Committees
To share our knowledge and learn from other organizations, FM Approvals participates in more than 100 national and international standards committees, including American National Standards Institute (ANSI), American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and NFPA (National Fire Protection Association).
Our engineers keep informed about potential changes proposed or developed in testing standards, and share this knowledge with manufacturers so they can design products that adhere to evolving national and international standards.
American Society for Testing and Material - ASTM
Standard: C16 Thermal Insulation
Participants: Michael Slocumb
Standard: D08 Roofing and Waterproofing
Participants: Daniel Boardman
Standard: E05 Fire Standards
Participants: Daniel Boardman
Standard: E06 Performance and Buildings
Participants: Michael Slocumb
American Society of Sanitary Engineering - ASSE
Standard: 1013, Reduced Pressure Backflow Preventative Assemblies
Participants: Marc Moseley
Standard: 1015 Double Check Backflow Preventative Assemblies
Participants: Marc Moseley
Standard: 1047 Reduced Pressure Principle Backflow Preventative Assemblies
Participants: Marc Moseley
Standard: 1048 Double Check Detector Backflow Preventative Assemblies
Participants: Marc Moseley
American Water Works Association - AWWA
Committee: 224 Fire hydrants
Participants: Marc Moseley
Committee 263: Polyolefin Pressure Pipe and Fittings
Participants: Marc Moseley
Association Française de Normalisation - AFNOR
Standard: AFNOR S61 A
Participants: Frederic Kravetz
British Electrotechnical Committee (BEC) of the International Electrotechnical Commission - IEC
Standard: EXL/031/02 Intrinsically Safe Apparatus
Participants: Nick Ludlam
Standard: L6/10 UK - Mirror Committee for IECEx
Participants: Nick Ludlam
Standard: CoGDEM Council of Gas Detector and Environmental Monitoring
Participants: Andrew Was, Nick Ludlam
British Standards Institute - BSI
Standard: EXL/23 Explosion and fire precautions in industrial and chemical plant.
Participants: Victor Aluko-Oginni
Standard: EXL/031 Equipment for Explosive Atmospheres
Participants: Nick Ludlam
Standard EXL/031/02 Intrinsically Safe Apparatus
Participants: Nick Ludlam
Committee: EXL/31/3 Codes of practice
Participants: Nick Ludlam
Standard: FSH/18 various sub committees (02 Sprinklers; 05.02 Water Mist; 06 Gaseous Systems; 07 Foam Systems)
Participants: Max Chaplin
Standard: FSH 22/8 Fire Resistance tests for external fire exposure for roofs
Participants: Richard Zammitt
Bureau of India Standards - BIS (India)
Standard: Fire Fighting Sectional Committee, CED 22
Participants: Prasad Kulkami
Canadian Standards Association - CSA
Committee: Canadian Electrical Code, Section 18 Hazardous Locations
Participants: William Lawrence
Standard: C 22.1
Committee: Integrated Committee for Hazardous Locations (ICHL)
Participants: William Lawrence
Standard: C22.2 No. 22, C22.2 No. 25, C22.2 No. 30, C22.2 No. 130, C22.2 No. 137, C22.2 No. 145, C22.2 No. 152, C22.2 No. 157, C22.2 No. 159, C22.2 No. 174, C22.2 No. 213, C22.2 No. 60079-0, C22.2 No. 60079-1, C22.2 No. 60079-2, C22.2 No. 60079-5, C22.2 No. 60079-6, C22.2 No. 60079-7, C22.2 No. 60079-11, C22.2 No. 60079-15, C22.2 No. 60079-18, C22.2 No. 60079-26, C22.2 No. 60079-29-1, & C22.2 No. 60079-31.
Central Station Alarm Association - CSAA
Standard: Alarm Industry Communication Committee- AICC
China National Building Waterproof Association (CWA)
Standard: Waterproofing Roofing System
Participants: Francis Zhang
Deutsches Institut fur Normung - DIN
Standard: CEN/TC/191
Participants: Witalji Engelhardt
Standard: NA 031 "DIN Committee Fire Prevention"
Participants: Witalji Engelhardt
Door and Access Systems Manufacturers Association International - DASMA
Standard: Rolling Door Technical Committee
Participants: Joanna Blaney
EGOLF
Standard: Plenary TC1 Fire Resistance, TC2 Reaction to Fire, TC4 Certification activities
Participants: Richard Zammitt
EOTA (European Organization for Technical Assessments)
Standard: Technical Committee, PT4 Fire Safety
Participants: Richard Zammitt
European Committee for Standardization - CEN
Standard: CEN/TC/127 Fire Safety in Buildings
Participants: Richard Zammitt
Standard: CEN TC191. WG5/TG 1 Components for Fixed Fire Fighting Systems - Sprinklers
Participants: Witalji Engelhardt, Max Chaplin
Standard: CEN TC191. WG5/TG 1 Components for Fixed Fire Fighting Systems - Water Mist
Participants: Witalji Engelhardt
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization - CENELEC
Committee: CLC TC31 Equipment for explosive atmospheres
Participants: Nick Ludlam
EN 60079-0, EN 60079-1, EN 60079-2, EN 60079-5, EN 60079-6, EN 60079-7 EN 60079-13, EN 60079-15, EN TR 60079-16, EN 60079-18, EN 60079-26, EN 60079-28, EN 60079-29-1, EN 60079-29-2, EN 60079-29-3, EN 60079-29-4, EN 60079-30-1, EN 60079-30-2, EN 60079-31, EN TS 60079-32-1, EN TS 60079-32-1, EN 60079-33, EN 60079-35-1, EN 60079-35-2, EN TS 60079-40, EN TS 60079-43, EN TS 60079-46
Fire Suppression Systems Association
Standard: FSSA Technical Committee
Participants: Raymond Stacy
Firestop Contractors International Association - FCIA
Standard: Accreditation Committee
Participants: Joseph Nunes
Group of Notified Bodies - GNB
Standard: SG06 - Doors and Windows
Participants: Andrew Walker
Standard: SG07 - Fire detection
Standard: SH02 (Fire Sector Group)
Participants: Richard Zammitt
Standard: ExNBG - ATEX Notified Body Group
Participants: Andrew Was, Nick Ludlam
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - IEEE
Standard: 515 WG Electrical Resistance Heat Tracing for Industrial Applications
Participants: Andrew Lozinski
Standard: 844 WG - IAS/PCI/844WG Electrical Impedance, Induction, and Skin Effect Heating of Pipelines and Vessels
Participants: Andrew Lozinski
Standard: Working Group 515.1 Electrical heat tracing
Participants: Andrew Lozinski
International Electrotechnical Commission - IEC
Standard: TC31 Equipment for explosive atmospheres
Participants: William Lawrence, Nick Ludlam, Andrew Lozinski, Timothy Adam
Committee: US Technical Advisory Group for TC31 Equipment for explosive atmospheres
Participants: William Lawrence, Andrew Lozinski, Timothy Adam, Patrick Byrne
Standards:
IEC 60079-0, IEC 60079-1, IEC 60079-2, IEC 60079-5, IEC 60079-6, IEC 60079-7 IEC 60079-13, IEC 60079-15, IEC TR 60079-16, IEC 60079-18, IEC 60079-26, IEC 60079-28, IEC 60079-29-1, IEC 60079-29-2, IEC 60079-29-3, IEC 60079-29-4, IEC/IEEE 60079-30-1, IEC/IEEE 60079-30-2, IEC 60079-31, IEC TS 60079-32-1, IEC TS 60079-32-1, IEC 60079-33, IEC 60079-35-1, IEC 60079-35-2, IEC TS 60079-40, IEC TS 60079-43, IEC TS 60079-46
Committee: US Technical Advisory Group for SC31G Intrinsically-safe apparatus
Participants: Timothy Adam
Standards:
IEC 60079-11, IEC 60079-25, & IEC TS 60079-39
Committee: US Technical Advisory Group for SC31J Classification of hazardous areas and installation requirements
Participants: William Lawrence
Standards:
IEC 60079-10-1, IEC 60079-10-2, IEC 60079-14, IEC 60079-17, & IEC 60079-19
Committee: US Technical Advisory Group for SC31M Non-electrical equipment and protective systems for explosive atmospheres
Participants: William Lawrence
Standards:
ISO/IEC 80079-20-1, ISO/IEC 80079-20-2, ISO/IEC 80079-34, ISO/IEC 80079-38, ISO 80079-36, & ISO 80079-37
IEC SC31G – Intrinsically-safe apparatus
Participants: Nick Ludlam – International Secretary
Committee: IEC TC31/WG22 - Responsible for MT 60079-0, maintenance of IEV 60050.426 and other specific tasks assigned by TC 31
Participants: William Lawrence – International Convenor
Committee: IEC TC31/WG27 - Electric Machines (motors and generators)
Participants: William Lawrence
Committee: IEC TC31/WG28 - Dusts
Participants: William Lawrence
Committee: IEC TC31/WG32 – Creepage and clearance
Participants: Nick Ludlam
Committee: IEC TC31/WG37 - Electrochemical cells and batteries in equipment for explosive atmospheres
Participants: Nick Ludlam
Committee: IEC TC31/WG47 – Gc equipment
Participants: Nick Ludlam
Committee: IEC TC31/MT60079-1 – Maintenance of IEC 60079-1
Participants: William Lawrence
Committee: IEC TC31/MT60079-2 – Maintenance of IEC 60079-2
Committee: IEC TC31/MT60079-7 – Maintenance of IEC 60079-7
Participants: William Lawrence – International Convenor
Committee: IEC TC31/MT60079-15 – Maintenance of IEC 60079-15
Participants: Nick Ludlam
Committee: IEC TC31/MT60079-26 – Maintenance of IEC 60079-26
Participants: Nick Ludlam
Committee: IEC TC31/MT60079-29 – Maintenance of IEC 60079-29 Series
Participants: Patrick Byrne
Committee: IEC TC31/MT60079-33 – Maintenance of IEC 60079-33
Participants: William Lawrence
Committee: IEC TC31/PT60079-46 – Project Team IEC 60079-46
Participants: Nick Ludlam
Committee: IEC SC31G/MT60079-11 – Maintenance of IEC 60079-11
Participants: Nick Ludlam
Committee: IEC SC31G/MT60079-25 – Maintenance of IEC 60079-25
Participants: Nick Ludlam
Committee: IEC SC31G/PT60079-39 – Project Team IEC 60079-39
Participants: Nick Ludlam
Committee: TC31/AG36 Chairman's Advisory Group
Participants: William Lawrence, Nick Ludlam
Standard: TC79 - Alarm and Electronic Security Systems
Committee: IECEx ExTAG - FMG
Participants: James Marquedant, William Lawrence
Committee: IECEx ExMC – US National Committee
Participants: James Marquedant, William Lawrence
Committee: IECEx ExTAG - FME
Participants: Nick Ludlam, Andrew Was
Committee: IECEx ExMC – UK National Committee
Participants: Nick Ludlam
International Organization for Standardization - ISO
Standard: ISO TC 21
Participants: Raymond Stacy, Brian MacDonald, Claude Bosio, David Fuller
International Water Mist Association - IWMA
Standard: Board of DIrectors
Participants: Jonathan Carpenter
Metallurgical Corporation of China (MCC)
Standard: Metal Cladding System
Participants: Francis Zhang
National Electrical Manufacturers Association - NEMA
Standard: 3SB - Signaling, Protection and Communication Life Safety product Groups
Participants: David Waite
Standard: TC66-USTAG - Safety of Measuring, Control and Laboratory Equipment - IEC 61010 series.
Participants: Cheryl Gagliardi
National Fire Protection Association
Standard: 2010 Standard on Fixed Aerosol Fire-Extinguishing Systems
Participants: Raymond Stacy
Standard: 496 Standard for Purged and Pressurized Enclosures for Electrical Equipment
Participants: William Lawrence, Marlon Mitchell
Standard: 497 Recommended Practice for the Classification of Flammable Liquids, Gases, or Vapors and of Hazardous (Classified) Locations for Electrical Installations in Chemical Process Areas.
Participants: William Lawrence, Marlon Mitchell
Standard: 499 Recommended Practice for the Classification of Combustible Dusts and of Hazardous (Classified) Locations for Electrical Installations in Chemical Process Areas.
Participants: William Lawrence, Marlon Mitchell
Standard: 72 National Fire Alarm and Signaling code
Participants: Paul Crowley, Walter Kessler
Standard: 70 National Electrical Code – Code Making Panel 14 – Hazardous (Classified) Locations
Participants: William Lawrence, Eddie Ramirez
Trade Association
Standard: CoGDEM Council of Gas Detector and Environmental Monitoring
Participants: Andrew Was, Victor Aluko-Oginni