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29、NFPA 790 Standardfor CompetencyofThird-PartyFieldEvaluationBodies 2014Edition This edition of NFPA790, Standard for Competency of Third-Party Field Evaluation Bodies, was prepared by the Technical Committee on Electrical Equipment Evaluation and released by the Technical Correlating Committee on Nat
30、ional Electrical Code . It was issued by the Standards Council on July 5, 2013, with an effective date of July 25, 2013, and supersedes all previouseditions. ThiseditionofNFPA790wasapprovedasanAmericanNationalStandardonJuly25,2013. OriginandDevelopmentofNFPA790 The Technical Committee on Electrical
31、Equipment Evaluation was organized in 2008 by NFPAin recognition of the need for requirements for the qualifications and competency of thirdpartiesperformingfieldevaluationsonelectricalproductsandassembliesandtoguide theprocessforfieldevaluations. One means to demonstrate conformance of products to
32、an applicable product safety standardisthroughcertification.Historically,certificationwasaccomplishedthroughalabo- ratory investigation of a prototype or initial sample to determine compliance with the stan- dard,withasystemofongoingfollow-upinspectionsconductedtocontinuecertification.The result was
33、 a “Certification,” “Listing,” “Recognition,” or “Classification” of the product as defined by various standards, including NFPA 70 , National Electrical Code . These processes were formalized in several international standards, including ISO/IEC Guide 65, General Requirements for Bodies Operating P
34、roduct Certification Systems, and ISO/IEC Standard 17020, General Criteria forthe Operation ofVariousTypes of Bodies Performing Inspection. As the marketplace evolved, more and more products needed to be evaluated differently from the above system because they were already installed at the installat
35、ion site. Another conditionthatdidnotfitthenormalprocessandrequiredsomeotherprocessofevaluation was that some products needed to be evaluated but were not produced in quantities that fit the traditional certification model economically. The alternative process to meet the needs for evaluation of uni
36、que, modified, or other equipment beyond the manufacturing process becameknownasa“fieldevaluation.”Theprocessusedforfieldevaluations,bythenatureof thework,isablendofISO/IECGuide65andISO/IECStandard17020. In 2008, a task group identified the need to create two documents covering the perfor- mance of
37、field evaluations of electrical equipment and used the following document as the basisfordevelopment:RecommendedCompetencyGuidelinesforThirdPartyFieldEvaluationBodies, which was developed by theAmerican Council for Electrical Safety (ACES), a division of the AmericanCouncilofIndependentLaboratories(
38、ACIL)(firstedition,November17,2005). TheACESdocumentprovidedguidelinesregardingthecompetencyoffirmsthatperform fieldevaluations.NFPA790anditscompaniondocument,NFPA791,RecommendedPractice andProceduresforUnlabeledElectricalEquipmentEvaluation,providetheiruserswiththe abilitytoqualifywhocancompletefie
39、ldevaluationsandhowfieldevaluationsspecificallyfor electricalproductsaretobecompleted. Nochangesweremadetothe2014editionofNFPA790otherthanupdatingthereference of NFPA70 , National Electrical Code ,fromthe2011editiontothe2014edition. 7901 NFPAandNationalFireProtectionAssociationareregisteredtrademark
40、softheNationalFireProtectionAssociation,Quincy,Massachusetts02169.TechnicalCorrelatingCommitteeonNationalElectricalCode MichaelJ.Johnston, Chair NationalElectricalContractorsAssociation,MDIM MarkW.Earley, Nonvoting Secretary NationalFireProtectionAssociation,MA KimberlyL.Shea, Recording Secretary Na
41、tionalFireProtectionAssociation,MA JamesE.Brunssen, Telcordia,NJUT Rep.AllianceforTelecommunicationsIndustry Solutions MertonW.Bunker,Jr., U.S.DepartmentofState,VAU WilliamR.Drake, ActuantElectrical,CAM WilliamT.Fiske, IntertekTestingServices,NYRT PalmerL.Hickman, NationalJointApprentice &TrainingCo
42、mmittee,MDL Rep.InternationalBrotherhoodofElectricalWorkers DavidL.Hittinger, IndependentElectricalContractorsof GreaterCincinnati,OHIM Rep.IndependentElectricalContractors,Inc. DanielJ.Kissane, Legrand/Pass&Seymour,NYM Rep.NationalElectricalManufacturersAssociation JohnR.Kovacik, ULLLC,ILRT NeilF.L
43、aBrake,Jr., NationalGrid,NYUT Rep.ElectricLight&PowerGroup/EEI DannyLiggett, TheDuPontCompany,Inc.,TXU Rep.AmericanChemistryCouncil RichardP.Owen, Oakdale,MNE Rep.InternationalAssociationofElectricalInspectors Alternates ThomasL.Adams, EngineeringConsultant,ILUT (Alt.toN.F.LaBrake,Jr.) LawrenceS.Aye
44、r, BizComElectric,Inc.,OHIM (Alt.toD.L.Hittinger) JamesT.Dollard,Jr., IBEWLocalUnion98,PAL (Alt.toP.L.Hickman) StanleyJ.Folz, MorseElectricCompany,NVIM (Alt.toM.J.Johnston) ErnestJ.Gallo, TelcordiaTechnologies,Inc.,NJUT (Alt.toJ.E.Brunssen) AlanManche, SchneiderElectric,KYM (Alt.toW.R.Drake) RobertA
45、.McCullough, Tuckerton,NJE (Alt.toR.P.Owen) MichaelE.McNeil, FMCBioPolymer,MEU (Alt.toD.Liggett) MarkC.Ode, ULLLC,AZRT (Alt.toJ.R.Kovacik) JamesF.Pierce, Intertek,ORRT (Alt.toW.T.Fiske) VincentJ.Saporita, CooperBussmann,MOM (Alt.toD.J.Kissane) Nonvoting RichardG.Biermann, BiermannElectricCompany,Inc
46、., IAIM (MemberEmeritus) TimothyJ.Pope, CanadianStandardsAssociation, CanadaSE Rep.CSA/CanadianElectricalCodeCommittee D.HaroldWare, LibraElectricCompany,OKIM (MemberEmeritus) MarkW.Earley,NFPAStaffLiaison Committee Scope:This Committee shall have primary responsibility for documents on minimizing t
47、he risk of electricity as a source of electric shock and as a potential ignition source of fires and explosions. It shall alsoberesponsiblefortexttominimizethepropagationoffireandexplosionsduetoelectricalinstallations. 7902 COMPETENCYOFTHIRD-PARTYFIELDEVALUATIONBODIES 2014 EditionTechnicalCommitteeo
48、nElectricalEquipmentEvaluation JulianR.Burns, Chair QualityPowerSolutions,Inc.,NCIM Rep.IndependentElectricalContractors,Inc. NancyW.Chilton, SchneiderElectric,NCM RonB.Chilton, NorthCarolinaDepartmentof Insurance,NCE Rep.InternationalAssociationofElectricalInspectors KeithD.Gershon, ElectricalSafet
49、yInstitute,CASE GordonGillerman, NationalInstituteofStandards &Technology,MDC JosephP.Halferty,Jr., UnitedInspectionAgency,Inc., PAL Rep.InternationalBrotherhoodofElectricalWorkers MarkL.Lewandowski, TheProcter&GambleCompany, OHU Rep.AmericanChemistryCouncil CharlesF.Mello, ULLLC,WART RussellJ.Nichols, SGSNorthAmericaInc.,Consumer TestingServices,NJRT ShawnPaulsen, CSAGroup,CanadaRT KennethJ.Rempe, SiemensIndustryInc.,GAM Rep.NationalElectricalManufacturersAssociation JohnE.Staires, CityofTuls
