In cases where the standard is a public standard, i.e. law, then we are obliged to comply no matter what we think, agree or disagree. In cases where the standard is a private standard, it is sometimes negotiated with a customer thru contracts.
This may give the sense that two things running undercurrent here on this list and elsewhere are put on the back burner so to speak. The first is "due diligence" and the second is understanding the "spirit" of a standard. Those qualities are NOT written into any standard and it is the responsibility to follow through as such. In spite of both these cases, due diligence and spirit, where there is an attempt to get everyone on the same playing field, you can't make all the people happy all the time. In simple terms, if you comply to the expectations of a customer with either public or private standards and that compliance follows with the customer buying your product as opposed to not buying without, then you have indeed added the value of your product. Anything else that you have added through your efforts with due diligence and interpreting the spirit of the standards in question, simply can not be sold ... Regards, Doug McKean "Martin Rowe (TMW)" wrote: > > I've been reading messages from this list for several months, > and I see many questions about how to comply with the long list > of EMC standards. Yet, I can't recall anyone ever questioning > the appropriateness of any standard. That is, should the > standand add value to a product or to those who use it? Is it > that the EMC engineer's place is not to question the wisdom of a > standard's value, but simply to make products with those > standards, whether or not we agree with the intent of those > standards? That's not to say that these regulations are bad. > Maybe they're good because they make the world a better place > for those who use electronic products. > > Just wondering. > > ---------------------------- /\ > | Martin Rowe | / \ > | Senior Technical Editor | / \ /\ > | Test & Measurement World | / \ / \ /\ ____ > | voice 617-558-4426 |/ \ / \ / \/ > | fax 617-928-4426 | \ / \/ > | e-mail [email protected] | \ / > | http://www.tmworld.com | \/ > ---------------------------- > > ------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety > Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. > > To cancel your subscription, send mail to: > [email protected] > with the single line: > unsubscribe emc-pstc > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Jim Bacher: [email protected] > Michael Garretson: [email protected] > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Richard Nute: [email protected] -- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: [email protected] Michael Garretson: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected]
