Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-02-01-.03

Current through June 26, 2024

Section 0780-02-01-.03 - APPROVAL OF ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS

(1) Approved Testing Laboratories.

(a) The Commissioner of Commerce and Insurance, or designee, will accept as satisfactory (when properly installed or used) materials, equipment, devices, or applicants which:

1. Display a label, symbol, or other identifying mark of one of the following independent testing laboratories:

American Gas Association Laboratories

8501 East Pleasant Valley Road

Cleveland, Ohio 44131

Applied Research Laboratories

5371 Northwest 161 Street

Miami, Florida 33014

Canadian Standards Association (CSA)

Rexdale Boulevard

Rexdale, Ontario, Canada M9W 1R3

Detroit Testing Laboratory, Inc.

8720 Northend Avenue

Oak Park, Michigan 48237

(Power-operated dispensing devices for petroleum products only)

ETL Testing Laboratories, Inc.

Industrial Park

Cortland, New York 13045

FM Approvals LLC

1151 Boston-Providence Turnpike

Norwood, Massachusetts 02062

MET Electrical Testing Company, Inc.

916 West Patapsco Avenue

Baltimore, Maryland 21230

NSF International

789 N. Dixboro Road

Ann Arbor, Michigan 48113

QPS Evaluation Services Inc.

81 Kelfield Street, Unit 8,

Toronto, Ontario, M9W 5A3

SGS North America Inc.

620 Old Peachtree Road, Suite 100

Suwanee, GA 30024

TÜV Rheinland of North America, Inc.

12 Commerce Road

Newtown, CT 06470

TÜV SÜD America, Inc.

10 Centennial Drive

Peabody, Massachusetts 01960

Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.

333 Pfingsten Road

Northbrook, Illinois 60062

or,

2. Are certified by another independent testing agency or laboratory to meet a standard which, in the Commissioner's, or designee's, judgment, provides an adequate level of safety by being:

(i) recognized nationally as an electrical product safety standard;

(ii) revised periodically to accommodate the latest developments in electrical products and installations; and

(iii) developed by the publisher in a manner which affords adequate opportunity for presentation and consideration of views of industry groups, experts, users, consumers, governmental authorities, and others having broad experience in the field involved.

(b) Any standard which is accepted by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of part 2 of subparagraph (a) above.

(c) Where there is no published standard for a product under consideration which meets the requirements of part 2 of subparagraph (a) above, the testing agency or laboratory must identify, and justify the adequacy of, the standard or specifications on which its certification is based.

(d) Components of certified products must be evaluated for compliance with applicable safety standards, and determined to be suitable for use in such products.

(2) In lieu of evaluation by a testing agency or laboratory in accordance with paragraph (1)(a) above, the Commissioner of Commerce and Insurance, or designee, may consider other satisfactory evidence that a product meets safe and proper standards

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-02-01-.03

Original rule certified June 10, 1974. Amendment filed October 24, 1974; effective January 17, 1975. Amendment filed April 20, 1978; effective May 22, 1978. Repeal and new rule filed October 27, 1981; effective December 11, 1981. Repeal and new rule filed June 28, 1984; effective July 28, 1984. Repeal and new rule filed March 12, 1987; effective April 26, 1987. Amendment filed June 27, 1990; effective August 11, 1990. Amendment filed November 14, 2008; effective January 28, 2009. Amendment filed September 17, 2010; effective December 16, 2010. Amendments filed September 30, 2014; effective 12/29/2014.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 68-102-113, 68-102-143, and 68-102-150.