Testing and Certification Programs for FederalState Agencies

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Testing and Certification Programs for
Federal/State Agencies
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Agenda

• Overview of Activities
• Details on Specific Programs
• Certification Process
• Auditing/ Enforcement
• Fees
• Marks Used
• Conclusions/ Recommendations
• Contact Information

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Wyle - Huntsville, AL Facility

• Founded 1962
• gt200 people
• 125 acre secure site
• 220,000 ft2 Facilities
• gt40 chambers up to 30x18x18
• Wide range of electrical power loads plus
  fault/surge conditions
• All other utilities including natural gas,
  telecom computer networks
• Highly-integrated self-sufficient
• On-site engineering fab
• Wide-ranging foreign compliance capability

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Overview of Wyle Certification Activities

• OSHA Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory
  (NRTL)
• OSHA CAB for Safety (Low Voltage Directive)
• NIST CAB for EMC (EMC Directive)
• DOT Performance Oriented Packaging (POP)
• Verizon Independent Testing Laboratory (ITL)
• NASED Independent Testing Authority (ITA)
• FCC Listed Sites
• US Navy Shock Testing
• DoD Qualification Testing

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OSHA NRTL Program

• Focus is workplace safety
• Started in 1989
• 18 NRTLs to date
• 800 Standards covered
• Certification by standard
• ANSI/ UL/NFPA/ASTM
• Reciprocity ?
• Now permitted to participate in some standard
  revisions and development

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OSHA CAB for Safety

• Focus is workplace and household safety
• Started in 1999 via EU MRA
• Many CABs to date
• Certification to Low Voltage Directive
• European Norm Standards (EN60950 primarily)
• Reciprocity ?
• Participation is available in standard revisions
  and development

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NIST CAB for EMC

• Focus is workplace and household compatibility
• Started in 1999 via EU MRA
• Many CABs to date
• Certification by directives
• European Norm Standards
• Reciprocity ?
• Some participation in standard revisions and
  development

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DOT POP

• Focus is safety in container transporting
  hazardous goods
• Started in 1984
• Approx. 30 POP testing facilities
• UN Orange Book/ 49CFR/ICAO/IATA/IMDG Standards
• Reciprocity
• Administered by DOT Research Special Programs
  Administration (RSPA)

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Verizon ITL

• Focus is workplace safety
• Started in 2001
• 5 ITLs to date
• Certification by vendor
• Bellcore/ Verizon
• No Reciprocity
• Not permitted to participate in standard
  revisions and/or development

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NASED ITA

• Focus is electronic voting machines safety,
  reliability performance
• Started in 1994
• 3 ITAs to-date
• FEC Guidelines
• Standard in revision process
• Issue NASED Control mark
• Includes Configuration Management

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FCC Listed Facility

• Focus is workplace and home safety and EMC
• Started in 1975
• Hundreds of laboratories listed by FCC to date
• Certification by equipment category
• 47CFR series and ANSI Standards
• Permitted to participate in standard revisions
  and development

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DoD Testing (Including US Navy Shock)

• Focus is military equipment operability safety
• Wyle started in 1949
• Thousands of facilities
• Thousands of DoD Standards
• Navy Shock to Mil-Std 901 (Qualification based on
  machine size)
• Participation is available in all standard
  revisions and development
• DCMA Witnesses some testing

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Certification Process
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Certification Program Enforcement Activities
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Certification Program Fees
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Certification Marks
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Conclusion/Recommendations

• Must obtain reciprocity in international programs
• Involvement in standards development must be
  available to all participating organizations
• Cost of accreditations are growing- has become a
  barrier to entry in some markets
• Industry needs a common accreditation scheme with
  a common set of guidelines
• Need to have training available and forums where
  problems can be shared and resolved

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Contacts

• NRTL/FCC-Jim Dearman, ext. 218
• jdearman_at_hnt.wylelabs.com
• Telecom-Don Smith, ext. 221
• desmith_at_hnt.wylelabs.com
• DoD-Bob Porter, ext. 545
• rporter2_at_hnt.wylelabs.com
• Div. Dir.-Joe Hazeltine, ext. 390
• hazeltin_at_hnt.wylelabs.com
• GM-Keith Wilson, ext. 227
• kwilson_at_hnt.wylelabs.com

PO Box 077777 7800 Highway 20 Huntsville, AL
35807 Phone [phone] Fax (256)
721-0144 www.wylelabs.com