If the equipment is for work place use you have the OSHA requirements for it to be NRTL listed. Which will mean it must meet a standard (ANSI/UL/IEC etc) and hence need an earthed plug. Then the National Electric Code, requires all equipment plagued into the domestic supply to be NRTL listed, so same situation as above. The legal requirements are on the end user, but they are there. Most importantly, make sure he is aware of the fundamental safety risk of not earthing a class 1 product.
Enci wrote: > I am in the UK, a customer in USA wants us to fit > 2 pin mains plugs to the Class 1 appliances he > is going to be buying from us. > > He is very firm that there are no regulations in US > that requires this to be so. Is that true? > > Thank you. > > ------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety > Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. > > Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ > > To cancel your subscription, send mail to: > [email protected] > with the single line: > unsubscribe emc-pstc > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Michael Garretson: [email protected] > Dave Heald [email protected] > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Richard Nute: [email protected] > Jim Bacher: [email protected] > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > http://www.rcic.com/ click on "Virtual Conference Hall," -- Andrew Carson - Product Safety Engineer Xyratex Engineering Laboratory Tele 023 92496855 Fax 023 92496014 ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: [email protected] Dave Heald [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.rcic.com/ click on "Virtual Conference Hall,"
