A recent recall of surge protectors brings up some interesting issues and discussions.  MOVs are a common item used to clamp surge voltages.  However, industry has found that MOVs overheat when subjected to many surges and also overvoltage conditions.  Here’s a good report of one firms findings – http://www.circuitbreakersblog.com/tag/metal-oxide-varistors/.  UL addressed the issue in the … Continue reading “How Safe are our Safety Standards?”

This week we’d like to discuss the various Data Acceptance Programs (DAP) out there.  We are an approved member in UL’s DAP.  It allows us to do the testing without UL having to witness the testing.  If it passes we send the data into UL for them to review and List the products without having … Continue reading “DAP Certification and the Compliance Process”

There are so many things we can talk about regarding the government shutdown, but we’ll keep it in the realm of safety for today. In case you’re wondering what may happen to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) during this shutdown, they have “Excepted Employees”.  Basically, those employees that are necessary to protect against imminent … Continue reading “Product Safety and the Government Shutdown”

We’re just getting started but we want it to be a resource for people who need help understanding UL, CE, etc. Certifications and Compliance.  Our intention is to educate and provide insight regarding the Compliance world, sort of a Compliance 101, along with important safety and recall information for the general public.  But since our … Continue reading “Welcome to the Compliance and Certification Blog”