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MET Laboratories - UL48 Alternative


Erik Sine

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Big huge re-welcome back to MET Laboratories

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Want to get away from the out of control, over regulated, Tyrannical Underwriter Laboratories??? Then MET Laboratories is your less expensive alternative that can do the same for listing your electric signs according to OSHA. UL is no longer the only option. As many know who have been in our industry for some time knows UL has gotten waaaaaay to far out of control and lately has nothing better to do than make up new standards for component manufacturers to go by, useless change of standards that does nothing more than cost US/YOU money!

Whether you are a custom sign shop or component manufacturer MET Laboratories can be your company that will make your products recognized equally to UL.

For more information on converting over from UL to MET, or looking to start new service and save about a $1,000 a year, contact Greg Smith of MET and tell them you heard about them from The Sign Syndicate.com. Greg Smith gregs@fieldlabeling.com

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Greg, Is there any documentation that can be provided upon request stating that it is an equivalent of "them" when townships and municipalities question the differnt label.

I have talked to a few shops who complained about "them" and are afraid to make a switch thinking they will loose out on projects because the people making the final decisions only know one thing "them".

Kinda like designers and shops regurgitating 6500 white, because it has always been that and dont want to rock the boat.

GOOD things happen for a reason......

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Greg, Is there any documentation that can be provided upon request stating that it is an equivalent of "them" when townships and municipalities question the differnt label.

I have talked to a few shops who complained about "them" and are afraid to make a switch thinking they will loose out on projects because the people making the final decisions only know one thing "them".

Kinda like designers and shops regurgitating 6500 white, because it has always been that and dont want to rock the boat.

To show US acceptance, the best list to use in the National (OSHA Department of Labor) list.

Here is a link that show us on this list - equivalent to UL: http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html Here is the link that shows MET's specific scope of accreditation: http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/met.html You can see "UL 48" on the list.

The other reason acceptance is usually not a problem is that the MET label actually says "UL 48" on the label. UL is the Standards writing body for the US, so they cannot stop other labs from using the name and number of the Standard. Same for UL 8750 (LED's).

We have had a few questions over the years from Inspectors in various jurisdictions, but in the end we are always recognized as equivalent to UL. We look at any question by an Inspector as an opportunity, and we also spend a great deal of time attending Inspector and Contractor meetings across the US.

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Thanks for the reply Greg

I went to the link and I got

Message # 404 - File Not Found

Try this -

1). Go to www.osha.gov

2). In the top header, you'll see a link in whit lettering that says "A to Z Index". Click on that

3). Click on "N", then click on the "Nationally Recognized Testing Labs" link. From there you can see MET, UL and the rest of the NRTL organizations.

Note: although some other labs have "UL 48 on their scope, only MET and UL have a UL 48 "Sign Shop Program".

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