Editing CSA Group (section)

==Standards development==
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CSA exists to develop standards. Among the fifty-seven different areas of specialization are business management and safety and performance standards, including those for electrical and electronic equipment, industrial equipment, boilers and pressure vessels, compressed gas handling appliances, environmental protection, and construction materials.

Most standards are voluntary, meaning there are no laws requiring their application.{{citation needed|date=October 2012}} Despite that, adherence to standards is beneficial to companies because it shows products have been independently tested to meet certain standards. The CSA mark is a registered certification mark, and can only be applied by someone who is licensed or otherwise authorised to do so by the CSA.

CSA developed the [[CSA Z299|CAN/CSA Z299]] series, now called N299, of quality assurance standards, which are still in use today.  They are an alternative to the [[ISO 9001]] quality management standard, specific to companies supplying goods to nuclear power plants. Currently{{When|date=March 2024}} forty percent of all the standards issued by CSA are referenced in Canadian legislation.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}

CSA has developed many relevant standards in the electrical field, including the '''Canadian Electrical Code (CEC)'''. '''CSA C22.2 standard''' for ''Rigid Types EB1 and DB2/ES2 conduit, ENT tubing'', to clarify and unify the installation specifications for cables and electrical conduits and to regulate the manufacturing, performance, and marking of PVC conduits.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ledes |first=tube |title=CSA C22.2 Electrical Conduit Standard |url=https://www.ledestube.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-csa-c22-2-standard-for-db2-communication-duct/ |url-status=live |website=ledestube.com}}</ref>

Laws in many jurisdictions in North America require that certain products be tested for standards compliance by a body officially recognized for that purpose. CSA Group is accredited to do so in a variety of areas by the [[Standards Council of Canada|SCC]]<ref>{{cite web |title=CSA Certification Body Accreditation Program - Scope of Accreditation |url=https://www.scc.ca/en/system/files/client-scopes/ASB_SOA-10004_Scope_v60_2024-02-14_EN.pdf |access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref> in Canada and [[Occupational Safety and Health Administration|OSHA]]<ref>{{cite web |title=OSHA's Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) Program - CSA &#124; Occupational Safety and Health Administration |url=https://www.osha.gov/nationally-recognized-testing-laboratory-program/csa |access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref> in the United States (as a [[Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory]]).