Research Campus and FM Approvals
FM Global’s 1,600 acre (648 ha) Research Campus in West Glocester, R.I., USA, conducts testing in fire and explosion hazards, hazards detection and protection technology, natural disasters (flooding, wind damage, etc.), electrical hazards, and automatic sprinkler hydraulics. These tests range from witnessing the difference in how products burn to how construction components perform in hurricane conditions.
In 2004, FM Global entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Sandia National Laboratory (US) The CRADA will develop advanced diagnostics and modeling of catastrophic fires.
FM Approvals offers worldwide certification and testing services of industrial and commercial loss prevention products. Recognized and respected across the globe, FM Approvals certification assures customers that a product or service has been objectively tested and conforms to the highest national and international standards.
FM Approvals develops standards for the following product scopes:
FM Approval standards development decisions are based upon advanced research, FM Global need, industry need and customer requests. To the extent possible, FM Approval standards are based on performance of products or services rather than prescriptive conditions. Where applicable, requirements for conformance to an FM Approval standard include limiting values and tolerances. Test methods are defined, as appropriate, for verification.
Products tested and Approved or Specification Listed against national, international, jurisdictional or FM Approvals standards include but are not limited to:
Automatic sprinkler systems; Hydrants and hose; Fire pump installation systems; Portable extinguishers; Fixed extinguishing systems; Flammable liquid equipment; Flammable gas equipment; Fuel and combustion controls; Combustion safeguards; Gas detection instruments; Oil safety shutoff valves; Gas safety shutoff valves; Industrial trucks; Electrical signaling; Household protection; Specification tested products; Electrical equipment for ordinary and hazardous locations; Functional safety of safety related systems and components; Roofing products; Roofing assemblies; Exterior roofing and siding; Heat and smoke vents for roofs; Building insulations; Fire protective coatings; Explosion venting construction; Wall and floor penetrating fire stops; Cooling towers, system components; Expanded plastic packaging material and; Systems and components for reliable operation of inherently dangerous processes.
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