What is UL CSA standard?
We often talk about CSA / UL labels that are made according to very demanding specifications and are intended to be attached to a CAS / UL certified product. Very often, these are labels that are resistant to certain uses and extreme conditions.
Is UL same as CSA?
UL Listed? The fact is, Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and CSA Group (CSA) are both Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTL) that test to the same harmonized Canadian Electrical Code (CEC) and National Electrical Code (NEC) standards, making their certifications virtually interchangeable.
What does UL standards stand for?
Underwriters’ Laboratories
Underwriters’ Laboratories, or UL as it is universally known, tests and evaluates components and products that allows a certification mark to be placed by the manufacturer.
Where can I find UL standards?
Go directly to the UL Standards Sales Site to obtain the standard you need and to see What’s New. UL’s Collaborative Standards Development System provides free access to proposal and meeting information for UL Standards.
What is CSA Canada certification?
The CSA acronym once stood for the Canadian Standards Association but is not a private testing body. As the name implies, this is a Canada-based group that offers certification for mechanical and electrical products, as well as any general product that carries a high amount of user risk.
What is a UL category?
UL Classification typically means that UL has tested and evaluated samples of a product with respect to certain properties of the product. UL classifies products to: Applicable UL requirements. Standards of other organizations.
What are the UL requirements?
Types of UL standards The UL Standards Catalog lists both harmonized and Standards for Safety. Used to identify “environmentally preferable products, based on environmental sustainability criteria associated with the product’s manufacture, distribution, use, and eventual disposal.”
Is CSA standard law?
Is a CSA Group standard law? CSA Group is an independent, impartial organization that develops standards & codes. We are not a government body and as such, do not have the power to make the requirements of a standard or code mandatory.