RE: SV: NRTL in the U.S.

Tyra, John Fri, 17 Jan 2003 20:48:58 -0400

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From: Amund Westin [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 2:25 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: SV: SV: NRTL in the U.S.



I would never dare to declare U.S. compliance without testing and certify
via a NRTL. But what I am struggling with, is to gain knowledge about the
basic electrical safety laws in U.S. Maybe I do not need legally to go
through a NRTL, but that does not mean I would, even if I could.

The electrical safety legislation seems to be a bit more complicated in U.S.
compared to EU.

Best regards
Amund Westin, Oslo / Norway



> -----Opprinnelig melding-----
> Fra: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]På vegne av John Woodgate
> Sendt: 17. januar 2003 13:25
> Til: [email protected]
> Emne: Re: SV: NRTL in the U.S.
>
>
>
> I read in !emc-pstc that Amund Westin <[email protected]> wrote
> (in <[email protected]>) about 'SV:
> NRTL in the U.S.' on Fri, 17 Jan 2003:
>
> >Just for a few seconds forget the customers requirements, is it
> therefore a
> >correct interpretation that electrical equipment (ITE, household
> appliances,
> >radio transmitters, etc) must be certified in order to follow
> the U.S. laws
>
> I think you really already had the strictly correct answer, but it's
> over-complicated.
>
> The practical answer is that it's much better to have certification than
> not to have it, unless the cost of certification would make your product
> uncompetitive against other, uncertified products in competition with
> yours.
> --
> Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only.
http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk
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Title: RE: SV: NRTL in the U.S.

Attached is an article from the Conformity 2002 Annual Guide titled " Know
When You Need To List Your Product And When You Don't" written by John
Curtis of Curtis- Strauss LLC. It gives some great information. For those
who, rightfully, fear attachments, I ran this through a dedicated scanner
and our outgoing e-mails are virus scanned so I hope that gives you some
confidence as to the integrity of the attachment..............Hope this
helps...........

-----Original Message-----
From: Amund Westin [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 2:25 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: SV: SV: NRTL in the U.S.

I would never dare to declare U.S. compliance without testing and certify
via a NRTL. But what I am struggling with, is to gain knowledge about the
basic electrical safety laws in U.S. Maybe I do not need legally to go
through a NRTL, but that does not mean I would, even if I could.

The electrical safety legislation seems to be a bit more complicated in U.S.
compared to EU.

Best regards
Amund Westin, Oslo / Norway

> -----Opprinnelig melding-----
> Fra: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]På vegne av John Woodgate
> Sendt: 17. januar 2003 13:25
> Til: [email protected]
> Emne: Re: SV: NRTL in the U.S.
>
>
>
> I read in !emc-pstc that Amund Westin <[email protected]> wrote
> (in <[email protected]>) about 'SV:
> NRTL in the U.S.' on Fri, 17 Jan 2003:
>
> >Just for a few seconds forget the customers requirements, is it
> therefore a
> >correct interpretation that electrical equipment (ITE, household
> appliances,
> >radio transmitters, etc) must be certified in order to follow
> the U.S. laws
>
> I think you really already had the strictly correct answer, but it's
> over-complicated.
>
> The practical answer is that it's much better to have certification than
> not to have it, unless the cost of certification would make your product
> uncompetitive against other, uncertified products in competition with
> yours.
> --
> Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only.
http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk
Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to
http://www.isce.org.uk
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