Applied Research Laboratories Product Listing
Listing, Labeling and Follow-Up
When the testing and report preparation have been successfully completed, products are eligible for a listing. In order to complete the listing, ARL Listing labels must be ordered and a preliminary factory inspection of the manufacturing facility (for all new clients or a new manufacturing facility for an existing client) must be performed. If more than one manufacturing facility is used, all must undergo a preliminary factory inspection.
Once the file has been forwarded to the Technical Writing Department a Work Authorization Form (WAF) will be sent to the client to authorize the preliminary inspection. The WAF must be signed and returned along with a check in prepayment which includes the inspection fee plus travel expenses. The product tested is not approved for listing and/or labeling until the preliminary factory inspection is conducted and the manufacturing site is approved for production of the listed products.
The purpose of the preliminary factory inspection is to ensure the manufacturer is producing replicas of the test samples originally submitted for certification. The inspection also determines that the client is performing the required production tests and use of the ARL Listing Mark is within the terms stated in the Service Agreement. If a proper system is not in place at that time, the Follow-Up Service Department will work with the client to help establish a system that meets ARL's minimum requirements.
After successful completion of the preliminary factory inspection, ARL Labels are issued to be affixed to the product certifying it as in compliance with the safety standards. After that time, a minimum of four (4) no-notice factory inspections will be performed annually to ensure proper procedures are being followed and the ARL Label is being affixed only to manufactured replicas of samples submitted to ARL.