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  • IECC - International Electrical Certification Centre Ltd, Your partner for EMC & Safety Testing
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  • Curtis-Straus (Boston-based NRTL Offering NEBS 1089 & 63)
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  Product Safety Resources

  • A2LA - American Association for Laboratory Accreditation
  • ABINEE - Ass'n of Brazilian Industries for Electrical & Electronic Equipment)
  • ABNT - Associacion Brasileira de Normas Technicas
  • ACIL - National Trade Ass'n for Test Labs
  • ADLNB - now known as R&TTE Compliance Ass'n.
  • AENOR - Spanish Testing and Standards Org (in Spanish)
  • AFNOR - Testing & Cert. Organization)
  • APAVE - (A French Testhouse)
  • ANCE - Asociacion Nacional de Normalizacion y Certificacion del Sector Electrico (Mexico - in Spanish)
  • ANSI - American National Standards Institute
  • ASSE - American Society of Safety Engineers
  • ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials
  • A-Pex International (Japan, Test Lab, mostly in Japanese)
  • AQSIQ - State General Administration for Quality Supervision and Inspection and Quarantine (China)
  • Assessment Services (formerly) - now TUVPS-UK TUV-Product Services

  • Associated Research (Dielectric Test Equipment)

  • Standards Australia
  • Austest Laboratories (Australia - Test Lab)
  • BALSO - Bay Area Laser Safety Officers (California)
  • BAPCO - A Provider of Product Safety Test Equipment
  • BEAB - British Electrotechnical Approvals Board
  • BEC - Belgian Electrotechnical Committee
  • BfG - BerufsGennosenschaft der Feinmechanic & Electrotechnik (Germany)
  • BIS - Bureau of Indian Standards
  • BSI - British Standards Institution
  • BSMI - Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection - (Taiwan Safety and EMC Testing)
  • BSN - Badan Standardisasi Nasional (Indonesian Standards Board)
  • CANENA - Council for Harmonization of Electrotechnical Standardization of the Nations of the Americas
  • CB Scheme - The IEC Scheme for Testing and Certification
  • CB Scheme - Full Certification System (CB-FCS) Mutual Acceptance of Conformity Assessment Certificates
  • CCAF - CENELEC Conformity Assessment Forum (Replaces ELSECOM)
  • CCC - China Compulsory Certification
  • CCEE - China Commission for Conformity Certification of Electrical Equipment - links to CB Scheme Information
  • CCIC - Cnina National Import and Export Commodities Inspection Corporation
  • CCL - Communication Certification Laboratory
  • CDRH - Center for Devices and Radiological Health (FDA)
  • CE - Compliance Engineering Magazine
  • CEI - Italian Electrotechnical Commission
  • CEN - Comite European de Normalisation (European Committee for Standardization)
  • CENELEC - Comite European de Normalisation Electrotechnique
  • CEOC - European Confederation of Organisations for Testing, Inspection, Certification and Prevention
  • CEPEL - Centro de Pequisas de Energia Electrica (Brazil)
  • CEPREI - China Electronic Product Reliablility and Environmental Research Institute (Safety & EMC Testing + CB Scheme Test Lab)
  • CERTIF - Associacao para a Certificacao de Produto (Portugal, Test Lab)
  • CESI - Centro Elettrotecnico Sperimentale Italiano (Test Lab - Italy)
  • CESI - Chinese Electronic Standardization and Quality Information Network
  • CETECOM, S.A.(Telecom Test Lab - Spain)
  • Christie's List - Internet Health & Safety Resources ((3000+ Links)
  • CIQ SA - State Administration of Import and Export Commodity Inspection of The People's Republic of China
  • CGSB - Canadian General Standards Board
  • CNCA - China National Regulatory Commission for Certification and Accreditation
  • Conformity Assessment (An EOTC Portal Site)
  • Cosmos (Japan - Test Lab)
  • CPSC - Consumer Product Safety Commission Website
  • CPSC-PSC - CPSC's Product Safety Circle
  • CQC - China Quality Certification Center for Import and Export Commodities

  • CSA - CSA International

  • CSBTS - China State Bureau of Technical Supervision
  • CSNI - Czech Standards Institute (Czech Republic)

  • CS - Curtis-Straus (Boston-based NRTL offering NEBS 1089 and 63)

  • DELTA - Danish Electronics, Light & Acoustics (Danish Test Lab)
  • DEMKO A/S - Danish Test Lab (a UL International subsidiary)
  • DIN - Deutsches Institut fur Normung
  • Document Center - Online Catalog & Inventory of Standards
  • DS - Dansk Standard (Danish Standards Ass'n)
  • DSM - Department of Standards Malaysia
  • DZNM - State Office for Standardization and Metrology (Croatia)

  • ED&D - Educated Design & Development (Product Safety Test Equipment)

  • ECMA - European Organization for Standardizing Information & Communication Systems
  • EFTA - European Free Trade Association
  • EIA - Electronic Industries Alliance (see Engineering Dept. Link)
  • Electrical Contractor Network (re NEC matters, esp. see Electrical Safety Forum)
  • ELOT - Hellenic Organization for Standardization (Greece)
  • ENEC - European Norms Electrical Certification

  • Entela, Inc.: Int'l Certification Services, CE Mark Assistance, NRTL, CB Scheme, SCC

  • EOTC - European Organization for Testing & Certification
  • EPL Ltd. (Telecommunications Testing, UK)
  • ERA Technology Ltd. (U.K.)
  • ERAC - Electrical Regulatory Authorities Council (Australia - NZ)

  • Ergonomics Inc. - Product Safety Test Equipment, Calibration & Consulting Services

  • ESC - Eisner Safety Consultants (Specialties: Electromedical [60601-1], CE Marking & Quality Systems)

  • ESS - Energy Safety Services (New Zealand Safety Resources)
  • ETSI - European Telecommunications Standards Institute
  • EUROLAB - Association of 2000* European Testing Laboratories
  • Europa - The European Commission's Web Server
  • European Union -Delegation of the EC to the U.S.
  • Europort - A Standards Source
  • EVS - Estonian Centre for Standardisation
  • Ex Scheme - IEC's Ex Scheme for Assessment of Equipment for Explosive Atmospheres

  • FEMAC - Access to International Approvals

  • Factory Mutual Research - NRTL and World Leader in Loss Prevention Technologies

  • SGS FIMKO - Finnish Test Agency
  • Finnish Standards Association (SFS) (multi-lingual)
  • FONDONORMA - Venezuela Standards and Certification Organization
  • FORBAIRT/NETC Home Page (Irish Test Agency)
  • GASTEC - Gas Appliance Testing (Dutch Test Agency)
  • GHTF - Global Harmonization Task Force (Fosters harmonization of the regulation of medical devices)
  • GNBS - Guyana National Bureau of Standards
  • GOST - GOSSTANDART (Russia - Standards & Certification))
  • GTIHEA - Guangzhou Testing & Inspection Institute for Household Electrical Appliances (China)
  • GTW - George T. Willingmyre Assoc's (Standards matters)
  • HAR - The HAR program for Harmonized Cordage
  • HAZLOC - Hazardous Locations & Ex Marking (A MetaSite courtesy of Swansea Consulting - Toronto)
  • HAZLOC - Glossaryof HAZLOC "Zone" Terms
  • HAZLOC Technical Resources (Courtesy of Crouse-Hinds)
  • Intrinsic Safety Circuit Design - A 6-part course (Courtesy of Crouse-Hinds)
  • Hazardous Locations - Introduction courtesy of OSHA
  • HKSTC - Hong Kong Standards & Testing Centre Ltd.
  • Hong Kong Safety Institute
  • Horrocks Technology - A source for EC Documents, Telecom & More (U.K.)
  • HSI - Hungarian Standards Institution (MSZT)
  • IAEI - International Association of Electrical Inspectors
  • IAF - International Accreditation Forum (Worldwide Organization)
  • IAS - International Approval Services for Gas & Electric Products (A CSA Int'l divsion)
  • IBN - Belgian Institute for Standardization (in French and Dutch)
  • ICONTEC - Instituto de Columbiano de Normas Technicas y Certification
  • ICPHSO - International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization
  • IEC - International Electrotechnical Commission
  • IEC - USNC (the United States National Committee of the IEC)

  • IECC - International Electrical Certification Centre Ltd; Your partner for EMC & Safety Testing

  • IECEE - IEC System for Conformity Testing and Certification of Electrical Equipment (CB Scheme, CB-FCS Scheme, etc.)
  • IECEx - IEC Scheme for Certification to Standards for Explosive Atmospheres
  • IECQ - The IEC's Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components
  • IG - Instituto Giordano S.P.A. - Italian Test Lab
  • IHS - Information Handling Services (A Document & DataBase Source)
  • IMQ - Instituto Italiano Del Marchio Di Qualita' (in Italian - 7/97)
  • INEN - Instituto Ecuatoriano de Normalizacion (Ecuador, in Spanish)
  • INN - Instituto Nacional de Normalizacion (Chile, in Spanish)

  • IPSN - Int'l Product Safety News

  • IPSB - Int'l Product Safety Bookshop

  • IPQ - Instituto Portuguesa da Qualidade (Portugal)
  • IPT - Instituto de Pequisas Technologicas (Brazilian Test Lab)
  • IRAM - Instituto Argentino de Normalizacion
  • ISA (Check the Standards & Practices link)
  • ISO - International Standards Organization
  • ISO 17025 ( Guide 25 ) Home Page - Laboratory Accreditation
  • ISUG - Impact of Standards Users Group
  • ITIC - Information Technology Industry Council (formerly CBEMA)

  • ITS - Intertek Testing Services (ITS) ETL SEMKO (NRTL, CB Scheme, CE Marking)

  • JIS - Japan Industrial Standards Committee (Primary Site)
  • KAITECH - Korean Test Agency (in Korean)
  • KATS - Korean Agency for Technology and Standards
  • KEBS - Kenya Bureau of Standards
  • KEMA - (The Netherlands Test Agency)
  • KETI - Korean Electrical Testing Institute (in Korean)
  • KEUR - Keurmerkinstitut Konsumerprodukten (the Netherlands)
  • KEYMARK - A European Third-party Mark for Compliance with Harmonized Standards
  • KOSHA - Korea Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • KTL - Kingston Telecommunications Lab (UK, US, Canada)
  • KTL - Korea Test Lab (test lab of KAITECH)
  • LAP - Laboratorio Accreditato de Prova (Accredited Testing Lab, Italy)
  • LaserNet - Laser & Laser Safety Resources (Courtesy of Rockwell)
  • LCIE - Laboratorie Central des Industries Electricques (France - Test Lab)
  • LGA - Landesgewerbeanstalt Bayern (A German Test Lab)
  • LGAI - Labatori General de Assaigs i Investigations (Spanish test lab)
  • LIA - Laser Institute of America (Laser Safety Guide)
  • LOVAG - Low Voltage Agreement Group (EU inter-test agency agreement for low voltage testing)
  • LT - Lithuanian Standards Board
  • LTAI - Laboratory of Automatic Identification Technology (Poland - ITE Testing Dept.)

  • M.A. Lamothe & Associates, Inc. (Product Safety & EMC Approvals - CSA, UL, TUV + CE)

  • MEEI - Hungarian Institute for Testing and Certification of Electrical Equipment
  • MET - MET Laboratories, Inc.
  • METI - Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan - formerly MITI)
  • MIL - A DoD / MIL Standards Search Site
  • MSA - Malta Standardisation Authority
  • MSHA - Mine Safety and Health Administration
  • MTL-ACTS - MTL-ACTS, Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services
  • NACLA - National Cooperation for Laboratory Accreditation
  • NASFM - National Assoc. of State Fire Marshals>
  • NCSCI - National Center for Standards and Certification Information (NIST)
  • NEC - Mike Holt's NEC Internet Connection
  • NEC -NEC Direct (NFPA's site for the Electrical Industry)
  • NEC - Newton's International Electrical Journal (NEC and related matters)
  • NEC - Joe Tedesco's NEC Electrical Inspection Information
  • NEC ERB - Electrical Resource Board 2 (For NEC Questions)
  • NEK - Norsk Elektroteknisk Komite (Norway - in Norwegian)
  • NEMA - National Electrical Manufacturer's Ass'n

  • NEMKO - World-wide regulatory compliance testing and certification

  • NESF - National Electrical Safety Foundation (U.S.)
  • NETA - InterNational Electrical Testing Association
  • NFPA - National Fire Protection Association
  • NHTSA - National Highway Transportation Safety Agency
  • NIST - National Institute of Standards & Technology (Main website)
  • NIST - Conformity Assessment site
  • NIST - Global Standards Program
  • NIST - Office of Standards Services
  • NLSI - National Lightning Safety Institute
  • NEN - Netherlands Standarization Institute (was NNI)
  • NRTL - Nationally Recognized Testing Labs (includes scope of recognitions)
  • NSAI - National Standards Authority of Ireland
  • NSC - National Safety Council
  • NSF International
  • NSF - Norges Standiseringsforbund (Norway Standards Organization)
  • NSSN - National Standards System Network
  • NVLAP - NIST's Laboratory Accreditation Program
  • OESS - Office of Electricity Standards and Safety (Tasmania)
  • OSHA Web Site
  • OSHA's Salt Lake City Tech Center ( Alphabetical Subject Index)
  • OSHA - 29 CFR 1910, Subpart S - Electrical
  • OVE - Austria (Standardization, Testing & Certification Org.)
  • PSB - Singapore Productivity and Standards Board

  • PSI - Product Safety Int'l (Expediting UL, CSA & other NRTL Approvals since 1984)

  • Product Safety Online - Recalls, Risk Assessment, etc. (Bill Kitzes)
  • PTB - Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt (Germany)
  • QAS - Quality Assurance Services Pty. Ltd. (Australian Test Lab)
  • RWTUV - Rheinisch-Westfalischer TUV (Germany)
  • SABS - South African Bureau of Standards
  • SASMO - Syrian Arab Organization for Standards and Metrology
  • SASO - Saudi Arabian Standards Organization
  • SAQI -State Administration of Import and Export Commodity Inspection of the P.R.C. (China)
  • SBCCI - Southern Building Code Congress Int'l (Large collection of links to building code org's)
  • SBS - Seychelles Bureau of Standards
  • SCC - Standards Council of Canada
  • SEC - La Superintencia de Electricidad y Combustibles (Chile)
  • SEE - Service de l'Energie de l'Etat (Luxembourg)
  • SEK - Swedish Electrotechnical Commission (in Swedish)
  • SEMI - Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Int'l (Standards' Page)
  • SEMKO - Home Page (Sweden - An Intertek Testing Services company)
  • SES - Standards Engineering Society
  • SESKO - Finnish Electrotechnical Std's Ass'n
  • SEV - Swiss Electrotechnical Association
  • SGS Group - Societe Generale de Surveillance Holding S.A.
  • SGS U.S. Testing - SGS U.S. Testing Company, Inc.)
  • SII - Standards Institution of Israel
  • SIQ - Slovenian Institute of Quality and Metrology
  • SIRA Test & Certification Ltd. (U.K.)
  • SIRIM - Standards & Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia
  • SIS - Swedish Standards Institute
  • SIST / SMIS Slovenian Institute for Standardization (and related entities)
  • SLSI - Sri Lanka Standards Institution
  • SNIMA - Service de Normalisation Industrielle Marocaine (Standards Org., in French)
  • SNV - Swiss Association for Standardization (Schweizerische Normen Vereinigung
  • SNZ - Standards New Zealand
  • Slaughter Co. (Dielectric Test Equipment)
  • SP - Swedish National Testing & Research Institute
  • SSS - System Safety Society
  • Safety Critical Systems Club & Hazards Forum (IEE - UK)
  • STAMEQ - Vietnam Directorate for Standards and Quality (also has TCVN - Vietnam Standards)
  • STRI - Icelandic Council for Standardization (some English)
  • SUTN - Slovak Institute for Standardization
  • TAC/THK - Telecommunications Administration Centre, Finland
  • TISI - Thai Industrial Standards Institute
  • TestMark Labs (An (ITS ETL SEMKO Co.)
  • TMO - TMO Update (A Conformity Assessment Newsletter)

  • TRL Compliance Services, Ltd. (A UK test-organization for Safety Testing & more)

  • TSE - Turk Standardslari Enstitusu (in Turkish)
  • TTBS - Trinidad & Tobago Bureau of Standards
  • TUKES - Safety Technology Authority (Finland)
  • TUV America
  • TUV Austria
  • TUV Essen

  • TUV Product Service (Testing & Certification, CE Marking, NRTL, EMC & ISO 9000 Registration)

  • TUV Rheinland - World Headquarters, Cologne, Germany

  • TUV Rheinland of N.A., Inc.(Testing & Certification, NRTL, CE Marking, ISO9000)

  • UC - UCIEE, Uniao Certificadora (Brazil, Certification & Test Lab)

  • UL - Underwriters Laboratories Inc.(a NRTL offering global conformity assessment services)

  • ULC - Underwriters Laboratories of Canada (a UL affiliate)
  • UNBS - Uganda National Bureau of Standards
  • UNI - Italian National Standards Body
  • USFA - U.S. Fire Administration (Fire Resources and Statistics)
  • US DoD - U.S. Department of Defense ( DoD ) MIL Standards Resource
  • UTE - Union technique del' Electricite (in French)
  • VDE - Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker Testing & Certification Inst.
  • VNIIS - All-Russian Scientific and Research Institute for Certification of GOSSTANDARDT of Russia
  • WCL - WCL Corp. (Assists with HazLoc & Intrinsic Safety Approvals)
  • Wyle Laboratories
  • WSSN - World Standards Services Network (A site linking to many of the World's Standards Organizations)
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  Safety Articles, FAQs, MRAs, etc.

  • IPSB - Int'l Product Safety Bookshop

  • IPSN - Int'l Product Safety News

  • Safety Scheme Changing in Japan (April 2001)
  • DENAN - Japan Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law (An overview, courtesy of Tom Sato)
  • DENAN - Japan Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law (12 Authorative Documents - located in center of that page)
  • Guide to the Implementation of Directives Based on a New Approach and Global Approach - 1999 Edition (Final Version)"
  • New Approach (Cooperative site of the European Commission, CEN, CENELEC, EFTA and ETSI)
  • Aluminum Wiring Information Website
  • Aluminum Wiring Info (Do I have it and what should I do?)
  • American Access to the European Standardization Process (ANSI)
  • Global Action Report (ANSI)
  • Amish Buggy Safety (Electrical Lighting & Markings)
  • Argentina - Resolucion No. 92 - 18 FEB 98 (in Spanish, Boletin Oficial No. 28.839)(in ASCII)
  • Argentina - Resolucion No. 92 - 18 FEB 98 (in Spanish, Boletin Oficial No. 28.839)(in .rtf format)
  • ATEX - Atmospheres Explosibles, A Brief Guide to the ATEX World (Directive 94/9/EC)
  • ATEX Application Note (Courtesy of Bill Lowers, WCL Corp.)
  • BABT Logos for downloading (Hi Resolution)
  • CE Forum West - A UK Compliance Club (for CE Marking Issues)
  • CE Marking Guide (by Amplicon - UK)
  • CE Mark Requirements For Machinery (A report courtesy of BICON GmbH)
  • CENELEC Fact Sheets on MRAs in the Electrotechnical Area 7/2001
  • Standards and Technical Regulations Directorate - UK Dept. of Trade and Industry (a great collection of pdf documents addressing CE Marking concerns)
  • Useful Facts in Relation to the Machinery Directive (256 pgs. pdf file)
  • CEOC Position Paper on Marks and Markings On Products 29.11.2000 (Courtesy of CEOC)
  • Certification Markings (for approx. 19 Countries)
  • Certification Markings (examples for approx. 14 Countries)
  • A Collection of Symbols (240 Symbols - Courtesy of Cellotape)
  • Capacitors for RFI Suppression of the AC Link: Basic Facts (Courtesy of Evox-Rifa)
  • Conformance (UK) - An Introduction to CE Marking
  • CE Marking (a collection of Graphics Files for the CE Marking)
  • Conformity - An E-mail Newsletter re conformity-assessment
  • Directory of U.S. Private Sector Product Certification Programs, NIST SP-903 (Scope, Contacts, Marks)
  • TICQA - Testing-Inspection- Certification-Quality Assurance Data Base (for EU) by EOTC (very comprehensive)
  • Electrical Safety World - for Kids (Courtesy Sierra-Pacific Power Co.)
  • Electrocution - Graphic Photos of Man VS 16.6KV Power Lines
  • Worker Deaths by Electrocution (A CDC - NIOSH Document)
  • Electrical Safety Handbook (Courtesy of U.S. Dept. of Energy)
  • Enclosure Comparison Chart, NEMA Designations vs (IEC) IP Designations (Courtesy of UL)
  • NEMA Enclosures - Definitions
  • NEMA Application Guide for Enclosures
  • NEMA Application Guides (Courtesy Copies of Most Guides)
  • EU Reference to Harmonized Standards (Extensive & Authoritive Guide to EC Directives and Standards)
  • EU Policy Areas and Industry Sectors - Index
  • EUR-LEX - Official Journal (OJ) of the European Communities
  • EU List of Member States
  • FAQs Directory (the Internet FAQ Consortium)
  • FAQ - Car Battery FAQ, by Bill Darden
  • FAQ - Deep Cycle Battery FAQ, by Bill Darden
  • FAQ - Sources of EMC and Safety Compliance Information (Part 1 - text version, by Bill Lyons - U.K.)
  • FAQ - Sources of EMC and Safety Compliance Information (Part 2 - text version, by Bill Lyons - U.K.)
  • FAQ - NEBS (A NEBS FAQ courtesy of Dave Lorusso)
  • FAQ - Sources of EMC & Safety Compliance Information (Founded by Bill Lyons-UK)
  • FAQ - Data Communications Cabling (Peter Macaulay 3/12/95)
  • FAQ - Electrical Wiring, Part 1
  • FAQ - Electrical Wiring, Part 2
  • FAQ - IEEE Standards FAQs
  • FAQ - About Lightning Standards Institute
  • FAQ - National Electrical Safety Code
  • Flammability - "Assessment of Flammability of Plastic Enclosures ...."(CPSC Report CPSC/ES/TR--98/001, May 1998)
  • Fuseology - Everything you wanted to know about fuses (.pdf format, by Littelfuse)
  • Trade Facilitation and Information Technology(a position paper re Suppliers Declaration of Conformity - 1998)
  • HAR - HARmonized Cordage Program
  • Hazardous Locations Guide (Courtesy Adalet, Inc.)
  • Medical Device Developer's Design Guide to IEC 60601-1 (Courtesy of Jon Griver)
  • Medical Device Approval Web Links (Courtesy of Eisner Safety Consultants)
  • NIST - The ABC's of Certification Activities in the U.S. - NBSIR 88-3821
  • The Myth of Free Standards: Giving Away the Store, by Andrew Bank, CSSINFO(in .pdf)
  • Oxygen Compatibility (NASA)
  • Guidelines for Laser Safety and Hazard Assessment(an OSHA Document)
  • Laser Hazards - OSHA's compilation of useful resources
  • Laser Safety Links
  • Handbook on Industrial Laser Safety (Courtesy of the EC)
  • The Battery Directive - 1991 - (91/157/EEC)
  • The Low Voltage Directive - 1973 - (73/23/EEC)
  • Guidelines on the Application of Council Directive 73/23/EEC (.pdf file)
  • The Low Voltage Directive - An IEE Lecture by Iain G. Moffat (U.K.)
  • EMC Wall Charts - set of 4 (courtesy of Schaffner)
  • EU Telecom Policy, Official Documents
  • Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (R&TTE) Directive - 1999/5/EC
  • The Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive - 91/263/EEC
  • The EMC Directive - 89/336/EEC
  • Medical Devices - Regulatory Publications - by UK Medical Devices Agency
  • European PSMA Guidance - CE Marking of Power Supplies
  • The CE Markings Directive - 93/68/EEC (Modifies "CE markings" Requirements for 12 Directives)
  • Product Liablity Directive (PLD) 85/374/EEC
  • General Product Safety Directive (GPSD) 92/59/EEC
  • GPS - General Product Safety Directive Resources (via Europa Server - EU)
  • Product Safety Newsletter - Online Newsletter by the IEEE - EMC Society's PSTC
  • PSTC - Product Safety Technical Committee Listserver - Sign Up Here!
  • Recall Handbook (Courtesy of U.S. CPSC)
  • Standards Setting in the EU - NIST SP-891 (download in .pdf format)
  • Standards Development Organizations - ANSI's Guide to more than 600 SDOs)
  • Standards Organizations (U.Kentucky, Shaver Engineering Library)
  • Product Safety Management Guidelines (Courtesy of Polaroid)
  • Using the Net to Present Your Certification Information (a fine example by Allen-Bradley/Rockwell Automation)
  • Compliance Info Online (a good example by Cisco)
  • U.S. FDA Requirements of Laws and Regulations for Electronic Products
  • EEE - Environmentally-friendly Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) - (Proposal for a Draft Directive)
  • WEEE - Waste Electrical and Electronics Equipment Directive (Draft Docunent)
  • ILSCO Wire Gage Comparison Charts (AWG vs Metric + Add'l Resources)
  • World Electric Guide by Steve Kropla (plugs and voltages)
  • Electric Current Abroad - provided by US Dept. of Commerce - ITA
  • Electric Current Abroad (USDOC, another rendering, provided by Visicomm)
  • NEMA Plug and Receptacle Configurations (Courtesy - Leviton Corp)
  • Guide to Worldwide Plugs and Sockets (Panel Components Corp.)
  • World Voltages and Plug Configurations
  • International Primary Power, Plugs and Languages (Extensive, Courtesy of John Barnes and Oscar Overton)
  • Leakage Current Application Note (Courtesy of Condor Power)
  • Safety Critical Systems (Resources from the WWW Virtual Library)
  • Transformer Application Notes (Courtesy of Signal Transformer)
  • Toy Industry Fact Book, Ch.4, Product Safety
  • Wire Charts - Technical Info, Ratings and More (Courtesy of Alpha Wire)
  • U.S.-EU MRA, Entire Agreement, All Sectors (ASCII file)
  • Additional Product Safety Resources (Restricted Access - for IPSN's Subscribers Only) [Under Construction - Not yet functional]
  • Return to Safety Link Home page

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  Seminars re Compliance

• Basics of Product Safety Testing, offered by Associated Research

• CSA International's Learning Centre - Scheduled Seminars and On-site Training

• M.A. Lamothe & Associates, Inc. (Product Safety & EMC Approvals - CSA, UL, TUV + CE)

• TUV Rheinland of N.A., Inc.(Testing & Certification, NRTL, CE Marking, ISO 9000)

• ITS - Intertek Testing Services (ITS) ETL SEMKO (Product Testing and Certification)

• TUV America (ISO 9001:2000, Electrical Safety, IVD, Pressure Equipment & more)

• Technical Seminars from UL (Open Registration and Private Courses)

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  Telecommunications Resources

  • ACA - Australian Telecommunications Authority
  • ACTA - Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments - Part68.org

  • TUV America (EMC, Safety, Bluetooth, Quality & Int'l Compliance Services)

  • Bellcore
  • The Billboard, FCC Part 68 Newsletter
  • BT - British Telecom
  • ComLab - Telecom Test Lab (div. of Norwegian PTA)
  • Communications Standards Review (newsletters)

  • CS - Curtis-Straus (Telecom Certification Body, NEBS and Global Testing in Boston)

  • ED&D - Educated Design & Development (Product Safety Test Equipment, Services, etc)

  • Entela, Inc.: Int'l Certification Services, NEBS(GR-68 & GR-1089), EMC/EMI

  • FCC - Federal Communications Commission
  • Genesys IBS Ltd. (Telecom Testing) U.K.
  • Industry Canada - Certification and Engineering Bureau (formerly the DOC)

  • ITS - Intertek Testing Services (ITS) ETL SEMKO (Product Safety and Performance, EMC, NEBS)

  • ITU - International Telecommunications Union
  • ITU - Global Directory of Telecom Resources
  • JATE - Japan Approvals Institute for Telecommunications Equipment
  • MPHPT - Japan Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts & Telecommunications (former MPT)
  • Dan Kegel's ISDN Page
  • NARTE - National Association of Radio and Telecommunications Engineers
  • NTIA - National Telecommunications Information Agency
  • NIUF - North American ISDN Users' Forum (sponsored by NIST)
  • OFTEL - Office of Telecommunications, U.K.
  • RTTE - R&TTE Compliance Association
  • REG TP - Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Posts (Germany - Formerly BAPT)
  • Scott Roleson's Home Page (Telecom Resources
  • TAPAC Terminal Attachment Programme Advisory Committee (Canada)
  • Glossary of Telecommunications Terms (U.S. Federal Standard FS-1037C)
  • Telecom Glossary 2000 (Courtesy of ATIS)
  • Telecom & Info Resources on the Internet (at U-Michigan)
  • Telecom Web
  • Teleconnect Magazine
  • Telefication - A Telecom Test House in The Netherlands (KTL-Arnhem)
  • Advisory Group on ITE and Telecom Standards (AGITS/WG3)
  • TSACC - Telecommunications Standards Advisory Council of Canada
  • TIA - Telecommunications Industries Association

  • TUV Rheinland of N.A., Inc (TUV Telecom Services, Inc. Accredited for US, Canada, Japan, Australia and NZ

  • TVL - Telecoms Virtual Library

  • Underwriters Laboratories Inc.(NEBS & Certification/testing equipment for the global market)

  • World Wide Web Telecommunication Resource Center (hundreds of links to PTTs, PTOs, etc)
  • Return to Safety Link Home page

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  EMC/EMF/RFI Resources

  • BSMI - Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection - (Taiwan Safety and EMC Testing)
  • CEMC - China Certification Centre for EMC

  • CSA - CSA International, a NRTL & Provider of Global Certification and Testing Services

  • CS - Curtis-Straus (A2LA Accredited NRTL - Full NEBS, Global EMC Testing in Boston)

  • ED&D - Educated Design & Development (Product Safety Test Equipment, Services, etc)

  • EMC Glossary (Courtesy of Schaffner)
  • EMC InfoNet (Worldwide EMC Resources - Korea)
  • EMC Compliance Journal & European Compliance Club

  • emf-emi control, Inc. (Publisher and Consultant, EMC Regulatory Resources)

  • IECC - International Electrical Certification Centre Ltd; Your partner for EMC & Safety Testing

  • EMC Society, IEEE
  • EMF-Link
  • EMLIB - Electromagnetics Library

  • Entela, Inc.: Int'l Certification Services, EMC/EMI, NEBS, NRTL, CE Marking

  • Ergonomics Inc. - Power Analyzers, AC Sources, DC Loads & EMF Meters

  • FCC CFR Part 47 (Searchable)
  • FCC Report And Order 96-208 re New Class B Procedures [.pdf]
  • FCC Forms Online
  • FCC Labels for Equipment
  • IPSB - International Product Safety Bookshop - has a few good EMC Books - Check them out!

  • ITS - Intertek Testing Services (ITS) ETL SEMKO (FCC and Global Requirements)

  • ITEM Magazine ("The EMC Source")

  • NEMKO - World-wide regulatory compliance testing and certification

  • NVLAP Accredited Test Labs (EMC, Telecom & Others)
  • SMA - Spectrum Management Agency (Australia)

  • TUV Product Service (Complete EMC, FCC, FDA, MIL-STD & RTCA/DO-160D Services)

  • TUV Rheinland of N.A., Inc.(EMC & FCC Testing & Certification, Mobile Lab Available)

  • U.S. Frequency Allocation Chart

  • Underwriters Laboratories Inc.(Full-service EMC Test Facilities in 7 U.S. locations)

  • VCCI - Voluntary Control Council for Interference by ITE (Japan)
  • Return to Safety Link Home page

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  Ergonomics & Occupational Health Resources

  • Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
  • ErgoWeb - The Place for Ergonomics
  • MSDS - Where to find MSDS on the Internet (Tutorial and Major Resource)
  • NIOSH - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
  • TADMAT - Toledo Area Disaster Medical Assistance Team
  • OSHWeb, 1,000's of OSH Links, based in Finland)
  • SIRI - Safety Info Resources on the I-net (Archive)
  • Usernomic's Website
  • Return to Safety Link Home page

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  Quality & Environmental Resources

  • ASQ - American Society for Quality
  • Blue Angel, Environmental Marking Program (Germany)
  • EcoLabel - EU Environmental Program

  • ED&D - Educated Design & Development (Product Safety Test Equipment, Services, etc)

  • EEA - European Environmental Agency
  • ENERGY STAR (U.S. Gov't Program promoting Energy Conservation)

  • Entela, Inc., QSRD: Registration Services, ISO 9000, QS-9000, ISO 14000, ISO/TS 16949, TE Supplement

  • Ergonomics Inc. - Spray Testers, Chambers/Dust-Humidity & Jet Nozzles

  • Factory Mutual Research - NRTL and World Leader in Loss Prevention Technologies

  • FEMAC - Access to International Approvals

  • Green Dot (German Packaging Recycling Scheme - Gruener Punkt)

  • ITS - Intertek Testing Services (ITS) ETL SEMKO (ISO 9000, QS-9000, ISO 14000 Registrar)

  • MSDS-SEARCH (National Repository - 1,000,000 MSDSs, links to 1,000 mfr's)
  • NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
  • NIST - Questions and Answers re ISO 9000
  • NIST - More Questions and Answers re ISO 9000
  • ISO/TC 176 - ISO 9000 Committee, Quality Management & Assistance
  • ISO/TC 207 - ISO 14000, Environmental Management
  • ISO/TC 207 - ISO 14000, TC 207 Committee Site
  • RBRC - Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp. (A non-profit ass'n concerned with battery recycling)

  • TUV Management Service (ISO 9000, ISO 14001, QS-9000, AS9100, ISO 13485, EN 46000, ISO/TS 16949, TL 9000 & Training)

  • TCO - Sweden Environmental Requirements for ITE & Office Equipment

  • Underwriters Laboratories Inc.(Global ISO-9000, QS-9000, and ISO-14001 Registrations)

  • Return to Safety Link Home page

• Newsgroup: sci.engr.electrical.compliance (s.e.e.c)
• Newsgroup: sci.engr.safety (s.e.s)
• Liszt - A searchable directory of E-mail Discussion Groups
• Publically Accessible Mailing Lists (an index of mailing lists)
• A 20-Year Archive of Usenet Discussion Groups
• Return to Safety Link Home page

• About the NPSS: Objectives, Fields of Interest, Meeting Schedules, Constitution, Bylaws & More
• NPSS, Inc. Brochure & Short Form Application

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• A Search-Tool Tutorial - Bare Bones 101 (Excellent resource - USC)
• The Invisible Web Revealed (Searching beyond the search engines)

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• AltaVista - 30 million page+ search engine.

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• All the Gopher Servers in the World
• Alta Vista (Our Favorite!)
• Raging - Alta Vista's faster alternative (without the bells & whistles)
• BBC Online - Guide to the Web
• Deja.Com (Search across news groups)
• Dogpile.com - A MetaSearch Tool, search up to 23 search engines at once
• EFF's (Extended) Guide to The Internet
• EEVL - Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library (1300+ Links)
• Google (Our Favorite Search Tool)
• Lycos (A Search Tool)
• MultiMeta (A MetaSearch Tool)
• Net Locator - Select a Search Tool
• The Scout Report (a weekly update regarding new web sites)
• The Web Crawler (A Search Tool)
• Yahoo
• Yanoff's List (Comprehensive, but dated, Net Resources)
• Return to Safety Link Home page

• A Search-Tool Tutorial - Bare Bones 101 (Excellent resource - USC)
• Engineering and the Internet (Peter Kindlmann, Yale U. Presentation- 2/19/97)
• Barebones Guide To HTML
• Free Internet Encyclopedia (a hyperlinked encyclopedia)
• Gopher Help and Hints
• Guide to IITS - Information Infrastructure Task Force
• Learn the Net (Interactive Instruction)
• Mastering the Internet (a tutorial)
• Internet Magazine (UK)
• About the Lynx Browser
• Useful Site of the Day +Extensive Archives (Courtesy of USA Today)
• Webmaster Reference library
• The Webmaster's Page (A masterful collection by Bob Allison)
• Return to Safety Link Home page

• Federal Web Locator
• Fedworld (another index to U.S.Goverment Internet Resources)
• FirstGov (your first click for U.S. Gov't web resources)
• The I.R.S.
• U.S. GPO Access (Federal Register, Congressional Record, Bills & Calendar, Gov't Manual & more)
• U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (the CFR, Searchable)
• Return to Safety Link Home page

• American National Standard Dictionary of Information Technology
• E-mail to Fax Service
• Virtual Reference Desk (Purdue's collection of dictionaries, maps, phone books & much more)
• Online Dictionaries (800+ Dictionaries, 150+ Languages)
• World Fact Book (Courtesy of the U.S. CIA)
• Acronym Finder
• Convert It! A measurement conversion site
• Online Conversions and Constants (Another measurement conversion site)
• Currency Converter - Foreign Exchange Rates (164 Currencies from 1/1/90 thru the present)
• Universal Desktop Calculator (Conversions, Radio Calc's,etc)
• The Time-from U.S.Naval Observatory
• U.S. Weather
• Canadian Weather
• Worldwide Weather Information- NBC Intellicast
• CNN News-on the Web
• Dilbert
• InfoSpace - 112 Million Phone & Fax Numbers, US and Canada
• AT&T Phone Directory
• Airlines- 1-800 Phone Numbers
• EITD - Electronic Industry Telephone Directory (30,000+ Companies, phone, fax, email and web info)
• MapQuest - Interactive Maps & Trip Planner
• MapOrama - International Street Maps - A great site
• Mimi's Cyber Kitchen - Recipes
• The Flight - Track commercial flights in real time
• On-Line Books (Extensive)
• ABYZ NewsLinks, more than 17,000 Newspapers - Worldwide
• The Internet Movie Database
• TV Guide (Schedules & More)
• PBS Television's Website
• Stocks & Funds, Quotes and Charts (by Yahoo)
• Jumbo Shareware Site (>300,000 files)
• Shareware Site (>250,000 files)
• Urban Legends - Search Tool to identify legends and their sources
• Return to Safety Link Home page

• Airborne Express
• DHL Worldwide Express
• FedEx Home Page
• Purolator Courier
• UPS Package Tracking
• U.S. Postal Service
• Return to Safety Link Home page