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•  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
• 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)

• ASTA - ASTA Certification Services (UK Test Lab for low voltage devices - plugs - sockets, etc.)
• Standards Australia
• Austest Laboratories (Australia - Test Lab)
• BALSO - Bay Area Laser Safety Officers (California)
• BAPCO - A Provider of Product Safety Test Equipment
• BASEEFA - Specializing in conformity assessment under the ATEX Directive (U.K.)
• BEAB - British Electrotechnical Approvals Board
• BEC - Belgian Electrotechnical Committee
• BfG - BerufsGennosenschaft der Feinmechanic & Electrotechnik (Germany)
• BIS - Bureau of Indian Standards
• Bosnia Standards Institution - in Bosnian
• BSI - British Standards Institution
• BSMI - Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection - (Taiwan Safety and EMC Testing)
• BSN - Badan Standardisasi Nasional (National Standardization Board of Indonesia)

• BuyerRisk.Com - Quick, free & invaluable product assessments; Access to Markets, Testing & Standards, CE

• 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
• 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)
• Code Check (Good collection of building code related resources)
• CGSB - Canadian General Standards Board
• CNCA - China National Regulatory Commission for Certification and Accreditation
• Cosmos (Japan - Test Lab)
• CPSC - Consumer Product Safety Commission Website
• CQC - China Quality Certification Center for Import and Export Commodities

• CSA - CSA International

• CNI - Czech Standards Institute (Czech Republic - formerly CSNI)
• CS - Curtis-Straus (Boston-based NRTL offering NEBS 1089 and 63)
• DAMAN - Daman Program (Jordan)
• DELTA - Danish Electronics, Light & Acoustics (Danish Test Lab)
• DEMKO A/S - Danish Test Lab (now a UL-Europe affiliate)
• DIN - Deutsches Institut fur Normung
• Document Center - Online Catalog & Inventory of Standards
• DS - Dansk Standard (Danish Standards Ass'n)
• DSM - Department of Standards Malaysia
• ED&D - Educated Design & Development (Product Safety Test Equipment)
• ECMA - European Organization for Standardizing Information & Communication Systems
• EEPCA - European Electrical Products Certification Association (Association of the European Certification Bodies)
• 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
• 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: Int'l Medical Product Safety [60601-1], Quality Systems, & Regulations)
• ESFi - Electrical Safety Foundation International (U.S.)
• 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

• FM Approvals - 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)

• GAI - Global Advantage International, Product Safety Approvals-CSA,UL,ITS,TUV,CE Marking,CCC Mark

• 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 - Information re Zone Classification System (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)
• HZN - Croation Standards Institute
• IAEI - International Association of Electrical Inspectors
• IAF - International Accreditation Forum (Worldwide Organization)
• 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/IEC/EN 17025 ( Guide 25 ) Home Page - Gen'l Requirements for the Competence of Cal'n & Testing Labs
• ISUG - Impact of Standards Users Group
• ITIC - Information Technology Industry Council (formerly CBEMA)

• ITS - Intertek Testing Services NA,Inc. (NRTL, CB Scheme, ETL, CE, CCC, EMC, S, GS)

• JISC - Japan Industrial Standards Committee (Primary Site)
• JISM - Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology
• KAITECH - Korean Test Agency (in Korean)
• KATS - Korean Agency for Technology and Standards
• KEBS - Kenya Bureau of Standards

• KEMA - KEMA Quality B.V. - Offering worldwide product testing and system certification services

• 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 - Laboratori General d'Assaigs i Investigacions (Spanish test lab)
• LIA - Laser Institute of America (Laser Safety Information Bulletin)
• 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.)

• Lamothe Approvals Inc. (Product Safety Approvals & Laser Testing - CSA, UL, TUV & CE)

• MEEI - Hungarian Institute for Testing and Certification of Electrical Equipment (a TUV Rheinland Affiliate)
• MET - MET Laboratories, Inc.
• METI - Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan - formerly MITI)
• MIL - A DoD / MIL Standards Search Site
• MIRS - Metrology Institute of the Republic of Slovenia
• 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
• NEK - Norsk Elektroteknisk Komite (Norway - in Norwegian)
• NEMA - National Electrical Manufacturer's Ass'n
• NEMKO - World-wide regulatory compliance testing and certification
• 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 (Food, Water, Air, & Consumer Goods - Standards & Certification
• 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 (see Subpart S)
• OSHA - 29 CFR 1910, Subpart S - Electrical, Part 1910.399, Definition of Listing Requirements
• OVE - Austria (Standardization, Testing & Certification Org.)

• PAL - Product Approvals Ltd., Specialising in CE, UL & CSA Marking of Power Electronics Products

• PAT - Portable Appliance Testing (U.K. Test Requirements for Portable Appliances)
• Pro-Application Service Co. - Thailand & Int'l Product Approvals (TIS, CCC, CB Scheme, CE, UL, D mark, RoHS & WEEE)
• PSB - PSB Corporation (TVV SUD Singapore Test House)
• PSES - IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society

• PSES - IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society - 3rd Annual Symposium, Irvine CA, 23-24 OCT 2006

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

• Product Safety Online - Recalls, Risk Assessment, etc. (Bill Kitzes)
• PSTC - IEEE Product Safety Technical Committee (TC-8 of the IEEE EMC Society)
• PTB - Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt (Germany)

• QuadTech - QuadTech, Inc., Hipot Testers, LCR Meters, Megohmmeters & Milliohmmeters

• QAS - Quality Assurance Services Pty. Ltd. (Australian Test Lab)
• QSAE - Quality and Standards Authority of Ethiopia
• RWTUV - Rheinisch-Westfalischer TUV (Germany)
• SABS - South African Bureau of Standards / Standards South Africa
• SAC - Standardization Administration of China
• SASMO - Syrian Arab Organization for Standards and Metrology
• SASO - Saudi Arabian Standards Organization
• SBS - Seychelles Bureau of Standards
• SPRING - Singapore National Body for Standards, Accreditation and Metrology
• 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 - Electrosuisse (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 Berhad - Standards & Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia
• SIS - Swedish Standards Institute
• Slaughter Co. (Dielectric Test Equipment)
• 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
• SON - Standards Organization of Nigeria
• SONCAP - Standards Organization of Nigeria Conformity Assessment Program
• SP - Swedish National Testing & Research Institute
• SSS - System Safety Society
• Safety Critical Systems Club & Hazards Forum (IEE - UK)

• STR - Specialized Technology Resources (Global provider of testing, inspections, audits and consulting services

• STRI - Icelandic Council for Standardization (some English)
• SUTN - Slovak Institute for Standardization
• TAC/THK - Telecommunications Administration Centre, Finland
• TCVN - Vietnam Directorate for Standards and Quality (also includes link to STAMEQ )
• TISI - Thai Industrial Standards Institute
• 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 Austria
• TUV Rheinland - World Headquarters, Cologne, Germany

• TUV SUD America Inc. - International Product Approvals: CE Marking, NRTL, SCC, WEEE/RoHS EMC & more)

• 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 (in Russian)
• 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)
• Restricted Access-Administrator Only
• Return to Safety Link Home page

• IPSB - Int'l Product Safety Bookshop

• IPSN - Int'l Product Safety News

• Touch Current Comparison Data - Courtesy of Pete Perkins
• Russian Federation - Federal Law No. 184-03 "On Technical Regulating"
• 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
• Repairing Aluminum Wiring (provided by CPSC)
• 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)
• UK National Forum for CE Compliance (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 8/2003
• Standards and Technical Regulations Directorate - UK Dept. of Trade and Industry (a great collection of documents addressing CE Marking concerns)
• Useful Facts in Relation to the Machinery Directive (256 pages pdf file)
• A Collection of Symbols (240+ Symbols - Courtesy of Cellotape)
• Collection of Safety Symbols in EPS Format (Courtesy of CPTec - Germany)
• Certification Markings (examples for approx. 20 Countries)
• Certification Markings (See Page 23 - courtesy of Herga Electric Ltd., UK)
• CEOC Position Paper - Safety of Products - Proof or Declaration 30.01.2002 (Courtesy of CEOC)
• Capacitors for RFI Suppression of the AC Link: Basic Facts (Courtesy of Evox-Rifa)
• Conformance (UK) - A fine compilation of CE Marking Directives - with commentary
• CE Markings (a collection of Graphics Files for the CE Marking Related Logos)
• Conformity - An E-mail Newsletter re conformity-assessment
• Creepage, Clearance and Insulation Calculators for the 60950 Standards (Courtesy of Dave Lorusso)
• Directory of U.S. Private Sector Product Certification Programs, NIST SP-903 (Scope, Contacts, Marks)
• 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 Rugged Notebooks
• 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)
• 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)
• A Primer for IEC 60601-1 - by L.Eisner, R.Brown and D.Modi (Courtesy of MDDI)
• NIST - The ABC's of Certification Activities in the U.S. - NBSIR 88-3821
• IS - Intrinsically Safe Circuitry - A Six-part Tutorial (Courtesy of Crouse-Hinds)
• The Myth of Free Standards: Giving Away the Farm, by Andrew Bank of TechStreet)
• Oxygen Compatibility & Concerns (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)
• 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
• MHRA 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
• ILSCO Wire Gage Comparison Charts (AWG vs Metric + Add'l Resources)
• Worldwide Plugs, Sockets, and Voltages (courtesy of the IEC)
• World Electric Guide by Steve Kropla (plugs and voltages)
• Electric Current Abroad - US Dept. of Commerce - Reprinted 2002
• Electric Current Abroad (USDOC, another rendering, provided by Visicomm)
• NEMA Plug and Receptacle Configurations (Courtesy of WDM Inc.)
• Export Designer's Guide ( Guide to Plugs, Sockets, Voltages (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 Bel Fuse - Signal Transformer)
• Toy Industry Association article re Toy 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

• ACMA - Australian Communications and Media Authority
• ACTA - Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments - Part68.org
• Bellcore
• The Billboard, FCC Part 68 Newsletter( Archived, Out of print)
• BT - British Telecom
• ComLab - Telecom Test Lab (div. of Norwegian PTA)
• Communications Standards Review (newsletters)
• FCC - Federal Communications Commission
• Genesys IBS Ltd. (Telecom Testing) U.K.
• Ian Korman's Telecommunications Links
• Industry Canada - Telecommunications Certification and Engineering Bureau

• ITS - Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc. (Product Safety & Performance Testing, NEBS, EMC, FCC, ETL)

• ITU - International Telecommunications Union
• ISACC - Information and Communications Standards Advisory Council of Canada (formerly TSACC)
• 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
• NCC - Net Connection Corp. (Mexico, Central & South America Approvals)
• NIUF - North American ISDN Users' Forum (sponsored by NIST)
• OFCOM - UK Office of Communications
• Patton & Associates - Telecom Resources
• RTTE - R&TTE Compliance Association
• REG TP - Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Posts (Germany - Formerly BAPT)
• Scott Roleson's Home Page (Telecom Resources

• SGS Group - Societe Generale de Surveillance Holding S.A.

• Glossary of Telecommunications Terms (U.S. Federal Standard FS-1037C)
• Telecom Glossary 2000 (Courtesy of ATIS)
• Telecom Web
• Teleconnect Magazine
• Telefication - A Telecom Test House in The Netherlands (KTL-Arnhem)
• 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

• 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

• EMC Glossary (Courtesy of Schaffner)
• EMC Compliance Journal & European Compliance Club

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

• Eisner Safety Consultants - EC 60601-1-2:2001 EMC Marking & Labeling Requirements Workbook
• EMC Society, IEEE
• EMF-Link - Clearinghouse on Electric and Magnetic Fields

• 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

• PSES - IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society - 1st Annual Symposium, Santa Clara CA, 13-15 AUG 2004

• IPSB - International Product Safety Bookshop - has a few good EMC Books - Check them out!

• ITS - Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc. (Product Testing & Certification for Global Markets, EMC

• ITEM Magazine ("The EMC Source")
• NVLAP Accredited Test Labs (EMC, Telecom & Others)
• ACA - Australian Communications Agency (formerly SMA)

• SGS Group - Societe Generale de Surveillance Holding S.A.

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

• TUV SUD America Inc. (Complete EMC services including: FCC, FDA, MIL-STD & RTCA/DO-160D & Environmental Simulation

• 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

• 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

• Safety Services Company (Safety Meetings, Custom Safety Manuals, Fleet Safety to meet OSHA Reqt's for Workplace Safety)

• TADMAT - Toledo Area Disaster Medical Assistance Team
• SIRI - Safety Info Resources on the I-net (Archive)
• Usernomic's Website
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• ASQ - American Society for Quality

• Eisner Safety Consultants - Int'l Medical Quality Systems & Regulations; ISO 13485, ISO 9000, MDD, CDMR, FDA

• FM Approvals - NRTL and World Leader in Loss Prevention Technologies

• ITS - Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc. (ISO 9000, QS 9000, ISO 14000 Registrar)

• NIST - Questions and Answers re ISO 9000
• NIST - More Questions and Answers re ISO 9000
• ISO/TC 176 - ISO 9000 Committee, Quality Management & Assistance

• TUV SUD America Inc. - ISO 9000, ISO 14001, ISO/TS 16949, AS9100, ISO 13485, ESD S20.20, Safe Quality Food (SQF), TL 9000 & Training)

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

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Environmental, WEEE & RoHS Resources

• Blue Angel, Environmental Marking Program (Germany)
• EcoLabel - EU Environmental Program
• ECO Labels of Europe
• EEA - European Environmental Agency
• EuP - Energy Using Products Directive (EuP), Proposed
• EEE - Environmentally-friendly Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive - proposed, has been replaced by the Eco-design of End Use Equipment Directive - EuE (Draft Proposal)
• ENERGY STAR (U.S. Gov't Program promoting Energy Conservation)
• Green Dot (German Packaging Recycling Scheme - Gruener Punkt)
• ISO/TC 207 - ISO 14000, Environmental Management
• ISO/TC 207 - ISO 14000, TC 207 Committee Site
• MSDS-SEARCH (National Repository - 1,000,000 MSDSs, links to 1,000 mfr's)
• NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• RBRC - Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp. (A non-profit ass'n concerned with battery recycling)
• ROHS - Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive 2002/95/EC

• SGS Group - Societe Generale de Surveillance Holding S.A. - WEEE & RoHS Services

• TCO - Swedish Environmental Requirements for ITE & Office Equipment

• TUV Rheinland of N.A., Inc. - Complete WEEE/RoHS Management Solutions

• TUV SUD America, Inc. - Restricted Substance Services including WEEE/RoHS Compliance, Analytical & Toxcity Services

• WEEE - Waste Electrical and Electronics Equipment Directive 2002/96/EEC
• WEEE Forum - Association of WEEE Takeback Organiztions in Europe
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• 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
• Catalist - Official Catalog of Listserv 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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• Alta Vista
• 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
• EEVL - Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library (1300+ Links)
• Google (Our Favorite Search Tool)
• Lycos (A Search Tool)
• MultiMeta (A MetaSearch Tool)
• The Scout Report (a weekly update regarding new web sites)
• The Web Crawler (A Search Tool)
• Yahoo
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• Beginner's Guide to the Internet - a Great Tutorial!
• A Search-Tool Tutorial - Bare Bones 101 (Excellent resource - USC)
• KwMap.com - browse the Keyword Map of Safetylink.com
• Learn the Net (Interactive Instruction)
• Barebones Guide To HTML
• Engineering and the Internet (Peter Kindlmann, Yale U. Presentation- 2/19/97)
• Free Internet Encyclopedia (a hyperlinked encyclopedia)
• Gopher Help and Hints
• Guide to IITS - Information Infrastructure Task Force
• Internet Magazine (UK)
• Useful Site of the Day +Extensive Archives (Courtesy of USA Today)
• Webmaster Reference library
• The Webmaster's Page (A masterful collection by Bob Allison)
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• 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)
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• American National Standard Dictionary of Information Technology
• E-mail to Fax Service
• A Daily Cartoon courtesy of Ted Goff titled, "Mostly Business"
• Refdesk.com (A masterful collection of Reference Resources including dictionaries, maps, phone books & much, 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 Fund Exchange Rate Conversions
• 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
• Flight Tracking - 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
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• Airborne Express
• DHL Worldwide Express
• FedEx Home Page
• Purolator Courier
• UPS Package Tracking
• U.S. Postal Service
• Return to Safety Link Home page

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