forwarding for [email protected] ____________________Reply Separator____________________ Subject: Re: MRAs Author: Graham Rae Dulmage <[email protected]> List-Post: [email protected] Date: 10/2/00 9:13 PM
Garry and Ron, The correct term in Canada is the Canadian Electrical Code. The standards are voluntary but compliance is mandated through the various territories and provinces regulations and codes ( national and provinical). Regards G. Rae Dulmage [email protected] wrote: > Hi Ron, > > That is exactly correct. There is a definite distinction in the U.S. > between residential requirements and commercial application requirements. > Commercial is mandated through legislation as you stated, whereby products > destined for residential only applications is voluntary. The Consumer > Protection Agency in the U.S. can verify this. The liable issue and buyer > contracts for large retailers ( specifying in their contracts that > approvals are required) is what usually drives a consumer product > manufacturer to regulatory testing. In Canada, both consumer and commercial > applications have mandatory requirements under, if I remember correctly, > the National Electrical Code. > > Best regards, > Garry Hojan > Division Manager-Telecom Services > TUV Telecom Services, Inc. > 1279 Quarry Lane, Suite A > Pleasanton, CA 94566 > Tel: 925-249-9123 Ext 127 > Fax: 925-249-9124 > Mobile: 650-465-8383 > email: [email protected] > > "Ron Pickard" <[email protected]>@world.std.com on 09/29/2000 08:43:50 > AM > > Please respond to "Ron Pickard" <[email protected]> > > Sent by: [email protected] > > To: Ben Wrigley <[email protected]> > cc: [email protected], [email protected] > Subject: RE: MRAs > > Hi Ben, > > In your reply, you stated: > > >As far as electrical safety is concerned the MRA offers little advantage > >since the possibility of local assessment of products was already > possible. > >You should also be aware that approvals such as UL markings are not > covered > >by the MRA since they are not mandated through legislation. The > requirement > >to place UL or equivalent marks on products is voluntary, although you may > >experience difficulty selling products which are not marked! Products > >intended for the US market must still be safe though. > > "Voluntary, bah..... > > In the USA, NRTL safety approvals, thus NRTL safety marks, for equipment > intended for the commercial > environment, in fact, are required AND mandated through legislation. This > requirement is found in > the US's Code of Federal Regulations (29CFR Part 1910 Subpart S) and is > regulated by the US Dept. of > Labor (I'm not so sure about the requirements of products intended for the > residential environment). > With that being said, UL or other NRTL safety marks are also required, > however, it is up to the > manufacturer to decide which NRTL, therefore which NRTL mark, to use." > > Best regards, > > Ron Pickard > [email protected] ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: [email protected] Michael Garretson: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected]
