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OSHA Rejects EU SDoC System, Affirms NRTL Program
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced Friday that it will continue to require third-party certification via the Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) program for electrical products. The European Union requested that OSHA explore the possibility of adopting its system, known as Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity (SDoC). Under the EU system,... Read More
First Product Safety Management Certificates Awarded
The first university-level program focused primarily on product safety managers has graduated its first class. The Certificate in Product Safety Management was launched as a pilot project, and ran from June through early December. Participants from manufacturing, retailing, and importing companies are the first holders of the certificate offered by Saint Louis University’s Center for... Read More
ENERGY STAR Testing and Certification Workshop for ITE Wraps Up
Today’s entry is a follow up to yesterday’s post, which covered the top takeaways from the first day of a two-day industry-sponsored workshop on ENERGY STAR testing and verification for IT equipment. This entry covers the highlights of the second and last day of the Austin, Texas event. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will make... Read More
EPA Outlines ENERGY STAR Testing and Certification Requirements for IT Equipment
Yesterday was the first day of a two-day industry-sponsored workshop on ENERGY STAR testing and verification for IT equipment. As an EPA-recognized testing laboratory and certification body, MET Laboratories was on hand to take notes. Following are highlights. The workshop is being co-hosted by Dell & ITI at the Dell campus in Austin, Texas. In... Read More
Korea Hosts Two RFID Events – DASH7 Meeting & RFID USN Conference
This entry was written in Seoul, Korea, where MET Laboratories RFID Hardware Conformance Programs Manager Dusmantha Tennakoon attended the DASH7 Alliance Winter Member Meeting, and the RFID USN Korea 2010 International Exhibition & Conference. First up was the DASH7 meeting: There were about 16 participants representing 9 companies on-site, with other members dialing in. Dusmantha gave... Read More
EPA ENERGY STAR CB Training Details Verification & Challenge Testing
Three MET Laboratories employees are attending an ENERGY STAR training summit in Washington, DC yesterday and today. At this summit, The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing information about new rules and guidelines, including Verification and Challenge testing. Following are notes from the first day of the summit. Any ENERGY STAR partner must agree to... Read More
EN60950-1 2nd Edition Takes Effect
IT manufacturers shipping to Europe take note: Today is the last day for EN60950-1 1st edition. iphone 6 plus remplacement écran Beginning tomorrow, all IT products must show compliance to EN60950-1 2nd edition. Products previously tested to EN60950-1 1st edition will not be grandfathered. In general, the second edition adds consistency through clarification of either terminology or... Read More
Korea RRA Announces Phase Out of KCC Mark
Korea’s Radio Research Agency (RRA) has just announced new regulation which will take effect January 24, 2011. These changed regulations will significantly impact the current approval process for Korea. Listed below is the summary of changes: The KCC mark and logo will be changed to the KC mark, which will be the only mark for... Read More
Taiwan’s BSMI Updates EMC Requirements for ITE
Per Taiwan’s Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), compliance to CNS 13438, Information Technology Equipment – Radio disturbance Characteristics – Limits and Methods of Measurement (Amendment June 1, 2006), is required for ITE and similar equipment which falls under mandatory inspection category. Testing to conducted emissions telecom ports and radiated emissions above 1GHz were... Read More
UL 508 Standard Requires Automated Safety Testing of Electromechanical Components
For compliance to regulatory safety requirements, electromechanical component manufacturers must submit their relays and switches and other components to endurance tests that verify their reliability and safety. Alvin Agustin of MET Laboratories’ Baltimore Safety Lab contributed an article this month to Test & Measurement World Magazine to describe a test setup of this type for... Read More
