1. The purpose of the factory test
Factory test mainly confirmed the following:
1. CSA mark appears only if the products have been CSA certified;
2. Does the facility continue to report in accordance with CSA certification requirements and related standards of production CSA products;
3. Whether the CSA factory effective assistance;
4. Factories whether the new procedures and requirements of CSA and its effective date of the notice;
5. Found in previous testing whether the amendment does not meet the entry;
6. When the plant has CSA certified products, production, and CSA-related provisions and agreements are to be implemented.

2. Plant inspection frequency

CSA signs for factory use only, twice a year called for advance notice of non-factory testing.
For CSA / CUS or CSA / NRTL flag factory, four times a year called for advance notice of non-factory testing.

3. Factory test content

       Factories should provide the contact of two factories, to accompany and assist the CSA is responsible for factory inspectors test. Test content includes five areas: management, technology, products, production testing and sampling, the specific description is as follows:

1. Management:
a) confirm that the applicant, the factory (name and address) and contact information is changed;
b) confirm the certification records to change, cancel CSA certified products are to be implemented;
c) to discuss their concerns with the factory representative of CSA certification services and related issues;
d) a factory for the Label Service, an inventory of the remaining factories and related CSA label number serial number;
e) For the Label Licensing of the factory, check the record label use the factory method is correct, whether to report truthfully to the CSA headquarters label use;
f) Standby plant and processing plant under the 6336 program related matters;
g) help the plant for cancellation files, change data and so on.

2. Technical aspects:
a) and CSA certified factory representative to discuss and report the relevant technical issues;
b) with the factory representatives to discuss the latest Certification Notices, Electrical Bulletins, Informs, and CSA Certified Field Actions such as updating the information and confirm whether the requirements of the latest CSA is implemented;
c) the previous inspection and factory representatives to discuss technical issues found in the authentication and confirm that the appropriate solution is to be implemented.

3. Products:
CSA certification and standards according to the report, check the CSA factory finished products, semi-finished products and related components and similar products, specifically to confirm the following:
1. Components and materials and certification report is consistent;
2. Product structure complies with relevant standards;
3. Material proof components and materials and certification information;
4. Whether the replacement of components and materials meet the requirements
5. CSA signs of use, user manual and packaging certification mark whether the use of reporting requirements;
6. Compliance with the latest Field Service Action requirements;
7. Compliance with certain additional requirements.
Another: CSA CSA inspectors will arrive in all production areas to determine the non-existence of the illegal production of CSA products.

4. Production testing:
a) the production line inspection of factories and warehouses to confirm whether the CSA mark appears only in products have been CSA certified;
b) confirm the CSA factory factory capacity and test equipment test calibration conditions;
c) inspection of factories for the control of nonconforming product procedures and the actual operation;

d) for some products, field testing, such as: wire, protective shoes.

5. Sampling areas:
For some products, such as: wire, Christmas lights, shoes, CSA inspectors will be on the factory floor to the CSA product sampling and sample letters, sample sent to the CSA by the factory to the headquarters once a year to re-test.

       The testing process and test results will be documented in the CSA factory inspection reports. CSA representatives and factory inspectors signed the report, as written information saved for future reference.