Safety, as we have been recently instructed, is the LAW in
Mexico. Interpret that as you see fit.
Most of what has recently been posted wrt getting local help
with your certification (by a Mexican lab) is valid and is likely a
necessary evil for the time being.
NOM-019 is based on a version of UL478 that is (to continue
a recent analogy) somewhere between top soil and peat moss. It is
NOT even close to an IEC 950 derivitive. BTW, you may also want
to take a peek at NOM-001 and NOM-016 as well. You will also need
the ability to read Mexican Spanish.
There are a number of fine folks in Canada, the US and Mexico
that are currently working to "...make compatible to the greatest
extent possible..." "...standards related measures..." as part of
the NAFTA. Patience is REQUIRED, but the idea is to have the next
MANDATORY safety standard in Mexico look a lot like IEC 950. I do
not know when (since there is still serious churn in the HOW).
Another group is working the conformity assessment issues
(i.e. acceptance of test results across borders). Of course the
standard has to be compatible prior to the test results being
portable. Time, and a lot of hard work and patience by your
volunteer colleagues, will work these items out.
That is the Readers Digest version of whats new in the NAFTA
CCT PSWG and CAWG. Maybe another member of these groups would care
to elaborate further.
Best Regards,
Ed Eckert, Nortel (Northern Telecom, Inc.)
email: [email protected]
