Tag Archives: IECEE
Gulf Countries Introduce GCC Certification for Safety & EMC of Low Voltage Electrical Equipment
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Standardization Organization (GSO) has introduced a common Technical Regulation for low voltage electrical products, effective July 1, 2016. This Technical Regulation (BD-142004-01) covers safety and electromagnetic compatibility and will affect seven GCC member states: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and Yemen. It follows a similar existing regulation for... Read More
Top 10 Compliance Today Blog Posts for Electrical Compliance Engineers in 2012
The Compliance Today blog for electrical product manufacturer compliance engineers saw a significant jump in readers and subscribers in 2012. Following were the most popular 2012 posts, by pageviews. RTCA/DO-160G is Latest Version for Testing of Airborne Equipment, But Not the Only Choice UL1604 to Be Replaced by ANSI/ISA 12.12.01-2000 for Hazardous Locations Certification 2011... Read More
IECEE Suspends Brazil NCBs and CBTLs from CB Scheme
Effective last month, Brazilian National Certification Bodies (NCBs) and CB Testing Laboratories (CBTLs) have been suspended from the IECEE CB Scheme. This is the first time that the IECEE has suspended a member. The suspension is attributed to additional accreditation requirements of Brazil’s regulatory authority, the National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO). INMETRO requires... Read More
E3 Energy Program and IEC 62368-1 Discussed by IECEE U.S. Committee
MET Labs participated in a meeting this week of the United States National Committee of the IECEE to discuss a number of issues. E3 Program There was much discussion about the E3 Program (Energy Efficiency, Energy Performance & Energy Consumption), covered in Compliance Today previously. The U.S. initially opposed the E3 Program because there is a... Read More
