Laboratories/Inspection Agencies
Under ICC-ES Rules of Procedure, it is generally true that test reports in support of evaluation-report applications must come from laboratories accredited (for the specific test method under consideration) by an accreditation body that is a signatory to the Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC). As regards factory inspections, ICC-ES Rules of Procedure state that third-party inspection agencies must have a contractual relationship with ICC-ES and must be accredited by a signatory to the ILAC MRA.
ICC-ES is an approved testing agency and can offer testing services for a variety of building, plumbing, and environmental products.
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When a report applicant desires to use a nonaccredited laboratory, as allowed in Section 4.2 of the Rules of Procedure for Evaluation Reports, ICC-ES must be contacted prior to the commencement of any testing. The on-site assessment will be done by ICC-ES or its representative immediately before or at the time of testing, and the laboratory will be assessed by ICC-ES staff. In the case of nonaccredited laboratories, the acceptance of test reports by ICC-ES shall pertain only to the test method and test specimens under consideration during the on-site assessment of the laboratory.