Hi, Do USA DoD require Certification of items such as test equipment and specialist support equipment that is used in DoD establishments in the US of A? AS an example of what I mean, if the DoD buy a laptop, is it a requirement that the power supply be NRTL certified?
Regards Tim 6239 desk A1S77 P Please consider the environment before printing this email. From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of rn...@san.rr.com Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 9:02 PM To: 'Pete Perkins'; 'Brian O'Connell'; emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: RE: 'IEC' symbol ?? *** WARNING *** This mail has originated outside your organization, either from an external partner or the Global Internet. Keep this in mind if you answer this message. Hi Pete: You said: > In the North American > market the approval of a Nationally Recognized Test > Laboratory (NRTL) is required for any equipment attached to > the power grid. While in a practical sense NRTL is "required" for equipment attached the power grid, such a criterion is not true in the regulatory sense. Safety certification of electrical products by a NRTL is required by OSHA for electrical products used by employees in the workplace. Safety certification of electrical products is also required by local electrical codes. Local electrical code authorities decide which certification houses are acceptable to them, which may or may not include NRTLs. Such certification requirements may or may not include electrical products attached to the power grid. For example, laptop computers do not attach to the power grid, although their external power supplies do attach to the power grid. OSHA rules do not require a laptop computer to be certified by a NRTL, but the external power supply must be certified by a NRTL. Local electrical codes may or may not require safety certification of low-voltage electrical products. As a general rule, certification by a NRTL satisfies both OSHA and local electrical codes. 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 emc-p...@ieee.org 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 emcp...@ptcnh.net Mike Cantwell mcantw...@ieee.org For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org David Heald: emc-p...@daveheald.com All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems Limited Registered Office: Sigma House, Christopher Martin Road, Basildon, Essex SS14 3EL A company registered in England & Wales. Company no. 02426132 ******************************************************************** This email and any attachments are confidential to the intended recipient and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient please delete it from your system and notify the sender. You should not copy it or use it for any purpose nor disclose or distribute its contents to any other person. ******************************************************************** - 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 emc-p...@ieee.org 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 emcp...@ptcnh.net Mike Cantwell mcantw...@ieee.org For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org David Heald: emc-p...@daveheald.com All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________
