Richard: There are many different types of equipment used in a workplace from electric forklift to a copy machine or a coffee maker and microwave.
Depending on NRTL's capabilities these laboratories approved to certify certain categories of equipment. Very few employers, if any, are up to the task of evaluating and testing various equipment safety and keeping detailed records. Samuel From: Richard Nute [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 9:36 AM To: Samuel Lifshutz Cc: [email protected]; 'Lyons, Jim' Subject: RE: Test Equipment NRTL Approval Hi Sam: > Use of equipment in a work place which is not approved by a NRTL is a > violation of Federal Law. Not necessarily. If you read the law further, you will find that the employer has the option of testing the equipment and determining that it is safe. This option is onerous and not often used. Best regards, Richard Nute - 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
