1、UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION ORDISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM ULUNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT DECISIONThis Certification Requirement Decision is prepared and published by Underwriters Laboratories Inc.(UL). It is normative for the a
2、pplicable UL Product Certification Program(s); however, it is currently notpart of the UL Standard(s) referenced below.Product Category (CCN): IYNC, IYNC2Standard Number: UL 962AStandard Title: Standard for Furniture Power Distribution UnitsEdition Date: September 29, 2014Edition Number: 3Section /
3、Paragraph Reference: 5.6A and 13.5Subject: GFCI Protection in lieu of compliance with the Spill TestDECISION:5 Glossary5.6A PORTABLE CLASS A GFCI - A plug-in type ground-fault circuit interrupter provided with male bladesor with a power-supply cord with an attachment plug. Portable GFCIs are constru
4、cted so that when anysingle supply conductor, including the neutral conductor, is opened protection to the user is maintained.Class A GFCIs trip when the current to ground has a value in the range of 4 through 6 mA.13 Receptacles13.5 A FPDU intended to be mounted on or inside a desk or similar furni
5、shing surface shall be coveredor otherwise protected from spillage while not in use and shall comply with the Spill Test, Section 37.Exception No 1: When the intended use of the FPDU is for it to be mounted above the furnishing surfaceand oriented such that spilled liquid on the furnishing surface c
6、annot enter any part of the FPDU, theserequirements do not apply.Exception No. 2: When the FPDU is provided with a “Portable Class A GFCI” that complies with thestandard for Safety for Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupters, UL 943 and the GFCI is located at theattachment plug or within 24 in (610 mm) of
7、 the attachment plug compliance with the spill test is notrequired.RATIONALE FOR DECISION:A Class A Portable GFCI provides equivalent protection against electric shock from liquid spills onto orinto a Furniture Power Distribution Unit (FPDU) than that of exclusion of liquid entering the FPDU asdeter
8、mined by the spill test.Copyright 2015 Underwriters Laboratories Inc.UL, in performing its functions in accordance with its objectives, does not guarantee or warrant thecorrectness of Certification Requirement Decisions it may issue or that they will be recognized or adoptedby anyone. Certification
9、Requirement Decisions are the opinion of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. inpractically applying the requirements of the standard. They do not represent formal interpretations of thestandard under American National Standards Institute (ANSI) processes. UL shall not be responsible toanyone for the use
10、of or reliance upon Certification Requirement Decisions by anyone. UL shall not incurUL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION ORDISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM ULany obligation or liability for damages, including consequential damages, arising out of or in connectionwith the use or reliance upon Certification Requirement Decisions. The electronic version of theCertification Requirement Decision is the current version and previously printed copies may be outdated.This document is published as a service to ULs certification customersSTANDARD NUMBER: UL 962A -2-
