8 AAC 70.085. Sale or transfer of consumer electrical products

(a) In order to qualify as an approved third-party certification program, it must be conducted by a third-party testing/inspection body that meets the requirements of ANSI Z34.1 - 1987, American National Standards for Certification - Third-Party Certification Program , published by the American National Standards Institute.

(b) Consumer electrical products manufactured before August 14, 1990 that are not listed by an approved third-party certification program must bear a bright mustard-yellow one and one-half inch by one inch label illustrated below that states the following:

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(c) A person who sells, offers to sell, or otherwise transfers a consumer electrical product manufactured before August 14, 1990 shall obtain warning labels from the mechanical inspection section in the Anchorage office of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The request must identify the following information about the product to be labeled:

(1) date of manufacture, or if the date of manufacture is not known, a copy of the invoice must be submitted showing date of purchase;

(2) model or catalog number;

(3) product name;

(4) location where the product will be displayed or offered for sale or transfer; and

(5) name and address of the person responsible for the proper application of the label to the product and for the return of all unused or damaged labels to the department.

(d) The warning label must be permanently attached to the electrical product so that it is readily visible to a consumer without lifting or moving the product.

(e) The use of a defaced or altered warning label is prohibited.

History: Eff. 9/25/93, Register 127

Authority: AS 45.45.910

Editor's note: A copy of ANSI Z34.1-1987, American National Standard for Certification - Third-Party Certification Program , may be obtained from the American National Standards Institute, 1430 Broadway, New York, New York 10018.

For the purposes of 8 AAC 70.085(c) , warning labels are available from Mechanical Inspection, Department of Labor and Workforce Development, P.O. Box 107020, 3301 Eagle St., Suite 302, Anchorage, Alaska 99510; phone: (907) 269-4925.

As of Register 151 (October 1999), the regulations attorney made technical revisions under AS 44.62.125 (b)(6) to reflect the name change of the Department of Labor to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development made by ch. 58, SLA 1999 and the corresponding title change of the commissioner of labor.

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