Hai intenzione di vendere i tuoi prodotti in Nord America? Nemko può supportarti durante l’intero processo di certificazione Americana / Canadese per il tuo dispositivo; dal testing in accordo alle norme/standard UL (USA) e CSA (Canada) fino all’ottenimento del certificato c[Nemko]us rilasciato dai nostri laboratori NRTL (National Recognized Testing Lab) e SCC (Standard Council of Canada).

1. North America Safety
Certification Program
01 December 2016

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United States and Canada both have Product
Safety Requirements
United States
• Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) by
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA)
Canada
• Certification and Testing Organization accredited by
Standards Council of Canada (SCC)

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What is USA OSHA’s “Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory” Program?
The OSHA/NRTL Program
• Seeks to prevent accidents through assuring the safety
of products used by American workers
• Recognizes a private sector testing organization’s
capabilities to test and certify specific types of products for
workplace safety
• Regulates products for use in the workplace only
• Products for use outside the workplace may be
regulated in other ways, i.e., by local government, or by
the market (retailers)

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What is Canada’s SCC “Certification and
Testing Organization” Program?
The SCC Program
• Canada’s Provincial, territorial and Municipal
Governments mandate certification via SCC accredited
bodies to seek to protect the public through assuring the
safety of products used in society
• Recognizes a private sector certification organization’s
capabilities to certify specific types of products
• Regulates most all electrical products used in society

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What is an NRTL?
• NRTLs are third-party organizations recognized
by OSHA as having the capability to provide
product safety testing and certification services to
the manufacturers of a wide range of products for
use in the American workplace
• The testing and certifications are based on
product safety standards developed by US-based
standards writing organizations and often issued by
the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

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NRTL Program History
• When first adopted, OSHA regulations gave two
examples of approval organizations:
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and Factory
Mutual Research Corporation (FMRC)
• In 1983, OSHA was ordered by a court to
remove the specific references to UL and
FMRC in a successful lawsuit brought by MET
Laboratories

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NRTL Program History (Cont’d)
• In 1988, OSHA revised its regulations to remove
the references, and established the NRTL
Program to recognize other organizations as
NRTLs
• In 1989, MET became the first lab assessed and
approved as an NRTL, then shortly after CCL
(Communication Certification Laboratory, now
Nemko-CCL), among others in the first wave of
recognitions, were approved as NRTLs

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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 not
accept self declaration of compliance to a product standard
• Other:
o Insurance regulators often require third-party certification
o Retailers and product users often require third-party
certification
o The market may demand third-party certification

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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 is
that the laboratory which performs the testing be a
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) by
OSHA
• For Canada, the legal requirement is that the
laboratory be a Certification Organization accredited by
Standards Council of Canada (SCC)
• While UL and CSA also coordinate standards writing
activities, they are only two of the many recognized
Canadian and US laboratories for testing and
certification

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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 accredited
certification bodies for electrical equipment
(http://www.scc.ca/en/accreditation/product-process-
and-service-certification/directory-of-accredited-clients)

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• The NRTL has certified that the product meets the
requirements of the product safety standard and issues a
certificate.
• The applicant indicates that the NRTL has certified the
product by placing the NRTL’s certification mark on the
product.
• Following the product certification, the NRTL monitors the
production of the product, the marketplace, and the use of
their certification mark through the inspection program.
What Does it Mean for a Product to be Certified
by an NRTL?

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Standards Covered by Nemko’s Scope of
Product Certification Services
For USA, the standards covered in our scope of Nemko NRTL
accreditation 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 standards
o https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/ccl.html

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Standards Covered by Nemko’s Scope of
Product Certification Services
For Canada, the standards covered in our scope of SCC
accreditation 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 standards
o http://www.scc.ca/en/accreditation/product-process-and-service-
certification/nemko-canada-inc

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Contact us for a complete quotation
on your product:
carlo.casati@nemko.com