Another way to look at it: the NRTLs are responsible for the work that they do, which is primarily checking products against product safety standards. However, for the manufacturer, complying only with the requirements of a product safety standard may not be sufficient to field an adequately safety product.
Mike Sherman Graco Inc. > On January 18, 2019 at 9:50 AM John Woodgate <j...@woodjohn.uk> wrote: > > > So their certification is a sort of 'whitewash', nothing more, if, as you > say, they bear no responsibility for the product actually being safe. > > Best wishes > John Woodgate OOO-Own Opinions Only > J M Woodgate and Associates http://www.woodjohn.uk > Rayleigh, Essex UK > > On 2019-01-18 13:53, Schmidt, Mark wrote: > > > > > > If you read in to the contractual agreements you sign for these > > OSHA NRTL’s they are responsible for basically nothing and most likely > > would not support you in a court of law. However, some reputable labs that > > I have worked with that are not recognized by OSHA I believe would. Bottom > > Line: the manufacturer is ultimately responsible for their product. > > > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > > > > > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 mailto: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 mailto:sdoug...@ieee.org > > Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org mailto:mcantw...@ieee.org > > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Jim Bacher <j.bac...@ieee.org mailto:j.bac...@ieee.org > > David Heald <dhe...@gmail.com mailto: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>
