Safety Agency Options
At Enterprise Electronics Corporation...we have had extensive experience
with many of the domestic and international safety agency approval options. It is hoped
that this brief overview will provide our customers with a better understanding of these
options. Should you have any questions, please contact engineering at eng@entcorp.com. Thank you.
Safety Agency
Organizations
Safety Agency Standard Numbers
Safety Agency Standard Costs
Summary
Safety Agency
Organizations:
USA Agencies:
Currently there are several testing laboratories that have been designated by the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as nationally recognized testing
laboratories ("NRTL"). The majority of our customers require full UL approval of
their products. For your reference, we have listed below the address and telephone numbers
of UL's Headquarters in Northbrook, Illinois.
| Underwriters Laboratories Inc. |
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| 333 Pfingsten Road |
| Northbrook, Illinois 60062 |
| Telephone #: 847.272.8800 |
| Fax #: 847.272.8129 |
| Web Site: www.ul.com |
In October 1992, Underwriters Laboratories Inc. was granted official status by
the Standards Council of Canada to conduct tests and issue certifications to Canadian
National Standards. As a result of this change, it is now possible to send product to
either CSA or UL for testing and approval to Canadian Standards.
Canadian Agencies:
In Canada the main safety approval agency is the Canadian Standards Association. We deal
directly with the CSA office in Toronto, Canada. For your reference, below is the address
and telephone numbers of this office.
| Canadian Standards Association |
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| 178 Rexdale Blvd. |
| Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada M9W lR3 |
| Tele #: 416.747.4000 Fax #: 416.747.4149 |
| Web Site: www.scc.ca |
As mentioned above, UL has been granted permission to test to Canadian Standards
and give their approval. Adapters that have been so approved carry the cUL mark and
transformers will have the cUR mark.
European Agencies:
For European product approvals we use TUV Product Service Inc. in Danvers, MA which is a
subsidiary of TUV Product Service GmbH. TUV Product Service Inc. is authorized to test and
issue GS-mark certificates when testing products to European standards (i.e. VDE, IEC,
EN). We also use TUV Product Service Inc. when we require CE certification to Low Voltage
(73/23/EEC) and EMC (89/336/EEC) Directives. For your reference we have listed below the
address and telephone numbers of TUV Product Service Inc.
| TUV Product Service Inc. |
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| 5 Cherry Hill Drive |
| Danvers, MA 01923 |
| Telephone #: 508.777.7999 |
| Fax #: 508.777.8441 |
| Web Site: www.tuvps.com |
Japanese Agencies:
In Japan the main safety approval agency is the Japan Electrical Testing Laboratory (JET).
We deal directly with the JET office in Tokyo. For your reference, we have listed below
the address and telephone numbers of this office.
| Japan Electrical Testing Laboratory |
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| 5-14-12 Yoyogi |
| Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151 |
| JAPAN |
| Fax #: 81.33468.9090 |
Australian Agencies:
For product requiring Australian approvals we Testing & Certification Australia. They
are authorized to evaluate and issue certifications when testing to Standards Association
of Australia (SAA) standards. For your reference, we have listed below their address and
telephone number.
| Testing & Certification Australia |
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| 14 Nelson Street Chatsworth |
| Sydney 2067, Australia |
| Telephone #: 61.2.410.5129 |
| Fax #: 61.2.415.1567 |
| Web Site: www.standards.com.au |
United Kingdom Agencies:
For product requiring BSI approvals we use both TUV Product Service Inc. and British
Standards Institution, Certification & Assessment Department. For your reference, we
have listed the BSI address and telephone numbers below.
| British Standards Institution |
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| Marylands Ave., Hemel Hempstead |
| Hertfordshire, HP2 4SQ, England |
| Telephone #: 44.442.230442 |
| Fax #: 44.442.232442 |
| Web Site: www.bsi.org.uk |
British Approvals Board for Telecommunications, commonly known as BABT, was
founded in 1982 as a self financing non-profit making company. BABT was founded as an
approval body for telecommunications equipment that was to be connected to the public
telecommunications systems. Contact information is as follows:
| British Approvals Board for Telecommunications |
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| Claremount House |
| 34 Molesey Road |
| Hersham, Walton-On-Thames |
| Surrey KT12 4RQ, United Kingdom |
| Tele #: 44.1932.222289 |
| Fax #: 44.1932.229756 |
| Web Site: www.babt.co.uk |
Safety
Agency Standard Numbers:
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| Underwriters Laboratories: |
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UL 114 – Electric Office Appliances and Business Equipment
UL 478 – Information Processing and Business Equipment
UL 506 – Specialty Transformers
UL 544 – Medical and Dental Equipment
UL 697 – Toy Transformers
UL 1012 – Power Units Other Than Class 2
UL 1037 – Anti-theft Alarms and Devices
UL 1236 – Electric Battery Chargers
UL 1262 – Laboratory Equipment
UL 1310 – Class 2 Power Units
UL 1409 – Low Voltage Video Products w/o Cathode Ray Tube Displays
UL 1411 – Transformers Used in Radio and TV
UL 1446 – Insulation Systems, Electrical
UL 1459 – Telephone Equipment
UL 1481 – Power Supplies for Fire Protective Signaling
UL 1585 – Class 2 and Class 3 Transformers
UL 1950 – Safety of Information Technology Equipment
| Canadian Standards Association: |
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CSA C22.2 No. 1 – Radio, Television and Electronic Apparatus
CSA C22.2 No. 66 – Specialty Transformers
CSA C22.2 No. 107 – Rectifying Equipment
CSA C22.2 No. 125 – Electromechanical Equipment
CSA C22.2 No. 143 – Office Machines
CSA C22.2 No. 173 – Transformers for Toy and Hobby Use
CSA C22.2 No. 220 – Information Processing and Business Equipment
CSA C22.2 No. 223 – Power Supplies with Extra Low Voltage Class Outputs
CSA C22.2 No. 950 – Safety of Information Technology Equipment
| International: |
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VDE 0551 – Safety Transformers
VDE 0730 – Electric Motor-Operated Appliances
VDE 0804 – Telecommunications Equipment
VDE 0805 – EDP Equipment
VDE 0806 – Office Machines
IEC 65 – Household Apparatus (EN60065)
IEC 380 – Office Business Machines (EN60380)
IEC 601/1 – Electromedical Equipment (EN60601)
IEC 950 – Information Technology Equipment (EN60950)
IEC 335-1 – Safety of Households & Similar Electrical Appliances (EN60335-1)
Safety Agency Standard
Costs:
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When obtaining a print from customers, we must know if the part has any safety
agency considerations. If a Safety Agency is involved, we then need to know if the part is
to be built to meet a specific standard or if it is to be approved to the standard. In
both cases we need to know what the actual standard number is. As you can tell from the
preceding list, there are many standards that could apply from either UL, CSA, or various
international standards, each with their own very different costs.
Following is a list of the most common transformer agency standards with
approximate costs from the individual agencies. Please understand that these costs can
change according to number of inputs, number of outputs, construction, fusing, and etc.
All figures are in USD$s.
UL 506 = Specialty Transformers
Costs $2,000 and takes about six weeks
Equivalent CSA standard is C22.2 No. 66
Costs $ 1,400 and takes about two months
UL 1585 = Class 2 and Class 3 Transformers
Costs $4,000 and takes about two months
Equivalent CSA standard is C22.2 No. 66
Costs $3,000 and takes about two months
UL 1411 = Transformers Used in Radio and TV
Costs $3,000 and takes about two months
Note. . . "Construction Only" costs $1,500 and takes one month
UL 1310 = Class 2 Power Units
Costs $4,500 and takes about two months
Equivalent CSA standard is C22.2 No. 223
Costs $4,000 and takes about two months
TUV approvals for Direct Plug-in Transformer Units costs $3,000 and take about
one month. Common standards are IEC 335, and DIN VDE #0700.
SAA approvals cost A$4,800 and take one month. The standard number is AS3108.
Summary:
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Enterprise engineers will be glad to assist customers in obtaining any agency
approval. Once a design has been completed and the customer has supplied written approval
to submitted samples, we can approach the Safety Agency for an estimated approval cost.
The customer would then issue a purchase order for the estimated charges. Enterprise will
complete the approval process and bill the customer per the agency's final invoice (we
charge no additional fees).
Also, please be aware of Enterprise's ability to have UL get Canadian
certifications without a separate CSA submission (cUL), thus substantially decreasing
total agency approval costs. This new program is a result of the Standards Council of
Canada granting to UL their Canadian Certification Organization and Testing Organization
status, which accredits UL to conduct tests and issue certifications to Canadian National
Standards. We have literature that goes into greater detail on this available for
distribution.
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