Accreditation & Certification

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) 

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  IAS Accredited Testing Laboratory

  Southwest Research Institute receives accreditation from the International Accreditation Service (IAS) in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025.

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• 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.