SGS, the world’s leading
inspection, verification, testing, and certification company, has gained Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) recognition for its Electrical & Electronic (E&E) product
testing facilities – expanding the scope of its global Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory (NRTL) network.
The announcement comes as SGS opens a new NRTL testing laboratory in Aix-en-Provence, France.
OSHA aims to ensure
safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and
enforcing standards. It requires that all E&E products used in the
workplace must be tested and certified to
OSHA safety specifications, by a NRTL, before they can be sold on the US market.
These standards include those from
the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and the Underwriters
Laboratory (UL).
“We are proud that our state-of-the-art testing
facilities and services across the globe have gained this additional recognition
from OSHA and to have expanded our global network through a new NRTL in France.
We’ve also extended our expertise in electric kitchen appliances and heaters with
the addition of gas-fired product testing to our NRTL scope. At SGS, we are
also one of the first to receive OSHA recognition for UL 2524 – the standard for
In-building 2-way Emergency Radio Communication
Enhancement Systems,” said John Ciliege, Global Head
of NRTL, SGS.
SGS’s expanded scope now includes:
- UL 22 – Standard for Amusement and Gaming Machines
- UL 430 – Electric Waste Disposers
- UL 466 – Standard for Electric Scales
- UL 574 – Standard for Electric Oil Heaters
- UL 826 – Standard for Electric Clocks
- UL 1740 – Robots and Robotic Equipment
- UL 2524 – In-building 2-way Emergency Radio Communication Enhancements Systems
- ANSI Z83.26 – Gas-fired Outdoor Infrared Patio Heater
- ANSI Z21.58 – Outdoor Cooking Gas Appliances
- ANSI Z21.89 – Outdoor Cooking Speciality Gas Appliances
- ANSI Z83.7 – American National Standards/CSA Standard for Gas-fired construction heaters
- ANSI Z21.1 – Household Cooking Gas Appliances
Items highlighted in
bold are exclusive to SGS.
These standards include those from the
American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and the Underwriters Laboratory
(UL).
SGS Electrical & Electronic Product Services
As the world’s leader in third party testing SGS
has the global knowledge and local expertise to help you achieve compliance
with Electrical & Electronics regulations covering product safety, EMC,
hazardous substances (RoHS, REACH, SVHC, Prop 65 etc.), energy efficiency,
Ecodesign, ErP, performance and reliability as well as with many other consumer
product related requirements. Whether you are in need of testing or services in
the fields of inspection, certification, compliance assurance, outsourcing,
training or auditing SGS is ideally positioned to satisfy your needs. Discover
more at www.sgs.com/ee.
For further information
contact:
Silke Hilmer
Global Marketing
Manager
SGS Consumer &
Retail
E: crs.media@sgs.com
About
SGS
SGS is the world’s
leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is
recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 94,000
employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,600 offices and laboratories around
the world.