Credentials
Confirming Our Technical Expertise
Bureau Veritas Electrical and Electronic Product Services comply with internationally recognized quality systems and maintain a number of key accreditations to confirm our ability to perform testing according to valid test methods and appropriate operating procedures.
Bureau Veritas Electrical and Electronic Product Services hold a number of certifications and registrations and have been granted approved laboratory status from national and international authorities that validate specific competencies.
Our participation in a variety of working and technical groups keeps us at the forefront of standards development and acknowledges our technical expertise within the industry.
Bureau Veritas Electrical and Electronic Product Services's commitment to you: Technical expertise confirmed, validated, and continually updated.
Accreditations
Accreditations recognize a laboratory's competence to perform specific tests and are awarded to individual locations. Voluntary bodies accredit laboratories within their jurisdiction. Each body maintains mutual recognition agreements with other accreditation bodies to assist in serving the international community.
Notified Body
A Notified Body is an organization that has been nominated by a European Union member government and notified by the European Commission. The primary role of a Notified Body is to provide services for conformity assessment on the requirements put forth in the New Approach Directives, including verifying the manufacturers conformity to the conditions listed in each directive. Bureau Veritas can provide conformity assessment services including product testing, inspection, quality assurance, type examination, technical file evaluation, design dossier examination, and identification of standards.
Bureau Veritas Consumer Product Services, Inc. is a Notifed Body for the following New Approach Directives:
- 73/23/EEC Low Voltage (LVD)
- 88/378/EEC Safety of Toys
- 89/336/EEC Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
- 89/686/EEC Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- 95/16/EC Lifts
- 99/5/EC Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (R&TTE)
- 98/37/EC Machinery
Technical Committee Participation
Our technical experts participate in the technical and working groups of many standard developing organizations. These groups bring together the expertise of a number of industry speicalists who work together to develop recommendations, regulations, and test methodologies. Our participation keeps us at the forefront of regulatory developments in the industry on a international basis.
We are members of the following technical committees and working groups.
Europe
- BSI CPL/059 Safety for Electrical Appliances
- BSI CPL/0 61 Safety of Household Applicances
- British Retail Consortium (BRC) Consumer Products
- CENELEC TC 61 Safety of Electric Toys
- CISPIR F: EMC for Domestic Appliances (including toys)
- UTE 61.2 Household Appliances
International
- ISO/TC 61 Safety of Household & Electric Appliances
United States
- ACIL American Council on Electrical Safety (ACES)
- ANSI 63 Electromagnetic Compatibility
- ASTM F15 Consumer Products Main Committee
- USNC IECEE Committee
Approved Laboratory Status
Bureau Veritas Electrical and Electronic Product Services / Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services laboratory locations are recognized as an "approved laboratory" by many international organizations. Our locations also hold approvals from a variety of international retailers.
Australia
- NATA Registered Test Agency (RTA)
Brazil
- Instituto da Qualidade do Brinquedo e de Artigos Infantis (IQB)
Hong Kong
- OFTA Registered Test Agency (RTA)
International
- IECEE CB Scheme National Certification Body (NCB)
Japan
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Arabian Standards Organization (SASO)
Singapore
- IDA Conformity Assessment Body (CAB)
Taiwan
- BSMI Conformity Assessment Body (CAB)
United States
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Protection
- State of Oregon, Department of Consumer and Business Services
- State of Washington, Department of Labour and Industries
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