Yes - One mark, one process would be nice. Thank you Charles Grasso (Captain Hook) EMC Engineer StorageTek 2270 Sth 88th Street Louisville CO 80027 MS 4262 [email protected] Tel:(303)673-2908 Fax(303)661-7115
> ---------- > From: Dan Mitchell[SMTP:[email protected]] > Reply To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 1998 11:52 AM > To: Grasso, Charles (Chaz); 'emc-pstc' > Subject: RE: Are all these agencies really necessary? > > The OM was just an example for purposes of illustration. A better name > for > such a hypothetical beast would be World Mark (WM). If you read the > earlier thread, you would have read that all the agencies are getting out > of hand and that it would be nice to do testing once, then apply for a OM? > > or WM? and be allowed to sell your product any place in the world > > Daniel W. Mitchell > Product Safety > EOS Corp. > > ---------- > From: Grasso, Charles (Chaz)[SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 1998 10:25 AM > To: Dan Mitchell; 'Peter E. Perkins' > Cc: PSNetwork > Subject: RE: Are all these agencies really necessary? > > Would someone please explain the OM (Overall Mark)? > Thank you > Charles Grasso > (Captain Hook) > EMC Engineer > StorageTek > 2270 Sth 88th Street > Louisville CO 80027 MS 4262 > [email protected] > Tel:(303)673-2908 > Fax(303)661-7115 > > > > ---------- > > From: Peter E. Perkins[SMTP:[email protected]] > > Reply To: Peter E. Perkins > > Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 1998 11:57 PM > > To: Dan Mitchell > > Cc: PSNetwork > > Subject: Are all these agencies really necessary? > > > > PSNet & Dan, > > > > > > The OM (Overall Mark) is a good idea that continues to be > promoted > > by industry, especially multinational businesses. Oh that they had > > control > > to proscribe it... Remember that the underlying basis for all of this > is > > a > > political issue in that nations want to control commerce in some manner > - > > and many of the old-time controls have been taken away by treaty (the > GATT > > Treaty). We work in an arena where the high level politicians tug and > > pull > > to get their way. We see it in the expansion of the need to have a > > certification or mark on the products. Developing nations have figured > > out > > that they can easily play this game - just adapt the international > > standards - ISO/IEC/CISPR, etc. - but demand a local mark of approval. > The > > country supports a team of technical and bureauocratic personel thru the > > tax that you pay to get their bumper sticker. Americans, especially, > like > > free enterprise = no restraints. Big business promoted the use of a > > manufacturer's based mark for Europe (the CE marking), but were not too > > happy that there is personal criminal penalty attached to signing the > MDoC > > and applying the mark. Much of the rest of the world isn't ready for > > the > > whole potato all at once either. Note the problems that the Japanese > and > > the Koreans are having trying to reform their old-boy networks to open > > their markets and offer opportunity for growth there... I predict that > it > > will get worse before it gets better... So, look at it as job security, > > at > > least you're working (which is better than the alternative)... > > > > > > - - - - - > > > > Peter E Perkins > > Principal Product Safety Consultant > > Tigard, ORe 97281-3427 > > > > +1/503/452-1201 phone/fax > > > > [email protected] email > > > > visit our website: > > > > http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/peperkins > > > > - - - - - > > > > --------- > > 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).
