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This database contains a list of products CSA certifies for the U.S., and Canada. You will find a brief description of the standard your products may comply to and the appropriate CSA Mark.

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Field Certification

When circumstances make regular product certification impractical, consider the Field Certification option from CSA International. It can be the ideal option when:

a product is made to order (one of a kind), or
a product is manufactured in a very small quantity.

Your CSA International Representative will evaluate the equipment and, if it complies, will label the equipment with a serialized Field Certification label. A typical label looks like this:


For US Field Certification	For Canadian Field Certification	For US And Canadian Field Certification

The process

Submittor

Prepares a written or E-mail request to CSA
- full company name and address
- name, telephone number, fax, and e-mail of the contact person
- type, quantity, and installation location of the equipment
- requested hazardous locations classification
- location where the equipment is to be examined.
- Product information
Accepts and signs CSA International's Service Agreement (unless already on file with CSA).

CSA International

Assigns a CSA International Representative to evaluate the equipment. This may include:
- obtaining additional information or documentation
- determining the acceptability of existing test data and/or certification reports of other agencies
- obtaining samples for tests
- communicating CSA's preliminary comments to the submittor before the equipment is examined
- arranging for examination of the equipment at the submittor's site or at a CSA International office.

When the evaluation is complete and the documentation and results are satisfactory, the CSA International Representative:

Affixes the Field Certification label to the equipment.
Documents details of the equipment and other pertinent data in a CSA Field Certification Report.
Sends copies of the report to the submittor and to the authority that has jurisdiction (if applicable).

Motor Repair Shop Program

Do you operate a repair shop in the U.S. or Canada for electric motors and generators used in hazardous locations? If so, give your business a boost by demonstrating that your facility complies with hazardous locations safety standards. CSA International offers independent evaluations that will help you obtain the recognition you need from electrical inspection authorities.

Details about the program appear in Certification Notices 370B and 370C, 370-US "Updated Requirements for CSA Qualification of Facilities Engaged in the Repair of Electrical Motors and Generators for Use in Hazardous Locations." These Notices are available free from CSA International and can be requested by e-mail at hazloc@csa-international.org.

When your facility is qualified, you will receive a "Certificate of Qualification," which you can display on the premises. Each certificate identifies the name and address of the facility, and the type of hazardous locations equipment the facility is qualified to repair. As well, your qualified facility will be able to use the statement "CSA-Qualified Repair Facility" on stationery and in advertising, subject to CSA guidelines.

Once qualified, your facilities will be inspected a minimum of twice a year to monitor ongoing compliance with the requirements.

Performance of Combustible Gas Detection Instruments

Combustible gas detection instruments for the U.S. and Canada may require additional performance-related testing beyond the testing required for electrical safety and explosion hazards. For the Canadian market, these additional performance requirements are contained in CSA standard C22.2 No. 152, Combustible Gas Detection Instruments. For the U.S. market, these additional performance requirements are contained in ISA-S12.13, Performance Requirements For Combustible Gas Detectors.

Instruments that fall within the scope of CSA C22.2 No. 152 and/or ISA-S12.13 include:

any device that registers, displays, or has a setting for gas concentration or explosive limits (for example, a Lower Explosive Limit (LEL)); or
any device that has a scale to display gas concentration and that includes literature that correlates the levels of concentration with the explosive limits; or
any safety device that is used to detect combustible gas and to active a ventilation system and/or shut down an electrical system if gas concentrations reach a preset level

Instruments are outside the scope of C22.2 No. 152 and ISA-S12.13 if:

the device does not register or display gas explosive limits (for example, LEL)
the instrument has a scale that displays gas concentration, but the accompanying literature for the device does not correlate the concentration of combustible gas with the explosive limits (for example, LEL).

Multiple Gas Detection Instruments

Some multi-function instruments could be designed to:

detect combustible gas and register values for the explosive limits (for example, LEL), and
provide a readout of gas concentrations (for example, H2S or O2).

In these cases, only the portion of the instrument that detects the combustible gas relative to the explosive limits is within the scope of either C22.2 No. 152 or ISA-S12.13.