Hello Lauren, OSHA issued a Safety and Health Information Bulletin (SHIB) on a similar topic dealing with resold/refurbished equipment http://www.osha.gov/dts/shib/shib021610.html
Assuming there have been no modifications made to the equipment and it appears to be as it was when it left the factory, the product certification would still be acceptable to OSHA. If modifications were made to the product, the certification may be void. In either case, depending on how old the product is, there may have been significant updates to the test standard that may have addressed significant deficiencies in the standard or updated the standard to comply with the applicable electric code, so it may be best to replace the device completely. Kevin Robinson robinson.ke...@dol.gov 202-693-1911 On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 3:43 PM, Crane, Lauren <lauren.cr...@kla-tencor.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > > > I am looking for some insight on how to understand the certification > status of a UPS that was originally UL Certified but is being resold after > having spent some time with another owner. > > > > I see in the UL YEDU.GuideInfo for Uninterruptible Power-supply Equipment > a paragraph which says… > > > > *REBUILT PRODUCTS* > > This category also covers UPS equipment that is rebuilt by the original > manufacturer or another party having the necessary facilities, technical > > knowledge and manufacturing skills. Rebuilt UPS equipment is rebuilt to > the extent necessary by disassembly and reassembly using new or > > reconditioned parts. Rebuilt UPS equipment is subject to the same > requirements as new UPS equipment. > > > > I think my basic question is – if an item is bought used and it bears a > proper certification mark, should one consider it still certified? Or, does > certification only extend to the first user, and if resold an item must be > re-inspected to the original criteria and “certified again”? > > > > I think there is a difference between “re-sold” and “rebuilt”, but I’m not > quite sure what the details must be. > > > > > > Lauren Crane > > KLA-Tencor > > > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to > unsubscribe) <http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html> > List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Scott Douglas <sdoug...@ieee.org> > 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://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 <sdoug...@ieee.org> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com>
