29CFR1910 applies only to the EMPLOYER and there is no requirement for OSHA purposes for a manufacturer to have their product certified by an NRTL before marketing it or selling it. The employee using the product however has the burden of demonstrating that the product meets the definition of "acceptable", and for mass produced products, the easiest way for an employer to meet this requirement is to purchase NRTL certified equipment.
CPSC has no requirements for certification of electrical products (unless they are considered a toy), however a few years ago CPSC staff recommended that electrical products be certified by an NRTL. Most major retailers also want NRTL approval on products they sell. While these are not law, if you want to sell your product to consumers through major retail outlets, you are almost required to have your product certified by an NRTL. Kevin Robinson On Aug 18, 2012, at 2:42 AM, Bill Owsley <wdows...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Indeed, when they 47 CFR, provide the schedule for penalties and payments, > and collect on these. it is law. > But does 29 CFR provide the same for anybody outside of 1910? > It seems a manufacture falls into the CSPA? where failure to report yourself > of getting caught costs a lot... but it is after the fact. > There is still no before the fact, as in registering radios, and DoC for ITE > and verifying other equipment that the FCC has. > Where does the CFR require an NRTL cert outside of 1910 commercial locations? > or even by convoluted path to make a requirement for safety certs by 3rd > party labs? ps. your business will suffer greatly if you don't, but that is > a business issue. > > > > From: Peter Tarver <ptar...@ieee.org> > To: eMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG > Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2012 1:39 AM > Subject: Re: [PSES] CE Marking Provoqium > > Date sent: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 20:40:49 > From: Dward <dw...@pctestlab.com> > > Let's not confuse a CFR with law. While a Code of Federal Regulations may be > > backed up by a law, they are in themselves not law. > > While not law in a technical sense, Congress, upon > creation the bureaucracies of the Executive Branch, > bestowed upon them the authority that any > regulations they pass shall have the power of law. > > Essentially Congress ceded their power to the > Executive agencies they created so Congress could > spend their time on more worthy pursuits, such as > pointing fingers at one another in front of > fawning/deriding press and enriching themselves and > their campaign donors. > > Peter Tarver > > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > 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>
