[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1211.16]

[Page 338-339]
 
                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1211--SAFETY STANDARD FOR AUTOMATIC RESIDENTIAL GARAGE DOOR OPERATORS--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart A--The Standard
 
Sec. 1211.16  UL marking requirements.

    (a) Unless specifically excepted, marking required in this standard 
shall be permanent. Ink-printed and stenciled markings, decalcomania 
labels, and pressure sensitive labels are among the types of marking 
that are considered acceptable if they are acceptably applied and are of 
good quality.
    (b) Except as provided below, a garage door operator shall be 
plainly marked, at a location where the marking will be readily visible-
-after installation, in the case of a permanently connected appliance--
with:
    (1) The manufacturer's name, trademark, or other descriptive marking 
by which the organization responsible for the product may be identified-
-hereinafter referred to as the manufacturer's name;
    (2) The catalog number or the equivalent;
    (3) The voltage, frequency, and input in amperes or watts; and
    (4) The date or other dating period of manufacture not exceeding any 
three consecutive months.
    (c) The ampere rating shall be included unless the full-load power 
factor is 80 percent or more, or, for a cord-connected operator, unless 
the rating is 50 watts or less. The number of phases shall be indicated 
if an operator is for use on a polyphase circuit. The date code 
repetition cycle shall not be less than 20 years.
    (d) Exception No. 1: The manufacturer's identification may be in a 
traceable code if the operator is identified by the brand or trademark 
owned by a private labeler.
    (e) Exception No. 2: The date of manufacture may be abbreviated or 
in an established or otherwise accepted code.
    (f) If a manufacturer produces or assembles operators at more than 
one factory, each finished operator shall

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have a distinctive marking, which may be in code, to identify it as the 
product of a particular factory.
    (g) The carton and the instruction manual for an operator shall be 
marked with the word ``WARNING'' and the following or the equivalent: 
``To reduce the risk of injury to persons--Use this operator only with 
(a) ------ door(s).''
    (h) A residential garage door operator shall be marked with the word 
``WARNING'' and the following or equivalent, ``Risk of entrapment. After 
adjusting either the force or limits of travel adjustments, insure that 
the door reverses on a 1\1/2\ inch (or a 2 by 4 board laid flat) high 
obstruction on the floor.''
    (i) A separately supplied accessory, including external entrapment 
protection device, intended for installation with an appliance or 
appliances shall be marked with the manufacturer's name and catalog or 
model number and the type of appliance or appliances with which it is 
intended to be used--such as a residential garage door operator. 
Additionally, installation instructions, accompanying specifications 
sheet, or packaging of the accessory shall identify the appliance or 
appliances with which it is intended to be used by specifying the 
manufacturer's name and catalog or model number or by any other positive 
means to serve the identification purpose.
    (j) An appliance provided with terminals or connectors for 
connection of a separately supplied accessory, such as an external 
entrapment protection device, shall be marked to identify the accessory 
intended to be connected to the terminals or connectors. The accessory 
identification shall be by manufacturer's name and catalog or model 
number or other means to allow for the identification of accessories 
intended for use with the appliance.
    (k) With reference to paragraph (k) of this section, instructions 
for installing a separately supplied accessory shall be provided. A 
statement shall be included in the instructions warning the user that 
the appliance must be disconnected from the source of supply before 
attempting the installation of the accessory.

[57 FR 60455, Dec. 21, 1992. Redesignated at 65 FR 70659, Nov. 27, 2000]