Interscience
Fire Laboratory provides quality testing from its
Gosport
laboratory
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In
May 2012 Interscience Fire Laboratory was appointed to the MOD's
Framework Agreement for Technical Support (FATS).
This is a contract, which MOD buyers use to purchase
a variety of support services. Under the terms of the Framework
contract, MOD buyers across all sectors are able to choose from
a number of suppliers authorised to provide technical services.
Interscience
acquired the former QinetiQ fire testing facility in 2009. This
facility was extensively used by the MOD for evaluating materials
for a wide range of parameters including: |
- Toxicity
- Smoke
- Ignitability
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Flammability
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Interscience
has strengthened the technical team, improved procedures and are
now able to offer quality testing to Defence Standards and NATO AFAPs for ignitability,
flame spread, smoke and toxicity gas emission.
Interscience experts can advise on MOD requirements for products
and materials.
Interscience offers a quality fire testing service
supported by experienced staff capable of providing standard testing.
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- Rapid
turn round from receipt of sample
- State
of the art analytical facilities for toxic gas measurement
- Wide
scope of accredited fire test specifications
- Cost
effective testing service
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Expertise
has been developed with specification committee representation, the
use of a wide range of international standards and specialist analytical
techniques in a fully equipped laboratory.
The test facilities based at Haslar enable materials
to be evaluated quickly for smoke, toxic gas production, flame spread,
heat release and many other fire related parameters.
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Additional
capabilities include: |
- Gas
analysis including FTIR
- Cable
testing to DEFSTAN, BS, EN, IEC and ISO standards
- Railway
testing to EN 45545-2, BS 6853, and LUL requirements
- International
Maritime Organisation, IMO fire test procedures
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