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North America Safety Certification Program01 December 2016

05.12.2016 NORTH AMERICA SAFETY CERTIFICATION2

United States and Canada both have Product Safety Requirements

United States• Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) bythe Occupational Safety and Health Administration(OSHA)

Canada• Certification and Testing Organization accredited byStandards Council of Canada (SCC)


What is USA OSHA’s “Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory” Program?

The OSHA/NRTL Program

• Seeks to prevent accidents through assuring the safetyof products used by American workers

• Recognizes a private sector testing organization’scapabilities to test and certify specific types of products forworkplace safety

• Regulates products for use in the workplace only

• Products for use outside the workplace may beregulated in other ways, i.e., by local government, or bythe market (retailers)


What is Canada’s SCC “Certification and Testing Organization” Program?

The SCC Program

• Canada’s Provincial, territorial and MunicipalGovernments mandate certification via SCC accreditedbodies to seek to protect the public through assuring thesafety of products used in society

• Recognizes a private sector certification organization’scapabilities to certify specific types of products

• Regulates most all electrical products used in society


What is an NRTL?

• NRTLs are third-party organizations recognizedby OSHA as having the capability to provideproduct safety testing and certification services tothe manufacturers of a wide range of products foruse in the American workplace

• The testing and certifications are based onproduct safety standards developed by US-basedstandards writing organizations and often issued bythe American National Standards Institute (ANSI)


NRTL Program History

• When first adopted, OSHA regulations gave twoexamples of approval organizations:Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and FactoryMutual Research Corporation (FMRC)

• In 1983, OSHA was ordered by a court toremove the specific references to UL andFMRC in a successful lawsuit brought by METLaboratories


NRTL Program History (Cont’d)

• In 1988, OSHA revised its regulations to removethe references, and established the NRTLProgram to recognize other organizations asNRTLs

• In 1989, MET became the first lab assessed andapproved as an NRTL, then shortly after CCL(Communication Certification Laboratory, nowNemko-CCL), among others in the first wave ofrecognitions, were approved as NRTLs


North America Certification Requirements

Is product certification required?

• National Electric Code (NFPA 70)o Article 110-2 requires that electrical equipment be approved

• Canada requires that most all electrical products be certified

• OSHA, Canada, and the AHJs (Authorities Having Jurisdiction) will notaccept self declaration of compliance to a product standard

• Other:o Insurance regulators often require third-party certificationo Retailers and product users often require third-partycertificationo The market may demand third-party certification


Since UL and CSA publish the safety standards, do manufacturers need to display the UL and CSA marks?

• For the USA in the workplace, the legal requirement isthat the laboratory which performs the testing be aNationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) byOSHA

• For Canada, the legal requirement is that thelaboratory be a Certification Organization accredited byStandards Council of Canada (SCC)

• While UL and CSA also coordinate standards writingactivities, they are only two of the many recognizedCanadian and US laboratories for testing andcertification


Nemko as an NRTL and Canadian Accredited Laboratory

• Nemko is 1 of 15 OSHA recognized NRTLs(Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories)(http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html#NRTLs)

• Nemko is 1 of more than 18 SCC accreditedcertification bodies for electrical equipment(http://www.scc.ca/en/accreditation/product-process-and-service-certification/directory-of-accredited-clients)


• The NRTL has certified that the product meets therequirements of the product safety standard and issues acertificate.

• The applicant indicates that the NRTL has certified theproduct by placing the NRTL’s certification mark on theproduct.

• Following the product certification, the NRTL monitors theproduction of the product, the marketplace, and the use oftheir certification mark through the inspection program.

What Does it Mean for a Product to be Certified by an NRTL?


Standards Covered by Nemko’s Scope of Product Certification Services

For USA, the standards covered in our scope of Nemko NRTLaccreditation are:

• Category OFF:o UL 60950 (including 1st and 2nd editions)

• Category MEAS:o UL 61010-1 (including 1st, 2nd and 3rd editions)

• Category TRON:o UL 60065 (including UL 6500)

• Category MED:o UL 60601-1 (2nd Edition)o ES 60601-1 (3rd Edition)

• Category HOUS:o 22 UL household standardso https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/ccl.html


Standards Covered by Nemko’s Scope of Product Certification Services

For Canada, the standards covered in our scope of SCCaccreditation are :

• Category OFF:o CSA C22.2 No. 60950.1 (including 1st and 2nd editions)

• Category MEAS:o CSA C22.2 No. 61010.1 (including 1st, 2nd and 3rd editions)

• Category TRON:o CSA C22.2 No. 60065

• Category MED:o CSA C22.2 No. 60601.1

•Category HOUS:o 48 CSA household standardso http://www.scc.ca/en/accreditation/product-process-and-service-

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Nemko’s NRTL/C Product Safety Listing Label

60335-1

The standard number that the product is certified according to.

The “C” indicates the product is certified by a Standards Council of Canada accredited Certification Body

The “US” indicates the product is certified by an OSHA approved NRTL for the United States


Alternate Nemko’s NRTL/C Product Safety Listing Label

The “C” indicates the product is certified by a Standards Council of Canada accredited Certification Body

The standard number that the product is certified according to. Alternative marking could be “Electrical Safety”.

The “US” indicates the product is certified by an OSHA approved NRTL for the United States

CSA C22.2 No. 60335-1 UL 60335-1


NRTL Acceptance / Legal and Market

• Recognition in: (formal recognition)� State of Oregon � State of Washington� City of Los Angeles � City of Chicago

• Retailer acceptance: (formal discussion)� Best Buy � Staples � Costco� Walmart � Radio Shack

• Other acceptance: � Nemko as NRTL and SCC accredited CB meets the legal and

market requirements


Why Choose Nemko for NRTL/C?

• Bundled service offering• CB, N-mark, GS-mark, NRTL/C, Nemko Direct• Less hassle, only one agency to deal with• Consolidate annual fees• Consolidated factory inspections

(CIG-023 + NRTL/C semi-annual/quarterly)• Rollover from other NRTL/C agencies

• Technical competence• Highly skilled personnel• Participation in International standardization


Why Choose Nemko for NRTL/C? (Cont’d)

• Customer focus• Dedicated, customer focused staff• Customer works with single point of contact• Pre-compliance service• Market access services – Nemko Direct• Competitive pricing with short lead times

• Nemko brand• Nemko has been in business 80 years


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