Electronics
Video from Predictable Designs. Watch on YouTube.
What you'll get
For electronic products: John Teel of Predictable Designs, a firm that sells product-development services, gives a 14-minute overview of the approvals that may apply before you sell a device, with chapters on emissions rules including the FCC's Part 15, safety approvals such as UL, environmental rules and ways to keep certification costs down. It is a map of what to ask a test lab about rather than a quote, so watch it before you finalize a design and start asking labs for prices.
Do this week
List each place you expect to sell, such as the US, Canada and Europe, write beside it which of the video's emissions, safety and environmental approvals you think apply, and ask one test lab to confirm the list when it quotes.