Regulatory ESSENTIAL



Regulatory ESSENTIALS - modular information package with all the essential information for compliant products in your target market. Conveniently read online at Product-Compliance-Portal ROGER WILLCO.

Electrical safety of devices; Electrical safety of equipment; Safety requirements; Electrical shock; Burning behaviour; IP-class; Electrically caused burn; Thermal burn; Sharp edges; Risk of tipping

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Scope: This Regulatory ESSENTIAL describes the US certification requirements for manufacturers and importers of electrical and electronic devices based on OSHA/NFPA/NRTL publications. Not covered by this Regulatory ESSENTIAL: - ExSafe Electrical Devices (see: Regulatory ESSENTIAL ExSafe - Electrical Devices) - Electrical Safety of Machinery (see: Regulatory ESSENTIAL Electrical Safety - Machinery - Electrical safety of consumer and children (toy) products For information about the "Mandatory energy consumption certification for specific consumer and commercial products", please see ESSENTIAL USA ECO DESIGN

Stakeholders: Manufacturer, Importer
Legislation in force: Tiitle 29 - Subtitle B - Chapter XVII - Part 1910 - Subpart S General This subpart addresses electrical safety requirements that are necessary for the practical safeguarding of employees in their workplaces and is divided into four major divisions: (a) Design safety standards for electrical systems (b) Safety-related work practices (c) Safety-related maintenance requirements (d) Safety requirements for special equipment §1910.303 General. (a) Approval. The conductors and equipment required or permitted by this subpart shall be acceptable only if approved, as defined in §1910.399. See: Hints Laws and Electrical Codes of the US states

Application national: Manufacturer, Importer USA, Electrical Safety of devices/appliances, OSHA, NRTLs

Countries: Image for US USA - United States of America,  
Comment on the comparability to EU legislation: Not comparable to the EU LVD legislation....
Status: Published 2020-09-23 by Anette Dunkel-Reinboth and Michael Loerzer
Last change 2024-09-03 by Anette Dunkel-Reinboth: FTA/MRA status with EU, Electrical safety
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Scope of this ESSENTIAL
This Regulatory ESSENTIAL describes the US certification requirements for manufacturers and importers of electrical and electronic devices based on OSHA/NFPA/NRTL publications.

Not covered by this Regulatory ESSENTIAL:
- ExSafe Electrical Devices (see: Regulatory ESSENTIAL ExSafe - Electrical Devices)
- Electrical Safety of Machinery (see: Regulatory ESSENTIAL Electrical Safety - Machinery
- Electrical safety of consumer and children (toy) products

For information about the "Mandatory energy consumption certification for specific consumer and commercial products", please see
ESSENTIAL USA ECO DESIGN'

Abbreviations
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Important abbreviations which are special for this legislation or theme.

Analysis of regulatory requirements

Legislation in force for this PCT
Here you will get related hyperlink(s)

Are legal provisions regulates the product compliance topic? If yes, what is the reference (title, number)?

Legislation in force for this PCT
Here you will get textual information

Are legal provisions regulates the product compliance topic? If yes, what is the reference (title, number)?

Responsible actors
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Which actor(s) are responsible for compliance with the legal provisions: e. g. - economic operators (manufacturer, importer, distributor, fulfilment service provider), - user (commercial/industrial/professional), - user (private, consumer)?

Regulatory market access conditions for the actor(s)
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What are the main regulatory requirements (e. g. conformity assessment fulfilment of essential requirements of Annex I 2006/42/EC) prior placing on the market, importation and putting into service (brief description)

Penalty by this legislation
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What are the possible penalties (e. g. sales ban, fines) in the case of non-compliance?

Exemption clauses
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Exempted devices/products or industry sectors.

Sub-federal legislation of states/counties
Here you will get textual information

E. g. by 2019 an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) on governance of the Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS) has been signed by Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania.

Sub-federal legislation of states/counties
Here you will get related hyperlink(s)

E. g. by 2019 an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) on governance of the Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS) has been signed by Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania.

FTA/MRA status with EU
Here you will get a linked document in ROGER WILLCO
(only reachable with additional ROGER WILLCO license)

Has the country signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) or a Mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with EU?

FTA/MRA status with EU
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Has the country signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) or a Mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with EU?

Market surveillance authority
Here you will get textual information

Name of the authority for market surveillance and/or enforcement

Link/Reference to other reference document(s)
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(only reachable with additional ROGER WILLCO license)

Comment on the comparability to EU legislation
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Hints
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Route to compliance

Formal and administrative requirements

Registration at related authority required?
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Product registration? Manufacturer registration? Importer / Representative registration? if required.

Local representative legally required?
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[Yes/No]

Hints
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Equipment authorization (approval process)

Approval process (conformity assessment procedure)
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Means each legally required approval process prior placing on the market, importation or putting into service

Is the IECEE CB Scheme accepted by the authority/approval body?
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"[Yes/ No / no information available] [Text] Information (website)"

Conformance document(s) to show compliance to the authority
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e. g. SDoC, technical documentation (for 10 years), filled-in approval forms (e. g. ACMA in AUT)

Conformance document validity and renewal
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Validity for Conformance document name mentioned. For mandatory certification validity is important.

Which documents are required by an approval body?
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e .g. formal application

Is a factory inspection legally required
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Hint to voluntary certification scheme
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If a important voluntary certification schemes exists, one link will be given. Important voluntary schemes are for example: UL, CSA, VCCI (Japan)

Hints
Here you will get related hyperlink(s)

Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Testing & Standards

Specific requirements for testing
Here you will get related hyperlink(s)

e. g. is an accredited test lab. mandatory, limits, test samples, product description

General information to the application of standards
Here you will get textual information

e. g. China: GB standards are mandatory, EU: harmonized standards shall be published in the OJEU with respect to "presumption of conformity"

National Standardisation Organisation
Here you will get related hyperlink(s)

Link to organisation

Are national standards based on IEC/ISO standards?
Here you will get textual information

Undetailed information

Is in-country testing legally required?
Here you will get textual information

Acceptance of foreign test reports
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Regulatory labelling, markings and user information

Regulatory label (mandatory)
Here you will get textual information

e. g. product label

Regulatory e-labelling allowed?
Here you will get textual information

e. g. put the regulatory information and labels in a software menu

Required information on the product and/or packaging
Here you will get textual information

e. g. address of the manufacturer/importer, serial number

User instructions language(s)
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Regulated by the legal provisions

User instruction requirements and specific compliance notes
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Form, sentence inside, simple text. E. g. FCC/ISED compliance information, SAR information, battery, environmental information like waste

Digital user documentation allowed?
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User instructions allowed by QR-Code/internet or digital medium or integrated in device with display? Safety instruction allowed by QR-Code or digital medium?

Warnings, symbols
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e. g. ANSI Z 535.4

Hints
Here you will get a image or chart

Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes


Code, ContinentUSA, North America
Economic Area
Official LanguageThe United States of America doesn’t have an official language on the federal level. They do use English as the primary language for official documents and publications, legislation, orders, regulations and rulings. The states with English as the only official language are: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming. Puerto Rico has declared Spanish the principal language, but both English and Spanish are official languages. In the US Virgin Islands, only English is official, while American Samoa has English and Samoan. Guam has English and Chamorro has official languages and in the Northern Mariana Islands, English, Chamorro and Carolinian are official.
Standard InstituteAmerican National Standards Institute - ANSI | https://ansi.org/
HS CodememberYes, since 1970






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