Hi John:
> That may be true for equipment used in the work place and for > installation in commercial and new constructions where an AHJ will > inspect the building but is this really true for consumer products where > someone buys an electronic product from the store brings it home and > plugs it in?? The building electrical codes are in place and they do require all equipment to be "approved" as defined by the local building/electrical code authorities. "Approved" means UL or equivalent certification. As for enforcement, especially consumer products, the enforcement is by means of the building/electrical code inspector who inspects the building installation. Products installed prior to inspection are subject to inspection. Consumer products installed after the building inspection are not subject to inspection. Not being available for inspection does not exempt the product from the code, i.e., UL or equivalent. At one time, the State of Oregon employed inspectors to inspect consumer products in stores for the UL mark. Those products without the UL mark were removed from the shelves and banned from sale. Best regards, Rich This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/listserv/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [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.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
