FASTENER QUALITY ACT
FASTENER QUALITY ACT
Fastener Quality Act (FQA) was the end result of a small number of high-profile fastener failures in the 1980s. Following an investigation by the Congressional Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations found alarming shortcomings in, quality control and safety inspection. They found that many Asian suppliers were supplying counterfeit safety certificates and passing off poor quality fasteners as higher quality.
On November 16, 1990, the Fastener Quality Act became Public Law and signed by President George H.W. Bush. The Fastener Quality Act was enforced to protect public safety
Fastener Conformance
Requiring that fasteners sold in commerce conform to the specifications to which they are represented to be manufactured,
Laboratory Accreditation
Providing for accreditation of laboratories engaged in fastener testing.
Inspection, testing and certification to be performed in accordance with standardised methods.
Fastener Law USA
Fastener Quality Act makes it a violation to knowingly falsify or misrepresent the record of conformance for a specific batch of fasteners; the identification, characteristics, properties, mechanical or performance marks, chemistry, class or grade strength, or the manufacturer's insignia.
