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Product & Safety Certifications
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Product &
Safety Certifications
The International Boiler and Pressure Vessel
Code establishes rules of safety governing the
design, fabrication and inspection of boilers and
pressure vessels, and nuclear power plant
components during construction. In the formulation
of its rules and in the establishment of maximum
design and operating pressures, the Committee
considers technological advances including
materials, construction, methods of fabrication,
inspection, certification and overpressure
protection.
The objective of the rules is to provide a margin
of deterioration in service. Advancements in design
and material and the evidence of experience are
constantly being added by Addenda.
Originating in 1914, the ASME Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Code is now adopted in part
or in its entirety, by 49 states and numerous
municipalities and territories of the United States
and all the provinces of Canada.
CSA International is the principal product testing,
certification and standards development
organization serving the gas industry in the
US and Canada.
They are the number one source for gas product
approvals in North America and the only
organization that issues the familiar Blue Star
Mark for the US and Blue Flame Mark for
Canada.
CSA International is uniquely qualified to test and
certify that gas appliances and accessories meet
applicable US standards. Since 1925, the Blue
Star Mark of approval has been the mark of
choice for gas-fired appliances and accessories
in the US. We test products for conformance with
all applicable ANSI and CSA gas standards.
CSA marked products are used and sold in the
US everyday.
The Warnock Hersey Mark (WH) is North
Americas leading product safety and performance
mark for building and construction products.
Products bearing the WH Mark indicate compliance
to relevant building codes, association criteria, and
product safety and performance standards.
The WH Mark can be found on more than 6,500
products ranging from fire doors and builders
hardware to hearth, plumbing and construction
products. Having Intertek's WH Mark on your
product reflects your commitment to product safety,
performance and quality to inspectors, builders and
end users. The mark also signifies that the products
manufacturing site(s) undergo periodic follow-up
inspections to ensure ongoing compliance of the
originally certified product.