Electrical Safety
FAA Certified Products & Electrical Safety
Airfield lighting products certified under the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Lighting Equipment Certification Program (Advisory Circular 150/5345-53 Appendix 3) are required to meet the mechanical and electrical performance requirements described in the applicable specifications.
However this program does not require products to conform to, or be tested or certified to meet any electrical safety regulation requirements. As a result, many products being supplied to airports have not been certified as complying with the electrical safety requirements.
North American Safety Regulations
Safety regulations in North America make it mandatory for electrical and electronic products to be approved by a nationally accredited Certification Body (CB) in Canada, and a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) in the USA.
Liberty Electrical Safety Policy
At Liberty Airport Systems, we are very concerned with personnel safety. Our test and field service personnel are qualified and trained to work on equipment we provide in an electrical vault, including constant current regulators, circuit selectors, power distribution equipment and standby power systems.
Our products are designed where possible to minimize or eliminate the risk of safety hazards. Examples are safety door interlocks, barriers and warning labels covering live parts, provision for lockout / tagout padlocks, high voltage visible disconnects, calibrations and adjustments while doors are closed, arc flash and other danger and warning labels.
To ensure we are compliant with the applicable safety regulations, each product is inspected and labelled for compliance with the electrical safety standards.
"In Canada our products are 3rd party inspected and labelled by QPS Evaluation Services Inc, an accredited laboratory providing independent third party testing, evaluation, and inspection. In the US, our products are UL inspected and labelled in our UL 508A certified assembly facility."
