Accreditation, acceptance, and/or recognition of the Fire Technology Department at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) as an independent testing laboratory and/or inspection agency has been received from:
- NSF International Strategic Registrations, Ltd. in accordance with ISO 9001:2015
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory under OSHA's NRTL Program (Docket No. NRTL-3-90)
- International Accreditation Service (IAS) as a Testing Laboratory in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025 (Certificate No. TL-214)
IAS Accredited Testing Laboratory
Southwest Research Institute receives accreditation from the International Accreditation Service (IAS) in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025.
View Certificate - International Accreditation Service (IAS) as an Inspection Agency in accordance with ISO/IEC 17020 (Certificate No. AA-665)
- United States Coast Guard (USCG)
- CAL FIRE Department of Forestry & Fire Protection, Office of the State Fire Marshal Fire Engineering Division, Building Materials Listing (BML) Program – Type A-1 Testing Laboratory and Third-Party Inspection Agency, also approved to perform tests for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) areas and flammability tests under OSFM’s Flame Retardant Program
- City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, Materials Control Section: Approved Testing Agency and Approved Listing Agency – License No. – TA23337
- City of New York, NYC MEA Registration No. 11-69-L
- New York Department of State – Fire Prevention and Control
- State of New York – Division of Housing and Community Renewal
- Florida Department of Community Affairs, Building Codes and Standards - Product Testing Laboratory (FBC Organization Number TST2561) and Product Quality Assurance Entity (FBC Organization Number QUA2563)
- Miami-Dade County, Building Code Compliance Office – Laboratory Certificate No. 07-0713.0
- Ohio Department of Commerce – Board of Building Standards
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- District of Columbia
- Texas State Board of Insurance
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
- Approved supplier of fire testing and research services procured by Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in support of LANL’s weapons projects/programs. Approval criteria based on Department of Energy, Quality Criteria, DOE/AL (QC-1), Revision 10.
- Defense Industrial Supply Center (DISC)
- General Services Administration (GSA)
- United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
- National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) – based on IAS accreditation, through APLAC and ILAC Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRAs)
- American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) – based on IAS accreditation, through APLAC and ILAC Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRAs)
Internationally, the Fire Technology Department has been recognized by:
- Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
- Explosives and Dangerous Goods Division of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) of New Zealand
- International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC)
- International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)
- Lloyd's Register of Shipping
- Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) – based on IAS accreditation and IAS MRA with APLAC
- International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) – based on IAS accreditation and IAS MRA with ILAC
- Recognized as an Accredited Certification Body by the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Interior Dubai Civil Defense
For questions about this testing, please contact Fire-Info at +1 210 522 2311.