forwarded for [email protected] ____________________Reply Separator____________________ Subject: RE: MRAs Author: [email protected] List-Post: [email protected] Date: 10/2/00 10:42 AM
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]
