Hi Jim:
> It is my understanding that OSHA requires an NRTL approval on > any electrical test equipment used in the workplace in the > United States. However, much of the EMC test equipment that I > have seen has only a CE Marking, and no NRTL Marking. > > Can someone on this list can offer some insight on this? Because test equipment is not consumer equipment, there is no USA law that requires a test equipment manufacturer to supply NRTL-approved equipment. Whether or not a test equipment manufacturer will obtain NRTL certification of his products depends on customer demand for NRTL-approved test equipment. Employers are required (by law) to provide NRTL- approved equipment for employees to use. It behooves an employer to specify NRTL approval for ALL electrical equipment purchases. Clearly, not all employers do this for EMC test equipment, hence demand for NRTL-approved EMC test equipment is low. Fortunately for employers, the EMC lab is not a high-risk environment for employees, so OSHA inspectors do not inspect the lab or its equipment. Employers are not likely to be cited by OSHA for non-NRTL-approved test equipment. Despite this lack of inspection, lack of NRTL- approved EMC test equipment is a violation of the OSHA law. If you are an employee using non- NRTL-approved EMC test equipment, you should point this out to your management. Best regards, Richard Nute San Diego - 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
