International
Electrotechnical
Commission
International Standards and Conformity Assessment
for all electrical, electronic and related technologies
Green Safety: Facilitating Global Trade
Keith E. Williams, President & CEO, Underwriters Laboratories
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. is active in 45 IEC Technical Committees (of which it holds 4 chairman, 3 secretary, 3 assistant secretary positions). Underwriters Laboratories is also member of MSB, CAB and the IEC Conformity Assessment Systems: IECEE, IECEx and IECQ.
Involvement in the IEC
Committee |
Description |
|---|---|
| Management committees | |
| MSB | Market Strategy Board |
| SMB | Standardization Management Board |
| IECEE | IEC System of Conformity Assessment Schemes for Electrotechnical Equipment and Components |
| IECEx | IEC System for Certification to Standards relating to Equipment for use in Explosive Atmospheres |
| IECQ | IEC Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components |
| Technical Committees and Subcommittees | |
| TC 1 | Terminology |
| TC 15 | Solid electrical insulating materials |
| SC 17A | High-voltage switchgear and controlgear |
| SC 17B | Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear |
| SC 17D | Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies |
| TC 20 | Electric cables |
| TC 21 | Secondary cells and batteries |
| TC 22 | Power electronic systems and equipment |
| SC 22G | Adjustable speed electric drive systems incorporating semiconductor power converters |
| SC 22H | Uninterruptible power systems (UPS) |
| TC 23 | Electrical accessories |
| SC 23B | Plugs, socket-outlets and switches |
| SC 23C | World-wide plug and socket-outlet systems |
| SC 23E | Circuit-breakers and similar equipment for household use |
| SC 23F | Connecting devices |
| SC 23H | Industrial plugs and socket-outlets |
| SC 23J | Switches for appliances |
| TC 27 | Industrial electroheating |
| SC 31G | Intrinsically-safe apparatus |
| SC 31J | Classification of hazardous areas and installation requirements |
| SC 31M | Non-electrical equipment and protective systems for explosive atmospheres |
| SC 32B | Low-voltage fuses |
| SC 32C | Miniature fuses |
| TC 35 | Primary cells and batteries |
| TC 39 | Electronic tubes |
| TC 40 | Capacitors and resistors for electronic equipment |
| TC 61 | Safety of household and similar electrical appliances |
| SC 61B | Safety of microwave ovens |
| SC 61C | Household appliances for refrigeration |
| SC 62A | Common aspects of electrical equipment used in medical practice |
| TC 64 | Electrical installations and protection against electric shock |
| SC 65B | Measurement and control devices |
| TC 72 | Automatic controls for household use |
| TC 81 | Lightning protection |
| TC 82 | Solar photovoltaic energy systems |
| TC 91 | Electronics assembly technology |
| TC 96 | Transformers, reactors, power supply units, and combinations thereof |
| TC 105 | Fuel cell technologies |
| TC 108 | Safety of electronic equipment within the field of audio/video, information technology and communication technology |
| TC 109 | Insulation co-ordination for low-voltage equipment |
| TC 111 | Environmental standardization for electrical and electronic products and systems |
| TC 112 | Evaluation and qualification of electrical insulating materials and systems |
| TC 113 | Nanotechnology standardization for electrical and electronic products and systems |
| TC 116 | Safety of motor-operated electric tools |
| CIS/A | Radio-interference measurements and statistical methods |