---------- From: POWELL, DOUG [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, August 28, 1998 2:54 PM To: _EMC-PSTC Discussion Group Subject: Statement of compliance
Dear EMC-PSTC Group, Please bear with me for a short survey. I am interested in learning what is your interpretation of certain statements of compliance used on product documentation. This is prior to any investigation into certificates and reports that may be available for the product. Please check the appropriate response and if you wish make comments on how acceptable for use you feel a product is when you read these statements. I will not initially comment as I want unbiased remarks. If you want a copy of the results please indicate this in your reply. 1) "Designed to meet (safety standards list) ... " ___ highly acceptable ___ acceptable ___ no opinion X unacceptable comments:________ "Designed to meet" leaves me wondering 2) "Designed to meet (safety standards list) and tested by (self) ... " ___ highly acceptable ___ acceptable ___ no opinion X unacceptable comments:________ See #1 above 3) "Designed to meet (safety standards list) and tested by (third party) ... " ___ highly acceptable ___ acceptable ___ no opinion X unacceptable comments:________ Again "Designed to meet" leaves me wondering. Sounds like a FINE PRINT for problems. 4) "Complies with (safety standards list) and tested by (self) ... " ___ highly acceptable ___ acceptable X no opinion ___ unacceptable comments:________ I will have to trust your competence short of asking to see qualifications and test rationale. I am too lazy to pursue the latter two and I usually do not trust anyone but myself. 5) "Complies with (safety standards list) and tested by (third party) ... " highly acceptable X acceptable ___ no opinion ___ unacceptable comments:________ Implies an honest effort on your part to expose any product discrepancies without bias. I can accept that. My Response, Bandele Rockford Engineering Services, Inc. If you have the time and interest please include any other statements of compliance that you have seen or used. As ever, Doug Powell, Compliance Engineer Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. Fort Collins Colorado USA [email protected] --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators). --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators).
