Certifications

Shat-R-Shield has earned the marks of safety from NSF and UL.

NSF

NSF International

Since 1944, NSF International, an independent, not-for-profit organization, has been committed to making the world a safer place for consumers.

NSF International helps protect the public by certifying products and writing standards for food, water, and consumer goods. As an independent, not-for-profit organization, our ongoing public health commitment is to encourage everyone to live safer.

NSF International is The Public Health and Safety Company™, providing public health and safety risk management solutions to companies, governments and consumers around the world.

From writing standards to product certification, NSF works with both regulators and companies to find risk management solutions that all parties can live with.

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UL

UL – Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.

For more than 20 years, Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) has been a contributing member of the environmental and public health community, working for a safer world.

A leader in the certification and standards development community, UL conducts a wide array of environmental/public health safety and performance testing for products as varied as plastic pipe, food service equipment, refrigerants, fuel storage tanks, drinking water additives and treatment units, oil/water separators and carbon monoxide detectors.

The distinctive EPH Mark was developed so that products, which have been investigated by UL in accordance with EPH requirements, may be more readily identified by a Mark specifically denoting compliance with environmental and public health considerations.

“The EPH Mark provides a readily recognizable Mark to the public health community,” explains Tom Blewitt, manager of UL Environmental and Public Health Services. “When manufacturers obtain environmental and public health certification for their products from UL, they want to be confident that public health regulators can quickly identify the type of certification the product has attained.”

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ACA-American Correctional Association

For more than 149 years, the American Correctional Association has championed the cause of corrections and correctional effectiveness. Founded in 1870 as the National Prison Association, ACA is the oldest association developed specifically for practitioners in the correctional profession. During the first organizational meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio, the assembly elected then-Ohio Governor and future President Rutherford B. Hayes as the first President of the Association. 

The Declaration of Principles developed at the first meeting in 1870 became the guidelines for corrections in the United States and Europe. At the ACA centennial meeting in 1970, a revised set of Principles, reflecting advances in theory and practice, was adopted by the Association. The principles were updated in 1982 and lastly in 2002.

At the 1954 Congress of Correction in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the name of the American Prison Association was changed to the American Correctional Association, reflecting the expanding philosophy of corrections and its increasingly important role within the community and society as a whole. 

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PRODUCT RATINGS GLOSSARY

DLC: Meets criteria for energy efficiency and have been included on the QPL (Qualified Products List) for DLC. This certification signifies that a product is eligible for utility rebates, where applicable.

NSF: Approved for use in facilities producing consumer goods, such as food and beverage processing and food service.

RoHS: Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive – prohibits the use of certain hazardous materials used in electrical and electronic devices.

IP65: Protected against water spray from all directions and dust that may harm equipment.

IP66: Protected against low pressure water jets (all directions) and dust that may harm equipment.

IP67: Protected against strong water jets and waves and dust that may harm equipment.

IP68: Protected against temporary immersion and dust that may harm equipment.

IP69K: Protection against close range high temperature, high pressure wash down (1450 PSI at 176°F).

cULus: Product is UL certified for use in Canada and the US.

UL Damp Locations: Suitable for use in a location that is normally or periodically subject to condensation of moisture in, on, or adjacent to, electrical equipment, and includes partially protected locations.

UL Wet Locations: Suitable for a location in which water or other liquid can drip, splash or flow on or against electrical equipment.

UL 844: Standard for luminaires for use in hazardous (classified) locations.

UL 1598: Standard applies to luminaires for use in non-hazardous locations.

UL 1598A: Standard for luminaires installation on marine vessels.

NEMA 4X: Corrosion resistant; Enclosures constructed for either indoor or outdoor use to provide a degree of protection to personnel against incidental contact with the enclosed equipment; to provide a degree of protection against falling dirt, rain, sleet, snow, windblown dust, splashing water, hose-directed water, and corrosion; and that will be undamaged by the external formation of ice on the enclosure.

NEMA 5: Dust tight; Enclosures constructed for indoor use to provide a degree of protection to personnel against incidental contact with the enclosed equipment; to provide a degree of protection against falling dirt; against settling airborne dust, lint, fibers, and flyings; and to provide a degree of protection against dripping and light splashing liquids.

ABS: American Bureau of Shipping; Safety and quality standard for ships and offshore structures; often required for products used in marine applications