The following is from a CSA flyer on their new
service...
CSA One-Stop North American Certification. CSA is now accredited by OSHA as an NRTL.
OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration) accredits testing
organizations under their Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory Program (NRTL) to test
and approve products for use in the workplace. These approvals are mandatory throughout
the U.S.
This means that:
CSA Rexdale is now equivalent to all other NRTL organizations with respect to regulatory
acceptance throughout the U.S.A.
Customers can obtain One-Stop, North American Certification through any CSA office or
partner world-wide.
Why choose CSA?
A product tested and approved by CSA has full
regulatory acceptance and can be sold on both sides of the border.
You need to make a single application, submit
one set of samples, go through one process and pay one certification fee.
Time and cost, compared to the current
marketplace is dramatically reduced.
CSA accreditation covers an extensive scope of
over 360 U.S. standards for electrical, electronic and other products.
CSA will accept UL and other NRTL's test data
and reports submitted by the customer. CSA will accept UL and other NRTL listed products
and components.
We offer the best service in terms of time,
cost and quality, which has made us the No. 1 certification organization.
We are internationally known as the most
innovative organization, offering the most flexible and responsive services designed to
meet the clients business needs.
We have highly experienced and technically
competent professional staff with an average length of service of over 10 years.
We have reciprocal agreements with agencies
throughout the world to help customers market their products worldwide.
We are respected for our integrity and our
quality of workmanship.
We are in business to serve the customer.
General
Products can be CSA certified to U.S. standards as identified by the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (OSHA), United States Department of Labor. Products covered
under this certification service require the use of an indicator adjacent to the CSA mark.
The following is a clarification of the various marking options available, depending on
the CSA service selected.
Option A - Compliance to U.S. Standards Only.
The CSA mark shall include the "NRTL" indicator adjacent to the CSA Mark. The
preferred location of the indicator is beneath the CSA Mark, however other adjacent
locations are permitted if this placement is not practical.
Option B - Compliance to both CSA and a U.S.
Standard. The CSA Mark shall include the "NRTL/C" indicator adjacent to the CSA
Mark. The preferred location of the indicator is beneath the CSA Mark, however other
adjacent locations are permitted if this placement is not practical.
For your reference, the CSA Mark
that shows a product has been both tested and approved by CSA for the United States market
is the CSA/nrtl Mark. The CSA Mark showing that a product is for both Canadian and U.S.
markets is the CSA/nrtl/c Mark.
Enterprise Electronics Corporation