Hi Ted,
Appreciate your detailed explanation that is very useful for me! OSHA requirements are primarily on the use of equipment at work. For consumer or household products, they are governed by CPSC. I visited CPSC website and tried to find the same thing there. I found the mandatory requirements, ie. Consumer product safety act under below link http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Regulations-Laws--Standards/Regulations-Mandatory-Standards-Bans/ I only found very few products related to above category such as Hair Dryers. No TVs, audios, MWOs, refrigerators, PCs, etc. in the list. I hard to believe they are not regulated. Did I locate incorrect place or the regulation system is different? Tks, Scott From: Ted Eckert <[email protected]> Reply-To: Ted Eckert <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, 26 July 2016 at 1:55 AM To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [PSES] Safety requirements in US Hello Scott, OSHA runs the NRTL program. It includes a list of Nationally Recognized Test Laboratories. Click on any one of the labs and it will show the testing standards that lab is recognized for. A product is NRTL Listed if it has been approved by an NRTL under one of their OSHA approved standards and has been included in that lab’s list of approved products. A2LA laboratories have demonstrated that they follow specific procedures for repeatability and proper testing of products with a fairly broad scope of what they can do. NRTL only covers safety standards for a few laboratories and is much narrower in scope than A2LA. Ted Eckert Microsoft Corporation The opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer, OSHA or A2LA. Your mileage may vary. From: Scott Xe [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, July 25, 2016 9:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PSES] Safety requirements in US Hi John, What is exact meaning of NRTL approved? Is it a sample for type examination against applicable safety standard without production audits? What are the differences between A2LA and NRTL? From: "Tyra, John" <[email protected]> Reply-To: "Tyra, John" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, 25 July 2016 at 10:14 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [PSES] Safety requirements in US Some states have legal requirements for electrical products to be NRTL approved From: Richard Nute [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2016 8:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PSES] Safety requirements in US Hi Scott: For consumer and household products, compliance with CPSC requirements is required. No. Only products considered “substantial product hazards” such as hair dryers need comply with CPSC requirements. However, any consumer product that injures someone is subject to CPSC recall order. What about OSHA? Electrical products that are used by employees are required to be NRTL certified. 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