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http://www.osha-slc.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html The error is /optsc/ which should read /otpca/ Scott [email protected] ECRM Incorporated Tewksbury, MA USA -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, November 22, 1999 9:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: NRTL Acceptance Importance: Low Try this website for current information on approved NRTLs. "http://www.osha-slc.gov/dts/optsc/nrtl/index.html"; OO ---------------------- Forwarded by Oscar Overton/Lex/Lexmark on 11/22/99 08:46 AM --------------------------- "George_Alspaugh/Lex/Lexmark.LEXMARK"@lexmta01.notes.lexmark.com on 11/22/99 08:10:59 AM Please respond to "George_Alspaugh/Lex/Lexmark.LEXMARK"@lexmta01.notes.lexmark.com To: emc-pstc%[email protected] cc: (bcc: Oscar Overton/Lex/Lexmark) Subject: RE: NRTL acceptance Actually, the following NRTLs are approved by OSHA for evaluation to UL 1950: UL, CSA, ITS (former ETL), TUV Rheinland, MET, and SGS. There may be some I have overlooked. George Alspaugh ---------------------- Forwarded by George Alspaugh/Lex/Lexmark on 11/22/99 08:09 AM --------------------------- vgorodetsky%[email protected] on 11/19/99 04:57:29 PM Please respond to vgorodetsky%[email protected] To: George_Alspaugh/Lex/Lexmark@LEXMARK, emc-pstc%[email protected] cc: (bcc: George Alspaugh/Lex/Lexmark) Subject: RE: NRTL acceptance Terry and George, In this country of ours, there are three equally acceptable safety marks: UL, ETL and NRTL. But, as we all know, some acceptable marks are more equal than others. >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [SMTP:[email protected]] >> Sent: Friday, November 19, 1999 11:02 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: NRTL acceptance >> >> >> Terry, >> >> You have raised a very good question. The problem is that the U.S. >> had only one approved safety agency for so long, that it is >> difficult to wean non-laymen away from that one agency mark. This >> includes your (and my) management, marketing, customers, etc. Few >> of these understand the meaning of NRTL, with its variety of agency >> approvals and marks. >> >> I did fight this battle over an off-the-shelf peripheral we needed >> to market which did not have the "traditional" safety mark, but an >> acceptable NRTL mark. One of the positions I to confront was that >> many Federal, state, or local "government" bids require "the" mark. >> >> I referenced the Code of Federal Regulations, OSHA sections, citing >> acceptable U.S. authorized NRTLs. I pointed out that compliance to >> UL 1950 was the needed requirement, not which agency did the actual >> assessment. One problem is that those who write the specifications >> for government bids are not aware of this fact, and do continue to >> list only one agency mark into the document. In a way, this is >> probably a violation of federal law, i.e. requiring vendors to do >> "business" with a specified private company, thus stifling any >> competition. Isn't this what the goverment is accusing Microsoft >> of doing? >> >> You are exactly right. As PSE professionals, we should be able to >> look for and use whatever options are legally available to meet our >> employer's certification needs in the most timely and cost effective >> manner. Unfortunately, in the U.S. this requires a significant >> amount of internal and external education as to the actual legal >> options. >> >> George Alspaugh >> Lexmark International Inc. >> >> ---------------------- Forwarded by George Alspaugh/Lex/Lexmark on >> 11/19/99 >> 01:41 PM --------------------------- >> >> tjmeck%[email protected] on 11/19/99 12:25:38 PM >> >> Please respond to tjmeck%[email protected] >> >> To: emc-pstc%[email protected] >> cc: (bcc: George Alspaugh/Lex/Lexmark) >> Subject: NRTL acceptance >> >> >> >> >> Hi: >> >> We have been using an old reliable but very busy Safety agency to >> review our products and apply their safety mark. >> >> From time to time we are approached by their competitors, NRTLs, or >> European soon to be NRTL labs for our business. >> >> My question is in this `NRTL enlightened market are there still >> inspectors out there that will still require education about the NRTL >> status and the acceptability of an NRTL lab Listing vs the old familiar >> ones? >> >> As you all know time to market is critical and 3 to 6 months is too >> long to wait. We will need to look for other solutions and I am trying >> to review the whole range of issues involved in changing the primary >> NRTL. >> >> I hope this is not too commercial a question! If you feel it is please >> reply to me directly. >> >> Thank you! >> >> >> Best regards, >> Terry J. Meck >> Senior Compliance/Test Engineer >> Phone:215-721-5280 >> Fax:215-721-5551 hard copy; >> Fax PC: 215.799.1650 To my desk PC >> [email protected] >> Accu-Sort Systems Inc. >> 511 School House Rd. >> Telford, PA 18969-1196 USA >> >> >> >> --------- >> This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. >> To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] >> with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the >> quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], >> [email protected], [email protected], or >> [email protected] (the list administrators). >> --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. 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