About PSC

Since 1988, Product Safety Consulting has been providing product developers
and manufacturers with expert advice and testing services, so they confidently
secure product safety and regulatory compliance in the least time, and for the
least expense. From consumer products to lighting fixtures, to motor controllers
and medical devices, we have helped more than 3,000 customers in over 35
countries.

With an engineering team that has over 150 years of combined product design
and compliance experience, we understand how difficult it can be to navigate
the regulatory landscape. We collaborate closely with our customers – at any
stage in the product development lifecycle – to help them understand how to
meet the requirements of a given standard. In fact, most of our engineers are
involved in writing them.

We have been working closely for over 20 years with all of the major Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTL), such as Underwriters Laboratories,
Intertek/ETL, the Canadian Standards Assocation (CSA), QPS, SGS, MET
Labs, and many others. We understand the additional costs in time and money
that are incurred when a product fails an evaluation or test. That is why we are
committed to working with product designers to make sure that only passing
are products submitted to an NRTL for certification.

When the product is ready, we help our clients achieve the most time- and cost-effective
path to compliance, from managing the submittal and project on their
behalf, to having the tests witnessed by the NRTL at our lab, to performing
evaluation and testing of equipment installed in the field. In many product categories,
we are rigorously audited by the NRTLs so that testing done at our facilities
is accepted for certification.

Product Safety Consulting makes the process of compliance and testing simpler,
more efficient, cost effective, faster, and easier to understand.

We have the expertise, relationships, and experience to get the job done right.

Accreditations

Product Safety Consulting is fully accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 to conduct testing for a wide range of products. We work closely with most of the major certification agencies and Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTL), and can also help you to conduct testing in preparation for declaration of CE.

US, Canada, and International
Underwriters Laboratories
PSC participates in ULʼs Data Acceptance Program for most Medical and Lighting categories. Testing conducted at our laboratory is the same as testing done at UL. In addition, PSC offers evaluation, preliminary testing, witness testing, and project management every category covered by UL.

US, Canada, and International
ETL/Intertek
PSC offers evaluation, preliminary testing, witness testing, and project management in every category covered by Intertek.

US and Canada

QPS
PSC is rigorously audited by QPS in a number of product categories. Testing conducted at PSC is covered under QPSʼs data acceptance program. We also perform evaluations, inspections, and testing for products already installed in the field for QPS.

US and Canada

Canadian Standards Association
PSC offers evaluation, preliminary testing, witness testing, and project management in every category covered by CSA.

Product Safety Testing

We are the safety, quality and performance engineering testing and consulting company you want working with your team to determine product compliance needs before they become issues. Established in 1988, we assist manufacturers, product developers and designers in obtaining worldwide product approvals and certification.

We work with you from concept through design, prototyping, manufacturing, launch and post-launch redesign. Minimize time and expense related to bringing a product to market by having your product reviewed, analyzed and tested at PSC’s lab before it’s submitted to an agency for approval. Leverage our more than 150 years of collective safety and compliance engineering experience.

Safety Beyond Standards – SBS™ is our philosophy – it’s how we think and how we help you design your products. We recognize that product safety standards too often represent the minimum requirements. We help you take safety to the next levels – working with PSC you raise the bar so your product not only meets, but exceeds, the standards. We offer a wide range of services including hazard-based engineering assessments, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Accelerated Life Testing.