What plans are in place to have certified third party testing facilities internationally?
Of the 28 approved TPCs (as of August, 2009), most are providing international services. A list of approved TPCs is available at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/toxics/compwood/listoftpcs.htm. 92. What has CARB done to address international stakeholders with respect to third party certification? CARB approached this issue in three steps. Initially, CARB conducted an outreach to major international stakeholders and to the regulated community abroad. Staff traveled to China and Malaysia to conduct site visits to the Chinese consulate and participated in conferences to discuss and explain the CARB ATCM and the standards. CARB’s outreach efforts also include translations of fact sheets, presently available in five languages (Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, and Indonesian). The translations of the ATCM text are now available in the above listed languages. CARB also put great emphasis on working with international third party certifiers to develop the certification program. Thirdly, important
