ICC-ES and UL Dual PMG Listing Program

For Plumbing, Mechanical and Fuel Gas Products

ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES®) and Underwriters Laboratories (UL) now offer a dual PMG listing program to the plumbing industry that provides a streamlined approach to demonstrating national and international compliance to both the International Plumbing Code (IPC) and the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC).

Key Benefits to Manufacturers

Manufacturers of PMG products who take advantage of this alliance will benefit from the combined strengths of ICC-ES and UL. Specifically, the program will provide: A comprehensive scheme for the testing, inspection,  certification, and listing of PMG products, with independent listings covering both code compliance and compliance with applicable technical standards, from two highly reputable organizations.

• Ready acceptance of products by authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs), due to the high recognition of the ICC-ES and UL marks.
• Ability to leverage the strength of the ICC-ES and UL brands.
• Acceptance of products nationally and internationally, wherever the IPC or the UPC codes have been adopted. Additionally, products evaluated to the National Plumbing Code of Canada (NPCC) are suitable for installation in Canada. The International Code Council (ICC), the parent organization of ICC-ES, publishes the International Plumbing, Mechanical and Fuel Gas Codes, which to-date have been adopted in 47 states at either the state or local jurisdiction level and countries including Mexico, Jamaica, Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi.
• Demonstration of product compliance to the new low-lead requirements in the California Health and Safety Code.
• Demonstration of product compliance to the U.S. EPA WaterSenseSM requirements (as applicable).
• An easier way of doing business, through one point of contact for both ICC-ES and UL listings.
• Wider exposure for PMG products, through the network of ICC-ES and UL customers, media channels, and corporate partnerships.
• Use of both the trusted ICC-ES PMG Mark and the highly regarded UL Plumbing Mark.
• Simultaneous posting of listed products on the websites of both ICC-ES and UL, which will provide AHJs with easy access to the dual PMG listing documentation.

Key Benefits to Regulators

• Added assurance that PMG products meet the rigorous testing requirements of both ICC-ES and UL. ICC-ES, moreover, evaluates the products for code compliance.
• Simultaneous posting of listed products, for easy access, on the websites of both ICC-ES and UL.

Listing information is embedded in electronic versions of the 2006 International Codes®, in addition to UL’s code correlation database, which directly connects listings with specific code sections to assist AHJs in the acceptance of evaluated products and allow designers and installers to readily find code-complying products.

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Product Categories Available for Dual PMG Listing

Plumbing fixture fittings such as faucets and supply fittings, plastic bathtub and shower units, stainless steel plumbing fixtures and flexible water connectors. The dual PMG listing program will be expanded to include additional product categories as requested by regulators, installers, and manufacturers.

How the Dual PMG Listing Program Works

Manufacturers may contact either ICC-ES or UL, using the contact information provided below. Products will first be tested according to UL’s certification scheme. Facilities where the product is manufactured will be inspected by UL to both UL and ICC-ES requirements. UL will make a decision based on this inspection and its test data to grant a UL Mark. Concurrently, UL will provide ICC-ES its test and inspection reports on the product, and ICC-ES will perform an evaluation to ICC-ES requirements. ICCES will make a separate decision to issue a certificate for the product. UL will serve as primary administrator for the project, issuing the initial quotation, general service agreement and invoice that will address both listings. Follow-up surveillance will also be performed by UL.

For more information on the ICC-ES/UL Dual PMG listing program,
please contact:

Richard Beck
Principal Mechanical Engineer
ICC-ES
T: +1.800.423.6587 ext. 5690
E: rbeck@icc-es.org

Tom Bowman
Program Owner
Underwriters Laboratories
T: +1.847.664.3796
E: Thomas.A.Bowman@us.ul.com

 

For general information, contact:

Juan Zaragoza
Client Services Manager
ICC-ES
T: +1.800.423.6587 ext. 3447
E: jzaragoza@icc-es.org

 
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