And, by the way, don't forget the Department of Energy regulates External Power Supplies. The whole Level VI thing.
On Jul 26, 2016 10:38 AM, "Ted Eckert" < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello Scott, > > > > The CPSC list you provided a link to covers mandatory national > requirements for products covered by the CPSC. The key words are “national” > and “mandatory”. There is no mandatory national safety requirement for > televisions, refrigerators or many other consumer electrical products. OSHA > has requirements for products used in the workplace, but OSHA has no > authority over non-work use of these products. > > > > As numerous other people have noted, local electrical inspectors may have > requirements for what is used in the home, but that depends on what code > has been adopted locally. NFPA 70, the National Electrical Code, is fairly > commonly adopted, but it is not a national law. It may be adopted by a > state, county or city and they may adopt it with their own modifications. > Even then, the local inspectors aren’t going to go to stores to check > approvals on plug-connected products. They typically only do inspections on > new construction and remodeling where a building permit is required. > > > > Ted Eckert > > Microsoft Corporation > > > > The opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of > my employer. > > > > *From:* Scott Xe [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 26, 2016 10:09 AM > *To:* Ted Eckert <[email protected]>; [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [PSES] Safety requirements in US > > > > 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 <https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/>. It > includes a list of Nationally Recognized Test Laboratories > <https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/nrtllist.html>. 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] <[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] <[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. > > > > > > Best regards, > > Rich > > > > > > > > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc > discussion list. 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