In the rapid,
ever-growing market of today’s world, retailers and manufacturers have to work
fast and smart.
The aim is to capitalize
on this market, and get the products out there as quickly as possible, while
complying with whatever rules and regulations that are in place.
There a number of legal
and technical requirements that need to be adhered to in order to avoid any
ramifications that affect the process. One aspect in particular is significant—certification
of the products.
What is NRTL Certification?
NRTL stands for
“Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory”. These are third-party organizations
responsible for providing certification for North American market products.
An NRTL Certification
classifies a product as up to the standards of the market. It ensures that the
product in question meets all requirements that are to do with safety, quality,
and legality.
Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA)—a governmental organization that imposes and
ensures health and safety at the workplace—recognizes NRTLs as qualified to
provide certifications.
Each NRTL has a certified
mark that is registered uniquely to them, and is used on products once they
have been cleared as adhering to market safety and legal standards. For Canada,
however, it is the Standards Council of Canada that can provide the
authorization needed in order to certify products to be circulated in the
market.
What It Means for the
Company
NRTL Certification
provides companies with partners that are experts in the certification needs of
the market. It enables efficient use of the company’s money as well as time,
given that the NRTL is quick with the testing, inspection, and certification
processes required.
NRTL certification
ensures the company will be able to build up a sizable brand reputation—the
safety of their products will not be brought into question, alongside the
minimization of the risk of penalties or fines for any issues that may arise.
Obtaining an NRTL Certification can be excessively time consuming,
and requires jumping through a lot of hoops. This is not always ideal, as the
market is fast-moving, and products need to be put out there for sale as
quickly as they can be, in order to be successful.
G&M compliance provides companies assistance in obtaining
certifications such as the Chinese CCC Certification amongst others, with
experts guiding them along the whole process. They also provide certificate tracking,
which allows companies to keep a store of the certifications their products
have and when a certification is about to expire. Call them at (714) 628-1020 and find out more!