What is the CSA logo?
What is the CSA logo?
The CSA mark on your product means it has been tested against applicable North American standards requirements. CSA marks are found on a wide variety of North American products: electrical and electronic, gas-fired, personal protective equipment and many more.
What is a CSA marking?
The CSA mark means a product has been tested by CSA, and meets applicable standards for safety and/or performance in Canada. Additionally, CSA tests and certifies to standards published by ANSI, UL, NSF and other leading standards publishers.
Is CSA approval required in Canada?
Is CSA certification mandatory in Canada? Affixing a CSA marking is not mandatory in Canada. CSA is often mistaken for the equivalent of the marking known in the European Union as the CE marking. However, the CSA marking is not legally required but a voluntary certification.
Is CSA same as UL?
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.
Is CSA the same as NSF?
However, because CSA tests electrical and gas equipment to both its own standards as well as NSF and UL requirements, CSA marked equipment may be acceptable alternatives to NSF or UL Listed products during health inspections in the U.S. Consult your local regulatory offices for more information.
Is ETL the same as CSA?
In a word, UL, ETL, and CSA are interchangeable. Generally speaking, more Chinese refrigerator factory tends to use Intertek ETL as the cost is lower and the process is faster.
How do I know if CSA is approved?
Every product that bears a CSA mark is listed in the CSA Group Product Listing. You can determine if a product has been evaluated by CSA Group by searching below. You can search by: Product type (using the keyword function) For more search results, please use the Symbol * before and after the keyword.
Are Ikea lights CSA approved?
IKEA Canada on Twitter: “@CatOnTransit We verified and all of our lighting products are CSA approved.” / Twitter.
How much does a CSA certification cost?
$395
The fee for applying the CSA Certification Exam is $320 with a $75 application processing fee, bringing the total cost to $395. Individuals that do not pass the exam on the first attempt will have to wait 30 days and pay a retest fee of $115 for all subsequent exam attempts.
Is UL accepted by CSA?
When a product is certified by UL using the Canadian standards (CSA Standards), the product will have a C-UL certification mark expressing its conformity to the CSA Standards. Based on the MRA (Mutual Recognition Agreement), there is cross-certification between the U.S. and Canada.
