UL 1196
Standard for Floating Waterlights
Published by UL Standards & Engagement (UL)
The CFR incorporates UL 1196 by reference, which makes the edition it names part of the regulation. The CFR requires the edition it names, which may not be the newest. To enforce any other edition, the agency must publish the change in the Federal Register.
The edition the CFR requires
UL 1196, Second Edition March 23, 1987
As the CFR lists it: “ANSI/UL 1196, Standard for Floating Waterlights, Second Edition March 23, 1987”
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