UL (Underwriters Laboratories) - A nonprofit corporation engaged in developing standards and testing for safety. Products bearing UL labels have been tested for conformity to UL standards. UL maintains a product surveillance program to ensure continuing conformity to UL standards.
UL LISTED PRODUCT - A product that has been tested and complies to UL requirements for reasonably foreseeable hazards associated with the product and is subject to continuing UL product surveillance. UL authorizes the manufacturer to use the UL Listing mark.
UL RECOGNIZED COMPONENT - A part or subassembly that has been tested and complies to UL requirements for components used in an end product which complies with UL requirements. The component is subject to continuing UL surveillance. UL authorizes the manufacturer to use the UL Recognized mark.CSA (Canadian Standards Association)
A nonprofit voluntary association engaged in standards development and certification activities. A CSA certified electrical product conforms to applicable requirements of the Canadian Electrical Code. Representative prototypes are tested prior to certification and CSA maintains a production surveillance program to ensure continuing conformity.
CRN (Canadian Registration
Services) Statutory Declaration, Registration
of Fitting (Technical
Standards and Safety Act, 2000, and Regulations for Boilers and Pressure
Vessels and CSA Standard B51)
BASEEFA (2001) Ltd. (British Approvals Service for Electrical Equipment in Flammable Atmospheres) The British national testing and certification authority for electrical equipment used in hazardous locations other than mines.
CENELEC (European Committee for Electro-technical Standardization)
An organization comprised of the national electro-technical committees of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. CENELEC coordinates and approves European standards for electrical equipment. Upon approval, a European standard becomes a national standard in each of the participating countries.
ISO 9000 Series
What
is the ISO 9000 Series? The ISO 9000 series of
documents was created by the International Organization for Standardization
to set international requirements for quality management systems. Now adopted
by over 80 countries, use of the series of standards has become commonplace
in the business world.
AS9100
What is AS9100?
AS9100 is the Quality
Systems Aerospace Model for Quality Assurance in Design, Development,
Production, Installation and Servicing. AS9100 was developed using
the ISO 9001, AS9000, and EN9000-1, and builds upon their
requirements to produce a globally-harmonized standard that meets the
requirements of aerospace companies worldwide. The first standard available
for use across the global aerospace community, AS9100 adds the additional
requirements necessary to address both civil and military aviation and
aerospace needs.
CE Mark
What is a CE Mark?
The CE Mark is a mark placed on a product as the manufacturer’s visual
identifier that the product meets the requirements of one or more European
Directives.
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