Safety regulations in North America make it mandatory for electrical and electronic products to be certified by a nationally accredited Certification Body (CB) - in Canada - and a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) - in the USA.
In the past, the choice of certification bodies was limited to CSA in Canada and ULI in the US. Today, the law in both countries allows manufacturers to choose from a number of alternative certification marks and labels of nationally accredited organizations that are equally recognized by the regulatory Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ).
As a nationally and internationally accredited organization, QPS's Third Party Certification Program is designed to meet all pertinent accreditation criteria.
Depending on the target market, QPS offers certification of products destined for the following markets:
Recognizing that the quantity of a given product sold in a given market may be limited, and that the type of production/manufacturing process associated with the product in question may vary, QPS offers the following Certification Options designed to meet customers' specific needs and give them maximum flexibility:
