I went through this myself recently . . . and am going through it again . . . You can have the product listed yourself, be audited yourself, and the supplier does not have to be audited. As long as you take ultimate reponsiblity to ensure compliance (conduct your own audits of the product frequently to ensure compliance). Make sure that there's a provision in your contract with the supplier that they treat non-compliant product you return to them as typical RMAs. An NRTL will audit those responsible for compliance. And that would be you. You are responsible to ensure compliance. If the manufacturer is selling the product (listed) on their own, then work out an arrangement for 'Multiple Listing'. (Fabian - you can call me off-line if you'd like to discuss this). John Juhasz Fiber Options Bohemia, NY. 631-419-2324
-----Original Message----- From: Spadaccini, Fabian [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 11:47 AM To: 'EMC-PSTC' Subject: product cert question Hello, Listmembers. We have a potential supplier of an OEM equipment that is not NRTL listed. They suggested we have it listed (i. e. pay for the testing ourselves) as part of our system. I am not aware of any case histories of this nature. Has anyone had this experience? Can an NRTL issue a listing for one company (buyer of product), yet audit another (the manufacturer)? I am skeptical of this suggestion. Regards, Fabian Spadaccini TA Instruments-Waters LLC (p) 302-427-4189 (f) 302-427-4081 [email protected] www.tainst.com
