My company sells a lot of refurbished products. They all go through the factory, are built using the approved components in the safety report, and get production line tests before they go out the door.
Our NRTL knows we do this and they have the option of inspecting the refurbished products during factory visits. I chose an NRTL that doesn't make me get a new report just for the refurbished products. :) Patty Knudsen Product Safety Engineering TERADATA I THE BEST DECISION POSSIBLE EMAIL : patricia.knud...@teradata.com -----Original Message----- From: Brian Oconnell [mailto:oconne...@tamuracorp.com] Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 2:12 PM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Impact on NRTL Certification - Refurbished/Remanufactured Products Within the meaning of OSHA requirements 29CFR1910 - no effect if no change was made to the design, materials, or performance as compared to the NRTL-certified model from the factory. According to OSHA: "These product changes, even if inadvertent, void the NRTL's approval for that product, and an employer's use of these products in the workplace violates the OSHA standard(s) requiring that the products be NRTL-approved." Within the meaning of most NRTL's general services agreement - the mark is no longer valid unless repair performed at an authorized facility subject to the respective NRTL's FUS audits. Why is refurb equipment considered part of a "green initiative" ? Brian -----Original Message----- From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org]On Behalf Of Jim Hulbert Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 12:08 PM To: EMC-PSTC (emc-p...@ieee.org) Subject: Impact on NRTL Certification - Refurbished/Remanufactured Products What is the impact on the original NRTL certification of a product that is refurbished or remanufactured? Is there any guideline for this? I see a growing market for refurbished and remanufactured electrical products as a "green" initiative and am curious what companies are doing with regard to maintaining NTRL certifications for these products. Jim Hulbert - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. 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 <emcp...@radiusnorth.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald <dhe...@gmail.com> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. 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 <emcp...@radiusnorth.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. 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 <emcp...@radiusnorth.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com>
