From testing to trust: How UL Solutions supports fire safety compliance

About this episode

The episode discusses the role of voluntary certification in fire safety and how third-party conformity assessment supports regulatory confidence.

In this episode, IFSJ Managing Editor Duncan J. White is joined by Simon Ince, Richard Bristow, and Chris Johnson from UL Solutions to discuss the role of voluntary certification in fire safety and construction products, and how third-party conformity assessment supports regulatory confidence across the built environment. The conversation explores the difference between mandatory marking and voluntary certification, and why certification goes beyond one-off testing to include product e...

People in this episode

Host: Duncan J. White

Guests: Simon Ince, Richard Bristow, Chris Johnson

Topics covered

• fire safety
• voluntary certification
• third-party assessment
• regulatory compliance
• construction products

Keywords

• fire safety compliance
• voluntary certification
• mandatory marking
• third-party assessment
• construction products

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UL Solutions

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