Inter-Laboratory Agreements
FM Approvals holds mutual testing agreements with testing and certification labs around the world. We examine and test products to the applicable standards used by the laboratories listed below.
When you participate in FM Approvals’ Inter-laboratory Agreement program, your product is tested according to global standards. And, participating international laboratories may conduct testing and submit a test report based upon Approval Standards.
DEKRA Certification B.V. and DEKRA EXAM GmbH
Netherlands/Germany
https://www.dekra.com/en/explosion-protection-services/
Type of equipment:
Equipment for use in Explosive Atmospheres
- Intrinsic safety
- Flameproof/explosion proof
- Encapsulated
- Pressurized
- Type n
- Increased safety
- Oil immersed
- Powder filled
- Other
Tested to:
Hazardous Locations Standards
- European Standards
- US Standards
- Canadian Standards
Contact:
- Timothy Adam, +1 (1)781 255 4754 or timothy.adam@fmapprovals.com
- Andrew Lozinski, +1 (1)401 567 5014 or andrew.lozinski@fmapprovals.com
Efectis France SA
France
http://www.efectis.com
Type of equipment:
- Fire endurance testing
Tested to:
- Various Standards
Contact:
- Phillip Smith, +1 (1)781 255 4783 or phillip.smith@fmapprovals.com
Jiangsu Tianyu Building Materials Testing Co., Ltd. (CTCSZ)
CHINA
http://www.cnwb.net
Type of equipment:
- Wind uplift testing of single ply and metal roof configurations
Tested to:
- FM 4471 and FM 4474
Contact:
- Phillip Smith, +1 (1)781 255 4783 or phillip.smith@fmapprovals.com
Korea Fire Equipment Inspection Group
KOREA
Type of equipment:
- Sprinklers
- Waterflow Detectors
- Valves
- Hoses
- Portable Extinguishers
- Extinguishing Agents
- Fire pumps
Tested to:
- Korean standards
Contact:
- David Fuller, +1 (1)401 567 5113 or david.fuller@fmapprovals.com
Physikalisch—Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB)
Germany
http://www.ptb.de
Type of equipment:
- Flameproof, Ex d
- Encapsulated, Ex m
- Pressurized, Ex p
- Intrinsically Safe, Ex i
- Type n, Ex nA, nC, nR, nL
- Increased Safety, Ex e
- Oil Immersed, Ex o
- Powder Filled, Ex q
Tested to:
- European standards
Contact:
- Andrew Lozinski, +1 (1)401 567 5014 or andrew.lozinski@fmapprovals.com
TUV Rheinland
Germany
http://www.tuv.com
Type of equipment:
- Photovoltaics
Tested to:
- Various international standards
Contact:
- Joanna Blaney, +1 (1)781 255-4725 or joanna.blaney@fmapprovals.com
Verband der Sachversicherer Schadenverhutung (VdS Schadenverhutung)
Germany
http://www.vds.de
Type of equipment:
- Pipe hangers, couplings, right angle gear drives, ESFR sprinklers
- Fire alarm signaling equipment
Tested to:
- European standards
Contact:
- David Fuller, +1 (1)401 567 5113 or david.fuller@fmapprovals.com