Hello Group, English and French markings are required for all cautions and warning markings by CAN/CSA C22.2 No.0, "General Requirements -Canadian Electrical Code, Part II." CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 0 is a normative reference in all CSA C22.2 electrical standards.
Clause 5.3.1. Under "Language of Markings," this clause says: "Caution and warning markings shall be in English and French except as permitted by Clause 5.3.3." Clause 5.3.3 refers to languages on equipment sold outside of Canada. Best regards, Don Gies, N.C.E Senior Product Compliance Engineer Alcatel-Lucent Murray Hill, NJ 07974-0636 USA Member, Alcatel-Lucent Technical Academy From: Brian O'Connell [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 11:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Canada markings In UL/CSA60950-1, 1.7.2.1, we find: "NOTE 5 In Canada, the instructions and markings should be in French and English." And in annex NAA there is: "French translations of required markings are considered informative. It is the responsibility of the manufacturer to provide bilingual markings, where applicable, in accordance with local jurisdictional requirements." So I told the boss that there is no mandatory requirement for ALL label stuff to be in French - just the safety-critical notices, and that we will do a completer version of the manual in French. The subsequent assessment by the CSS/NRTL indicated that the label must be COMPLETELY in French. With 1000s of labels already stocked, I am not about to acquiesce. Supporting documentation/experience ? thanks, Brian - 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]> - 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]>

