Hi Dürrer:
1. Self-declaration is not accepted by any jurisdiction (or by OSHA) in the USA. However, safety certification is not mandatory (or enforced) in some local jurisdictions. 2. Where the NEC is adopted by the local jurisdiction, the adoption may have exceptions and additions. Note that some jurisdictions e.g., Chicago, Los Angeles, do not adopt the NEC, but have their own electrical code and rules for safety certification. 3. Regarding the “market,” some retailers, e.g., Walmart, will not sell non-safety-certified products. As a general rule (with exceptions), voluntary (mandatory for a workplace) safety certification by a NRTL is accepted everywhere in the USA. Some certification houses offer individual product safety certification in situ. Best regards, Rich From: Dürrer Bernd <bernd.duer...@wilo.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 7:02 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: [PSES] AW: [PSES] [EXTERNAL] Re: [PSES] Mandatory certification Hello Ted, hello Regan, Thank you for your clear statements on NRTL certification. Can you please provide some guidance on the interpretation of the National Electrical Code NFPA 70 (2020 edition), article 110.3, on the suitability of installation and use in conformity with the NEC? Informational note no. 2 explains, that this suitability “may” be evidenced by listing or labelling. Informative Annex A “provides a list of product safety standards used for product listing where that listing is required by the NEC.” This lists includes many product safety standards for consumer products like appliances that are typically plug connected. In the case that the NEC has been adopted by local jurisdiction and that the equipment is in the scope of a product safety standard listed in Annex A, is NRTL certification and listing then a mandatory requirement, or is there another option (e.g. self-declaration of the manufacturer that the product is suitable for installation and use in conformity with the NEC) that is accepted both by jurisdiction and the market? Thank you and kind regards, Bernd - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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>
