Electrical Equipment and Safety Standards

          Safety is always a consideration when using electrical equipment. Some common concerns are contamination due to unsanitary equipment, protection from and limits on electromagnetic interference, and meeting strict safety requirements in potentially explosive environments. Customers rely on certifying agencies such as 3A, Factory Mutual, Canadian Standards Association, and others to ensure safety in these applications. These agencies examine, test, and certify that each product has been designed to meet specific standards for sanitary applications, hazardous locations, or specific electrical situations. Unlike independent testing laboratories who are unauthorized to issue any label but their own, certifying agencies enable the manufacturer to mark approved products with the corresponding standard committee's label, ensuring the end user that these products have been tested and meet those specific standards.