What is the difference between an ICC-ES evaluation report (ESR) and an ICC-ES PMG listing?
An ICC-ES evaluation report and an ICC-ES PMG listing accomplish basically the same objective. While the two programs vary a great deal in detail, they are both intended to document a product’s code compliance to the code official. Inspections under the evaluation report program are quarterly for all products requiring third- party verification. The ICC-ES PMG listing program, in general, requires one annual inspection of the manufacturing plant to provide assurance that the listed products are still meeting ICC-ES PMG requirements. The listing process is faster than the evaluation-report process because there are no public hearings to develop listing criteria. Furthermore, listing does not require permanently marking the listing number on the product.
