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Canadian CSA certification
Canadian CSA certification
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Canadian
CSA certified applicable products:
1. Human survival
and environment: including occupational health and safety, public safety,
sports and entertainment equipment environmental protection and health
technology.
2. Electrical and
electronic: including construction electrical equipment installation
regulations, all kinds of industrial and commercial and civil electrical and
electronic products.
3. Communications
and information: including residential processing systems, telecommunications
and electromagnetic interference technology and equipment.
4. Building
structure: including building materials and products, civil products, concrete,
masonry structure, pipe fittings and architectural design.
5. Energy: including
energy regeneration and transfer, fuel combustion and safety equipment, nuclear
energy technology.
6. Transportation
and distribution systems: including motor vehicle safety, oil and gas
pipelines, material handling and distribution, and offshore facilities.
7. Material process
technology: including welding and metallurgy.
8. Business and
production management system: including quality management and basic
engineering.
(2)、Canadian CSA certification mark:
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Inspection
Introduction
CSA stands for Canadian Standards Association。Established in 1919, it was Canada's
first non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to the development of
industry standards.
Electronic, electrical, sanitary, gas
and other products sold in the North American market need to obtain safety
certification. CSA is the largest safety certification body in Canada and one
of the most renowned safety certification bodies in the world. It can provide
safety certification for all types of products in machinery, building
materials, electrical appliances, computer equipment, office equipment,
environmental protection, medical fire safety, sports and entertainment.
(3)、Canadian CSA certification application
process
1. Complete the preliminary application form and submit it
to CSA International together with all specifications and technical data
related to the product (including all electrical components and plastic materials).
2, CSA International will determine the certification fee
according to the specific circumstances of the product, and then notify the
applicant company by fax.
3, after confirmation by the applicant company, a formal
application form and notice will be sent, which includes the following
requirements:
(1) After the
official application form is signed, the wire transfer authentication fee (can
be paid in RMB) will be sent to the office.
(2) Send the test
sample to the designated place according to the notice.
4, the designated
laboratory will be certified on time.
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certification test is completed, a preliminary Findings Letter will be issued
to the applicant company, setting out the following details:
(1) How the
product structure needs to be improved to meet the standard.
(2) Other
information to be used to complete the certification report.
(3) Please review
the contents of the draft Certification Record
(4) Marks
required for CSA certification and methods for obtaining marks.
(5) Factory Tests
required by the product.
6. CSA
International will evaluate the applicant company's response to item 5 above.
7. At the same
time, CSA International will compile a Certification Report for product
production reference and follow-up inspection.
8. At this stage,
in some cases, CSA International will go to the plant to conduct an Initial
Factory Evaluation (IFE).
9, finally, CSA International will
issue a certificate of Compliance together with the Certification Record,
authorizing the applicant company to add the CSA Certification mark on its
products.
The applicant company shall sign a
Service Agreement with CSA International, indicating that both parties agree
that CSA International will conduct product tracking inspection at the factory.
Applicant companies are required to pay an Annual Fee to maintain the
agreement.
(4)、Canadian
CSA certification required to submit information:
1. Company data sheet
and business license copier
2. Product
description (Product name, product model, product use)
3. Parts list
(provide part list name, model, rating, manufacturer information, if the part
has obtained CSA certification or UL certification, please indicate the file
number of the part, if the part has multiple suppliers, you can also provide
information)
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as size, rated voltage, current, frequency, power, etc
5. Provide circuit
schematic diagram: PCB schematic diagram, product photos, instructions for use,
safety matters and safety instructions
6. Structure diagram
and explosion diagram: the product structure diagram indicates the name of the
part in the drawing, so that the parts table can correspond one by one.