At 08:12 PM 5/11/01 -0500, Dale Botkin wrote:
>On Fri, 11 May 2001, David VanHorn wrote:
>
> > At 05:44 PM 5/11/01 -0500, Dale Botkin wrote:
> > >I've read the FCC stuff...  what other testing is required by law in the
> > >US?  UL? Anything other than FCC?  I've been wondering.
> >
> > Depends on what you're doing.  UL is one notable, and there's part 68 for
> > phone-connected devices.
>
>Where can one find this out?  I've always wondered whether (for example)
>UL certification is a "MUST" for legal reasons or a "SHOULD" for
>marketing/safety/liability reasons.  The FCC stuff is, of course, a MUST,
>but I don't know where else to look.  Of course I suppose there is a
>specific breed of attorney that could tell me this for a substantial fee.

Your customers, or your insurers, will drive you to UL.
AFAIK, It's not legally required, but I'm not current in that area.
You're right though, there's a million federal regulations that you are
apparently supposed to have read and memorized in school... Ignorance is no
excuse as they say.

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