fields of womenswear, menswear and

knitwear whose products pass the test can then apply for the Woolmark

license. Once the licensing process is complete, the manufacturer can

apply the highest recognizable Woolmark labels to their approved

garments. A series of tests are performed on the submitted products and

further testing is carried out if the product promotes such special

qualities as machine washability. The first test always carried out is

for fiber content, as the product must be composed of 100 percent pure

wool fiber to earn the Woolmark. Other tests routinely performed at the

testing facility will include: color fastness, abrasion, tensile

strength, shrinkage and seam slippage.

PRODUCTS CERTIFIED: Woolen textiles and woolen garments.

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APPENDIX II

Publications on Standards and Conformity Assessment Activities

Office of Standards Services

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(See last page for ordering information)

The ABC's of Standards -Related Activities in the United States (NBSIR 87-

3576)

This report is an introduction to voluntary standardization, product

certification and laboratory accreditation for readers not fully familiar

with these topics . It stresses some of the more important aspects of these

fields; furnishes the reader with both historical and current information on

these topics; describes the importance and impact of the development and use

of standards; and serves as background for using available documents and

services

.

Order from NTIS by #PB 87-224309.

The ABC's of Certification Activities in the United States (NBSIR 88-3821)

This report, a sequel to The ABC's of Standards -Related Activities in the

United States (NBSIR 87-3576) , provides an introduction to certification for

readers not entirely familiar with this topic. It highlights some of the more

important aspects of this field, furnishes the reader with information

necessary to make informed purchases, and serves as background for using

available documents and services.

Order from NTIS by #PB 88-239793.

The ABC's of the U.S. Conformity Assessment System (NISTIR 6014)

This report is designed to provide the reader with an introduction to

conformity assessment and information on how the various conformity

assessment activities are interlinked. It highlights some of the field's more

important aspects and serves as background for using available documents and

services

.

Order from NTIS by #PB 97-197107

Laboratory Accreditation Activities in the United States 9NISTIR 4576)

This report, a companion to The ABC'S of Standards -Related Activities in the

United States (NBSIR 87-3576) and The ABC'S of Certification Activities in

the United States (NBSIR 88-3821) , is designed to provide information on

laboratory accreditation to readers who are new to this field. It discusses

some of the more significant facets of this topic, provides information

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necessary to make informed decisions on the selection and use of

laboratories, and serves as background for using other available documents

and services.

Order from NTIS by #PB 91-194495.

Questions and Answers on Quality, the ISO 9000 Standard Series, Quality

System Registration, and Related Issues (NISTIR 4721)

This report provides information on the development, content and application

of the ISO 9000 standards to readers who are unfamiliar with these aspects of

the standards. It attempts to answer some of the most commonly asked

questions on quality; quality systems; the content, application and revision

of the ISO 9000 standards; quality system approval/registration; European

Community requirements for quality system approval/registration; and sources

for additional help.

Order from NTIS by #PB 93-152080/AS

More Questions and Answers on the ISO 9000 Standard Series and Related Issues

(NISTIR 5122)

This report, a sequel to NISTIR 4721, provides additional information on the

ISO 9000 standards and related issues to readers unfamiliar with some of the

new developments in this area. It attempts to answer additional questions on

ISO 9000 standards -related issues which NIST has received since the

publication of NISTIR 4721 and identifies sources for further help in this

area

.

Order from NTIS by #PB 93-140689.

The U.S. Certification System from a Governmental Perspective (NISTIR 6077)

This report is designed to provide the reader with an introduction to the

U.S. certification system from a governmental perspective. It highlights some

of the relationships that exist between federal and state agencies and the

private sector and discusses some of the history and philosophy behind the

U.S. system.

Order from NTIS by #PB 98-104086.

The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act - Plan for

Implementation (NISTIR 5 967)

The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (P.L. 104-113) gives

NIST responsibility to coordinate standards and conformity assessment

activities with other Federal agencies, state and local governments, and with

the private sector. Congress required NIST to submit a plan for implementing

the coordination activities. Specific activities in strategic standards

management, responsiveness to international trade concerns, greater use of

voluntary standards, and conformity assessment procedures are described.

Responsibilities of governments, standards developers, and private sector

interests are outlined, as are a number of specific tasks.

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Order from NTIS by #PB 97-153001.

Report on the Open Forum on Establishment of the National Council for

Laboratory Accreditation (NACLA) at the National Institute of Standards and

Technology January 7, 1997 (NISTIR 6008)

The forum was jointly sponsored by NIST, ACIL (formerly the American Council

of Independent Laboratories) , and the American National Standards Institute

(ANSI) . It was attended by more than 300 representatives from private

industry and the government. The purpose of the Forum was to discuss a proposal to establish the National Council for Laboratory Accreditation

(NACLA) , which would be a cooperative partnership between the public and

private sectors designed to provide a national infrastructure for laboratory

accreditation in the United States.

Order from NTIS by #PB 97-158133.

Examination of Laboratory Accreditation Programs in the United States and the

Potential Role for a National Laboratory Accreditation System (NIST GCR 97-

714)

This report presents an initial study of existing U.S. laboratory

accreditation programs, with a focus on government programs, particularly at

the Federal level. The study was conducted in two phases: Phase I established

categories of existing laboratory accreditation programs in the Federal

government, at the state and local level, and in the private sector. Phase II

compared technical standards used by five Federal government laboratory

accreditation programs with general standards for laboratory accreditation

established by ISO.

Order from NTIS by #PB 97-167365.

Proceedings of the Open Forum on Laboratory Accreditation at the National

Institute of Standards and Technology October 13, 1995 (NIST SP 902)

The American National Standards Institute and ACIL requested that NIST work

with them in an informal Laboratory Accreditation working group (LAWG) to

evaluate the current situation in laboratory accreditation in the United

States. This group sponsored a forum to hear reports from various sectors and

to arrive at some consensus on the need to improve the current situation and

infrastructure for laboratory accreditation in the United States.

Order from NTIS by #PB 96-210141.

Survey on the Implementation of ISO/IEC Guide 25 by National Laboratory

Accreditation Programs (NISTIR 5473)

ISO/IEC Guide 25, General Requirements for the Competence of Calibration and

Testing Laboratories, has been used by many laboratory accreditation programs

worldwide to establish accreditation requirements designed to promote

confidence in the calibrations and testing results of laboratories. National

delegations to the International Laboratory Accreditation Conference (ILAC)

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were surveyed to collect information on the implementation and

supplementation of the requirements of ISO/IEC Guide 2 5 within the context of

their countries' laboratory accreditation programs. This report summarizes

the results of that survey and includes a bibliographic list of publications

concerned with ISO/IEC Guide 25 implementation complied from the information

by the national delegations.

Order from NIST by #PB 94-210150.

Directory of International and Regional Organizations Conducting Standards

Related Activities (NIST SP 767)

This directory contains information on 33 8 international and regional

organizations, which conduct standardization, certification, laboratory

accreditation, or other standards -related activities. It describes their work

in these areas, as well as the scope of each organization, national

affiliations of members, U.S. participants, restrictions on membership, and

the availability of any standards in English.

Order from NTIS by #PB 89-221147 or Global Engineering

Documents by Order #Cat . SP767.

Directory of European Regional Standards -Related Organizations (NIST SP 795)

This directory identifies more than 150 European regional organizations - both governmental and private - that engage in standards development,

certification, laboratory accreditation and other standards-related

activities, such as quality assurance. Entries describe the type and purpose

of each organization; acronyms; national affiliations of members; the nature

of the standards -related activity; and other related information.

Order from NTIS by #PB 91-107599 or Global Engineering

Documents by Order #Cat . 0258-3.

Standards Activities of Organizations in the United States (NIST SP 80 6, 19 96

Edition)

The directory identifies and describes activities of over 700 U.S. public and

private sector organizations which develop, publish, and revise standards;

participate in this process; or identify standards and make them available

through information centers or distribution channels. The revision covers

activities related to both mandatory and voluntary U.S. standards. It also

contains a subject index and related listings that cover acronyms and

initials, defunct bodies and organizations with name changes.

Order from NTIS by #PB 97-124135/AS

.

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Directory of Federal Government Certification and Related Programs (NIST SP

739 1999 Edition)

This fourth edition describes federal government procurement and regulatoryprograms, which may affect product and services in the marketplace. Entries

describe the scope and nature of each program, contact points, testing and

inspection practices, standards used, methods of identification and

enforcement, reciprocal recognition or acceptance of certification and other

relevant details. The entries also describe assessment procedures used by

federal agencies to provide assurance that the products and services

regulated or procured by federal agencies have the required characteristics

and/or perform in a specific manner. The methods used by federal agencies to

assure conformance can be very different than those traditionally employed by

the private sector and by third party certifiers.

Order from NTIS by #PB 99-154825.

Directory of U.S. Private Sector Product Certification Programs (NIST SP 903)

This directory presents information from private sector organizations in the

United States, which engage in product certification activities. Entries

describe: the type and purpose of each organization, the nature of the

activity, a pictorial representation of the organization's mark (if

available), products certified, standards used, certification requirements,

any accreditation or recognition by a U.S. or foreign private sector or

government agency, availability of services, methods of cost determination,

and other relevant details.

Order from NTIS by #PB 96-215074.

Directory of Federal Government Laboratory Accreditation/Designation Programs

(NIST SP 808)

This directory provides updated information on 31 federal government

laboratory accreditation and similar type programs conducted by the federal

government. These programs, which include some type of assessment regarding

laboratory capability, designate sets of laboratories or other entities to

conduct testing to assist federal agencies in carrying out their

responsibilities. The directory also lists 13 other federal agency programs

of possible interest, including programs involving very limited laboratory

assessment and programs still under development.

Order from NTIS by #PB 91-167379.

Directory of State and Local Government Laboratory Accreditation/Designation

Programs (NIST SP 815)

This directory provides updated information on 21 state and 11 local

government laboratory accreditation and similar type programs. These

programs, which include some type of assessment regarding laboratory

capability, designate private sector laboratories or other entities to

conduct testing to assist state and local government agencies in carrying out

their responsibilities. Entries describe the scope and nature of each

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program, laboratory assessment criteria and procedures used in the program,

products and fields of testing covered, program authority, and other relevant

details

.

Order from NTIS by #PB 92-108968.

Directory of Professional/Trade Organization Laboratory

Accreditation/Designation Programs (NIST SP 831)

This directory is a guide to laboratory accreditation and similar types of

programs conducted by professional and trade organizations. These programs

accredit or designate laboratories or other entities to assist private sector

professional societies, trade associations, related certification bodies,

their membership, as well as government agencies, in carrying out their

responsibilities. This accreditation or designation is based on an assessment

of the capability of the laboratory to conduct the testing. However, the

nature of the assessment varies considerably by organization and program.

Order from NTIS by #PB 92-181940.

ISO Environmental Management Standardization Efforts (NISTIR 5638-1)

This report describes the development of planned "environmental management"

standards by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). These

standards address management systems and the environmental aspects of

products in the areas of life cycle assessment and labeling. The report

outlines the current status of the ISO standards and also covers developments

relating to third party certification of environmental management systems.

Order from NTIS by #PB 96-158662

Standards Setting in the European Union - Standards Organizations and

Officials in EU Standards Activities (NIST SP 891, 1997 Edition)

The guide is designed to help U.S. manufacturers, exporters, and other

interested persons in locating contact points for important information on

the development of standards and conformity assessment issues. The report

includes a history of the role of standards in the European Union (EU) and

the latest information on the EU's harmonization directives for implementing

the "New Approach" and the "Global Approach" for harmonizing technical

regulations and standards to reduce barriers to trade.

Order from NTIS as #PB 97-153738.

Profiles of National Standards -Related Activities (NIST SP 912)

This directory describes the metrology, standardization, testing and quality

(MSTQ) activities of more than 70 countries. Each entry includes basic data

on the country's economy and trade; agencies and institutions responsible for

metrology and calibration, standards development, testing, product

certification, quality and environmental system registration and

accreditation; and key contacts and information sources. Entries are

formatted to facilitate access to specific information. An introductory

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section provides general information on development of the directory and an

overview of world-wise MSTQ activities.

Order from NTIS by #PB 97-169874/AS

.

TBT Agreement Activities of the National Institute of Standards and

Technology

This annual report describes the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on

Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) activities conducted by NIST. NIST receives

notifications of proposed foreign technical regulations related to trade,

responds to inquiries on proposed technical regulations, participates in

various bilateral and multilateral standards-related trade discussions, and

respond to inquiries on the existence, source and availability of standards

and standards-related information.

Order from Standards Information Program, (3 01)

975-4040; fax (301) 926-1559, e-mail: ncsci@nist.gov

Using Voluntary Standards in the Federal Government (NISTIR 6086)

This report is a compilation of presentations given at a NIST-sponsored

conference held on September 8, 1997 to foster better understanding among

Federal agencies of the private sector standardization process. The

conference took place as part of a major effort by NIST to implement the

National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act which gives NIST

responsibility to coordinate standards and conformity assessment activities

with other Federal agencies, state and local governments, and with the

private sector.

Order from NTIS by #PB 98-110281.

Environmental Management Systems Voluntary Project Evaluation Guidance

(NISTIR 6120)

The intent of this document is to provide a framework for the collection of

information of value to regulatory agencies and others interested in

determining the impact in several key areas of environmental management

systems based on ISO 14001.

Order from NTIS by #PB 98-128890.

National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) Directory (NIST

SP 810)

This annual directory lists laboratories that have been found to be competent

to perform certain tests or calibrations as specified. These laboratories are

allowed to use the NVLAP logo on their test or calibration certificates or

reports, which implies that the processes used to achieve the tests or

calibrations have been evaluated by NVLAP as being technically adequate when

performed under the conditions specified in the laboratories' quality manuals

and associated documentation. Copies are available from NVLAP at (301) 975-

4016; fax: (301) 926-2884 or e-mail - nvlap@nist.gov. A listing of accredited

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laboratories, updated quarterly, is available on the NVLAP website at

http : / /www. ts . nist . gov/nvlap

.

Toward a National Standards Strategy - Conference Summary Report (NISTIR

6259)

On September 23, 1998, the National Institute of Standards and Technology

(NIST) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) co-hosted a summit conference, " Toward a National Standards Strategy to Meet Global

Needs." NIST Director Ray Kammer and ANSI President Sergio Mazza co-chaired

a program that featured keynote addresses by Deputy Secretary of Commerce

Robert Mallet and Dana Mead, Chairman and CEO of Tenneco and World Standards

Day Chairman; a luncheon address by Evangelos Vardakas, Director, Directorate

B, Legislation and Standardization, Telematics Networks, Directorate General

(DG)-III: Industrial Affairs, European Commission; three panels comprised of

standards experts from industry and government; and discussions of comments

and questions raised by some of the 339 registered participants.

Order from NTIS by #PB 99-111239.

Toward a National Standards Strategy - Conference Report (NISTIR 62 90)

This more complete report of the September 23, 1998 Summit Proceedings

contains full texts, figures, and such background papers as were provided by

the speakers; they are presented in the order shown on the agenda.

Transcriptions of comments and questions from the floor and the ensuing

panelist responses are interspersed appropriately. Information about the

speakers appears in Appendix A; the list of Conference attendees may be found

in Appendix B; and a glossary of acronyms is provided in Appendix C.

Order from NTIS by #PB 99-129629.

A Selective Review of Testing Laboratory Accreditation Movements in the

United States (NIST GCR 98-740)

In conjunction with a cooperative effort by the Laboratory Accreditation

Working Group (LAWG) (which consists of public and private sector entities

that call for laboratories to be accredited, the affected laboratories, and

accreditation bodies) , the author has conducted a selective review of a number of previous attempts to systemize laboratory accreditation activities

in the United States. In conclusion, a number of recommendations are made for

the developing National Cooperation on Laboratory Accreditation (NACLA) , the

proposed formal structure to succeed the planning organization, LAWG.

Order from NTIS by #PB 99-175606

Towards Strategic Management of Standards Activities at NIST (NISTIR 62 92)

This paper describes strategic standards management, its use by U.S.

companies, and the potential use of this important methodology by DOC/NIST

and other government agencies. It also describes the role of NIST' s Standards

Advisory Committee (SAC) in defining a plan that each NIST Operating Unit

(OU) can tailor to manage its own standards activities, and other agencies

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can similarly adopt. A checklist is provided for use by NIST OUs as they set

priorities and implement activities in support of the standards-related work

associated with their missions. This checklist can also be adapted for use by

other Federal agencies

.

Order from NTIS by #PB 99-127896.

An Overview of the Development of Technical Infrastructure in the AsiaPacific Region: The Work of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Subcommittee on Standards and Conformance (SCSC) and the Specialist Regional

Bodies (SRBs) (NISTIR 6325)

The development and maintenance of an economy' s standards and conformance

technical infrastructure is critical to its economic health. By increasing

the competence of its measurement and testing capabilities, in particular, an

economy can provide substantial benefits to its manufacturers and consumers.

It is also better equipped to participate in the confidence building

requirements of the region to take advantage of increased trade

opportunities. Technical infrastructure development is a major focus of the

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Sub-committee on Standards and Conformance

and the Specialist Regional Bodies which work together closely to develop

practical programs to assist this development.

Order from NTIS by #PB 99-142580

Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) Conformity Assessment Infrastructure

(NIST SP 941)

This publication summarizes the status of the technical infrastructure for

conformity assessment in the Americas. It provides information about

inspection and testing, product certification, quality system registration

and laboratory accreditation for the countries that will comprise the Free

Trade Area of the Americas

.

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A Review of U.S. Participation in the International Organization for

Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (lEC)

(NISTIR 6492)

This report describes the role of international standards, their importance

in world trade, and the extent of U.S. participation in the International

Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical

Commission (lEC) over the 32 year period from 1966 to 1998. To the extent

possible, a comparison of U.S. exports with U.S. participation in the ISO and

lEC is provided. Mention is also made of the World Trade Organization's

Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade.

*Not available through NTIS at this time, please contact gsp@nist.gov if you

would like to obtain a copy.

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