Hi Charles et al, Sorry for coming into this a bit late, but where does it (what federal regulation) state that "communication equipment under the exclusive control of communication utilities, located outdoors or in building spaces used exclusively for such installations" do not apply to 29CFR Part 1910? I was under the understanding that adherence to 29CFR Part 1910 was federally mandated by the US Dept of Labor (OSHA) for all workplaces in general without exceptions. If this exemption is indeed the case, then what other bonafide exemptions exist? Please advise.
Best regards, Ron Pickard [email protected] From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Charles Blackham Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 3:34 AM To: Charles Blackham Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: NRTL mark required for goods shipped into USA? Thank you to all who responded on this topic 29CFRpart 1910, the requirment for equipment to be "Approved" ( by various means including being listed) do not apply to "communication equipment under the exclusive control of communication utilities, located outdoors or in building spaces used exclusively for such installations". Though there is no definition of "Communications Utilities"! Is it stated somewhere exactly what the requirments are for Communications Utilities - or is that down to the rules of the operators and individual building managers? regards Charlie > Group > > Client wishes to ship wirelss Telecom equipment to US customer for use at > RBOC central office or commercial sites. The unit meets IEC60950-1, but > does not yet have an NRTL mark. > > As I understand it OSHA requires electrical equipment in a place of work > to be NRTL listed / field marked or similar, through this does not apply > to RBOCs as they operate their own (NEBS) rules. > > Also, AIUI, the right to install and operate of a piece of equipment at an > RBOC premise is given by the person responsible for that building - its > not a "given right" based on any particular level of NEBS compliance or > non-compliance. > > Please could someone confirm that I'm right, or correct any > mis-understanding. > > Also - do US customs take any interest in electrical equipment arriving in > the US without an NRTL mark? > > regards > Charlie > > Charles Blackham > Sulis Consultants Ltd > > - 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/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: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc - 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/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: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
