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NRCan Proposes Decoupling ENERGY STAR Specs from its Energy Efficiency Regulations
Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan) ENERGY STAR Initiative is considering significant changes in how products manufactured and/or sold in Canada are qualified and listed. NRCan proposes to de-couple Canada’s ENERGY STAR technical specifications from its Energy Efficiency Regulations. NRCan intends to use the ENERGY STAR technical specification published by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)... Read More
Hazardous Location Product Safety Certification Requirements for EU, China, Russia, Korea & India
This post is the second of two posts on hazardous location product safety testing and certification. The first post explored testing for UL/CSA, ATEX & IECEx. This post looks at certification requirements for particular markets/countries. North America In the United States, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) governs the Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTL) program,... Read More
Product Safety Compliance Engineers Use These Resources
Over the years, we at MET Labs have compiled dozens of web links for keeping current with product safety regulations and industry happenings. Following are some of the most valuable. Stay tuned – Up soon is a corresponding post on EMC compliance resources. Standards & Schemes CB Scheme The international certification program managed by the IECEE,... Read More