Hi Rich, Yes, I would agree. Not sure how or if we'll ever get there, but if an NRTL is covered by OSHA for a Standard, all NRTLs should accept their mark and not have to repeat any testing. How do we get there if the Standard itself leaves too much room for interpretation?? If all the Standards were Hazard Based (I know you'll love this), do we have a chance of getting to harmonized interpretations??
-----Original Message----- From: Richard Nute [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2014 12:10 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [PSES] Battery certification issue Hi John: On 9/4/2014 8:52 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Is it that NRTLs don't trust each other's data? Or is the pink elephant in > the room revenue and market share?? The issue is revenue (profits). If the NRTL performs ALL of the tests, the revenue is higher and the profits higher. They use the argument that the NRTL must KNOW that the equipment is safe through their own measurements. They cannot be held responsible for tests that are done by another NRTL. On the other hand, some NRTLs do accept tests and data from other NRTLs. And, some NRTLs have MRAs (to reduce time and costs for a client). Best regards, Rich - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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.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://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) 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]>
