I read in !emc-pstc that Robert Wilson <robert_wil...@tirsys.com> wrote (in <3FF57405336C9B4C976A1819F860A2560F698B@xng_tirsys.TIRSYS.COM>) about 'General Product Safety Directive - sorry missed something', on Mon, 29 Apr 2002: >With regards to the "need" to subject something running from a 9V >battery to a "battery" (pun not intended) of safety approvals, to me >this shows how some aspects of regulatory control are just a "solution" >searching desperately for a "problem".
Europe has eliminated 'approvals' in almost all cases where they are not essential. The manufacturer need only do an *assessment* of a product that appears to have no safety and/or EMC issues, and record the conclusions of that assessment. For the products I deal with, the assessment takes about an hour usually, and maybe 15 to 30 minutes to write the formal report. No big deal. > There are times when it seems to >me that the entire process, which had sensible beginnings, has come >completely off the rails. I can't wait for the day when toothpicks >"need" to carry a litany of approvals. I believe that in some countries they do already. 'This is for use in the mouth. Do not put it in your eye or nostril, or into someone else's mouth without their written consent. Flammable. May have sharp points. Do not eat.' -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list"
