Jim UL Recognized Plastics are ones that have been previously tested for flammability, ignition or mechanical properties. These are done on small scale samples and the engineer in charge of the investigation of the end product determines suitability.
If a polymeric material is not Recognized, the standard either refers you to another standard such as UL 746C in the US where you can apply tests on the overall enclosure material in lieu of small scale samples. So in response to your question, a polymeric material does not have to have UL/CUL. It can be tested as part of the end product evaluation. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 2, 2010, at 6:01 AM, "Goedderz, Jim" <[email protected]> wrote: Colleagues, When dealing with our safety agency, we generally only indicate that the plastics have a UL94 flammability rating. All that I have reviewed also have a cUL. (Approval to CAN/CSA‑C22.2 No. 0.17) In dealing with a new supplier that is getting the approvals on their acrylic material, for use in a worldwide market, is it necessary to get the UL and the cUL? Thank you. James Goedderz Sr. Principal Engineer-Product Safety Sensormatic Electronics, LLC - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to < <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at <http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc> http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: <http://www.ieee-pses.org/> http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: <http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html> http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: <http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html> http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas < <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]> Mike Cantwell < <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher < <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]> David Heald < <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.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 <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <[email protected]> David Heald <[email protected]>
