Charlie, Not sure whether you got the answers to your queries.
The EU-US MRA covers Electrical safety http://trade-info.cec.eu.int/tbt/mra.cfm?id=38 and there is guide here:- http://trade-info.cec.eu.int/tbt/documents/oth_46_opoce-2001-1684-corrig e.pdf Compliance is based on the OSHA occupational safety requirement for NRTL listing but this does not guarantee meeting State or City public safety requirements. OSHA regulations exclude:- "Installations of communication equipment under the exclusive control of communication utilities, located outdoors or in building spaces used exclusively for such installations." The EU-US MRA provides the means for European conformity assessment bodies (CABs) to achieve the status under OSHA regulations as Nationally Recognised Testing Laboratories (NRTL). The list of NRTLs, including the EU CABs, may be found at: http://www.osha-slc.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/nrtls The US Custom requirements depend on your HS code but as far as I am aware there are no specific requirements for electrical safety. You can search using the HS code here:- http://mkaccdb.eu.int/mkaccdb2/datasetPreviewFormIFpubli.htm?datacat_id= IF&from=publi Regards Allen From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Charles Blackham Sent: 14 June 2006 10:18 To: [email protected] Subject: NRTL mark required for goods shipped into USA? 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
