Thereby adhering to factory mutual requirements is of utmost importance when working on the roof of an fm global insured building.
Fm insured roofing.
Fm approvals is the independent testing arm of international insurance carrier fm global.
If a building is fm global insured and has a nonconforming deck type such as half inch plywood fm global will work with the building owner designer to find an acceptable roof cover for that project.
Fm approvals uses scientific research and testing to make sure products conform to the highest standards for safety and property loss prevention.
Designed to help roofing professionals roofnav provides easy access to the most up to date fm approved roofing related information and related installation.
Half inch plywood does not meet fm approvals requirements regardless of the roof cover type.
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After the assembly is selected forms need to be completed and sent to your fm global reviewer.
Products that pass get the fm approved mark.
Since reroofing represents roughly seventy percent of the roofing contracts in the market each year we ll use it as a case study to illustrate the detailed knowledge required to meet factory mutual standards.
They send back the plan review and either approve accept ask for more information or reject the submitted roofnav assembly number.
Think of it as like the good housekeeping seal of approval.