Codes & Standards Development

Useful Resources
» Building Research/Fire New Zealand (BRANZ)
» CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering (Australia)
» Finnish Institute of Fire Technology (VTT) (Finland)
» Fire and Materials Research Laboratory
» Health and Safety Laboratory (UK)
» Lund University Department of Fire Safety Engineering and Systems Safety (Sweden)
» National Research Council of Canada (Fire Research)
» NIST - Building and Fire Research Laboratory (USA)
» Norwegian Research and Testing (SINTEF) (Norway)
» Oklahoma State University School of Fire Protection and Safety Technology (USA)
» Underwriters Laboratories (UL) (USA)
» University of Canterbury Fire Engineering Program (New Zealand)
» University of Edinburgh BRE Centre for Fire Safety Engineering (UK)
» University of Greenwich Fire Safety Engineering Group (UK)
» University of Maryland Department of Fire Safety Engineering (USA)
» University of Ulster Fire Safety Engineering Research & Technology Centre (UK)
» USDA Forest Products Lab (USA)
» Victoria University Centre for Environmental Safety and Risk Engineering (CESARE) (Australia)
» Worcester Polytechnic Institute Fire Protection Engineering Program (USA)
» American Composites Fabricators Association (ACMA)
» American Chemistry Council Plastics Division
» Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) (Australia)
» National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
» Nordtest
» North American Flame Retardant Alliance
Other Pages of Interest
Codes and Standards assistance:
- Reporting on relevant activities
- Explanation of requirements as a function of application
- Representation on committees
- Revision and development of standards (ASTM, NFPA, ISO)
- Preparation of code proposals and testimony at hearings (ICC)
Examples of work conducted include code changes to and standards development for:
- Fire Test Standards and Practices for ASTM (ASTM E05 Committee)
- ASTM Electrical Standards (ASTM D09 Committee)
- Specialized Fire Standards for ASTM (Plastics, Ships, Detention Facilities, etc.)
- International Code Council codes (IBC, IFC, IRC, IMC, IWUIC, IEBC)
- ISO TC61 (Plastics)
- ISO TC2 (Fire Safety)
- National Electrical Code (NEC, NFPA 70)
- Building Code for NFPA (NFPA 5000)
- NFPA Fire Code (NFPA 1)
- NFPA Fire Tests Committee
- Life Safety Code for the NFPA (NFPA 101)
- Standard on Air Conditioning for the NFPA (NFPA 90A)
- NFPA Standard on Fixed Guideway Transit (NFPA 130)
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