NRTL与北美安全认证
时间: 2020-09-18
家用电器进入美国市场前应通过NRTL体系下的北美安全认证。NRTL的全名为“国家认可测试实验室”(Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory),美国劳工部下属的职业安全与健康管理局(OSHA)要求民用或工业用的产品必须经NRTL测试并发证以保证使用者的人身安全。在美国,制造商在市场上合法销售电冰箱就必须按照UL标准对其进行严格的测试。只有通过了NRTL的相关测试,该产品才能在市场上合法销售。
根据美国的法律,只有OSHA才能授权第三方独立实验室作为国家认可实验室。被授权的实验室有权限对产品进行相关检测,并在产品通过所有相关测试后核发相应的产品安全证书。获得授权的国家认可实验室如下:
- Canadian Standards Association (CSA)(also known as CSA International)
- Communication Certification Laboratory, Inc. (CCL)
- Curtis-Straus LLC (CSL)
- FM Approvals LLC (FM)(formerly Factory Mutual Research Corporation)
- Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc. (ITSNA)(formerly ETL)
- MET Laboratories, Inc. (MET)
- NSF International (NSF)
- National Technical Systems, Inc. (NTS)
- QPS Evaluation Services Inc. (QPS)
- SGS U.S. Testing Company, Inc. (SGSUS)(formerly UST-CA)
- Southwest Research Institute (SWRI)
- TUV Rheinland PTL, LLC (TUVPTL)
- TÜV SÜD America, Inc. (TUVAM)
- TÜV SÜD Product Services GmbH (TUVPSG)
- TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc. (TUV)
- Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL)
- Wyle Laboratories, Inc. (WL)