In the past, Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation found it increasingly difficult to have its protective equipment tested. Some of the problems we contended with were poor testing practices, slow turn-around from test facilities, replacement of failed items, and overall customer service.

In 2006, CEMC purchased new, state-of-the-art testing equipment in order to solve our problems with protective equipment testing. We felt that other companies in this area may have experienced the same difficulties with the testing process that we once had. So, in 2007, we began providing testing services for other companies, too.

Everyone working in our lab has a background in electrical work and was already familiar with the equipment that we test. We pride ourselves in testing your goods with the utmost integrity and professionalism. We also strive to eliminate any of your prior testing problems by providing fast turn-around times, installing new replacement items in the event of a failure, warehousing spares for real-time spare replacements, and un-rivaled customer service.

Why Test?

Testing your protective equipment not only keeps your company in compliance with OSHA, ASTM, & ANSI standards, it also assures your employees that they are working with tools and equipment that they can depend on when their lives are on the line.

All testing at CEMC is performed in compliance with ASTM, ANSI, and OSHA Standard 1910.137—Electrical Protective Equipment.

CEMC Test Lab is a member of ASTM International, the American Society for Testing and Materials. This places us at the forefront of standard discussion and development.

Tracking and Record-keeping

We have recently implemented a barcode labeling and tracking system for our testing processes. This, along with the related software, allows us to provide and maintain detailed test reports along with a history for each item. This system also creates a schedule for each customer based on their specific testing cycle.

The greatest benefit we have found is the label that the software prints, which is attached to the heat-sealed bag of gloves/sleeves. This label has all relative information, i.e., Name, Item, Size, Test Date, etc.