Alpha Technologies AMPS80 HP - Manual (Page 113)

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11. Certification
About CSA and NRTL
CSA (Canadian Standards Association also known as CSA International) was established
in 1919 as an independent testing laboratory in Canada. CSA received its recognition as an
NRTL (Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory) in 1992 from OSHA (Occupational Safety
and Health Administration) in the United States of America (Docket No. NRTL-2-92). This
was expanded and renewed in 1997, 1999, and 2001. The specific notifications were posted
on OSHA’s official website as follows:
• Federal Register #: 59:40602 - 40609 [08/09/1994]
• Federal Register #: 64:60240 - 60241 [11/04/1999]
• Federal Register #: 66:35271 - 35278 [07/03/2001]
When these marks appear with the indicator “C and US” or “NRTL/C” it means that the
product is certified for both the US and Canadian markets, to the applicable US and Cana-
dian standards. (1)
Alpha rectifier and power system products, bearing the aforementioned CSA marks, are
certified to CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1-07 and UL 60950-1: 2nd Ed.
As part of the reciprocal, US/Canada agreement regarding testing laboratories, the Stan-
dards Council of Canada (Canada’s national accreditation body) granted Underwriters
Laboratories (UL) authority to certify products for sale in Canada. (2)
Only Underwriters Laboratories can grant a licence for the use of this mark, which indicates
compliance with both Canadian and US requirements. (3)
NRTLs capabilities
NRTLs are third party organizations recognized by OSHA, US Department of Labor, under the NRTL pro-
gram.
The testing and certifications are based on product safety standards developed by US based standards
developing organizations and are often issued by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). (4)
The NRTL determines that a product meets the requirements of an appropriate consensus-based product
safety standard either by successfully testing the product itself, or by verifying that a contract laboratory has
done so, and the NRTL certifies that the product meets the requirements of the product safety standard. (4)
Governance of NRTL
The NRTL Program is both national and international in scope with foreign
labs permitted.