For consultants and reviewers
Check a listing before you approve it
A certificate on its own proves little. Here is how to confirm a listing or an approval in the register itself, in a few minutes.
What to look for
One line, checked
The fields that matter on any offer line, and where each one is confirmed.
Alarm check valve assembly with trim, 6 in
- Listing asked for
- UL + FM
- Held by
- The manufacturer, named in the offer
- Reference
- The register file number, given in the offer
- Scope
- Model, size and trim as entered in the register
Confirm it in UL Product iQ and the FM Approval Guide, not from a PDF.
Why it matters
A certificate PDF is not a listing
FM Approvals has published product alerts about falsified certificates for sprinklers and other fire protection products, some circulated to buyers in the Middle East. FM states that only products in the FM Approval Guide are FM Approved.
Four steps
How to check a listing
- Take the model and size from the offerOur offer names the manufacturer and model on each line, and the listing reference where you asked for one.
- Look it up in the registerUL Product iQ for UL listings, the FM Approval Guide for FM approvals, the certification body's own register for EN certificates.
- Match the scopeSame model, size, temperature, finish and trim as the register entry, for the use you are approving.
- Keep the reference with the submittalFile the register reference with the material submittal, so the next reviewer can check it too.
Listing, approval or certificate?
ListingListingA product that a certification body such as UL has tested and entered in its public register, for a stated use and scope. The register entry, not a certificate PDF, confirms it.
A product that a certification body such as UL has tested and entered in its public register, for a stated use and scope. The register entry, not a certificate PDF, confirms it.
ApprovalApprovalFM Approvals' equivalent of a listing: the product, model and scope as entered in the FM Approval Guide. Only products in the Guide are FM Approved.
FM Approvals' equivalent of a listing: the product, model and scope as entered in the FM Approval Guide. Only products in the Guide are FM Approved.
CertificateCertificateA document issued for a product or a factory, for example under an EN standard. Check that it names the same model and that the issuer's own register confirms it.
A document issued for a product or a factory, for example under an EN standard. Check that it names the same model and that the issuer's own register confirms it.
Igninox is a supplier and designer, not a manufacturer. UL listings, FM approvals and EN certifications belong to the manufacturers of the listed products.
Reviewing a submittal from us?
Ask for the register reference on any line. Send the BOQ and the listing each line needs, and we quote only products that carry it.
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