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 the International Accreditation Service, Inc. (IAS), or by another accreditation body that is a signatory to the Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC).
For accredited Labs/Inspections Agencies, click here.
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 respresentative immediately before or at the time of testing, and the laboratory will be assessed, using the ICC-ES Nonaccredited Laboratory Checklist (right-click here 
and save the checklist), to determine whether the laboratory complies with ISO/IEC 17025 for the work in question. 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.
As regards evaluation reports requiring periodic inspections of the manufacturing facility by a third-party agency, ICC-ES Rules of Procedure state that the inspection agency must be accredited by IAS or by an accreditation body that is a partner of IAS in an MRA.
Further information, including complete lists of accredited laboratories and agencies, and their scopes of accreditation, may be found on the IAS web site at www.iasonline.org. You may also call IAS directly at (562) 699-0541, ext. 3309.
