• Source: Certification listing

      • A certification listing is a document used to guide installations of certified products, against which a field installation is compared to make sure that it complies with a regulation (e.g., a building code). Typically, products or items are required to be installed or used in accordance with a subject-related certification listing if those products or items are subject to product certification and must be used in a specific manner in order to be safe for use. Certification listings are issued by organisations that are usually nationally accredited for doing both testing and product certification work, in accordance with nationally accredited standards.


      Description


      A certification listing is a document used to guide installations of certified products. After a field installation is completed, it is compared to the list to make sure that it complies with a regulation (e.g., a building code). Often, products or items are required—by law, void of warranty, or other means—to be installed or used in accordance with a subject-related certification listing if those products or items are subject to product certification and must be used in a specific manner in order to be safe for use.


      Organizations



      Certification listings are issued by organizations that are usually nationally accredited for doing both testing and product certification work, in accordance with nationally accredited standards.
      Such organizations include Underwriters Laboratories, FM Global, or the Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik (DIBt).


      Documentation


      After testing, the testing laboratory issues a confidential test report to the manufacturer.
      If the product passes the testing required for certification, the items in the test that passed are given a certification listing, which describes the product(s) that were tested, the application, and maximum and minimum tolerances for all components. Certification listings are short versions and interpretations of the test results. A certification listing indicates that the test has been properly conducted, the tested systems passed, and that a follow-up agreement is in effect between the manufacturer or submitter and the certifier. In the event that irregularities are discovered on the part of the manufacturer - substitutions of cheaper ingredients or components, deliberate or inadvertent irregularities, or an ingredient or component of a tested system which is no longer be available has been substituted - the listing can be de-activated and the manufacturer asked to remove all logos of the certifier from product literature, promotional materials, packaging, etc.


      = Accredited testing and certification organizations

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      Canada:
      Accreditation: Standards Council of Canada
      Accreditation: ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB)
      Accreditation: A2LA
      Accreditation: International Accreditation Service (IAS)
      Certification and Testing: Underwriters' Laboratories of Canada
      Certification and Testing: Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
      Certification and Testing: Safety Equipment Institute (SEI)
      Certification and Testing: Intertek
      Germany:
      Accreditation and Approvals: Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik (DIBt)
      United States
      Accreditation: Standards Council of Canada
      Accreditation: ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB)
      Accreditation: A2LA
      Accreditation: International Accreditation Service (IAS)
      Testing and Certification: Underwriters Laboratories [1]
      Testing and Certification: Intertek [2]
      Testing and Certification: Safety Equipment Institute (SEI)
      Testing and Certification: Canadian Standards Association (CSA)


      See also


      Product certification
      Fire door
      Fire test
      Fire-resistance rating
      Passive fire protection
      Fire protection


      References




      External links


      German Building Product Approvals – Online Directory
      DIBt treatise on certification listings (approvals)
      DIBt accreditation of certification and testing organisations in Germany
      National Standards System (NSS) Roadmap, by The Standards Council of Canada (scc.ca)
      ANSI Directory of Accredited Product Certification Bodies, Applicants and Suspended Certification Bodies
      ANSI treatise why one should seek accreditation
      Online Certifications Directory from Underwriters Laboratories
      Online ULC Certifications Directory
      ULC Glossary on Certification, Listings and Approvals
      Catalog of Compostable Products Certified by the Biodegradable Products Institute
      FM Approvals, a member of the FM Global Group
      Online Certified Listing Directory

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