Hi John and John

We all know hazards come in all colours of the rainbow
especially fire hazards :<)
My mail however, is no just targeted
to electric shocks, they were just used as a familar example
showing the distinction -to my opinion- between safety critical and
just safety related components, and illustrating the concept
of double layer of safety measures, whatever the hazard may be.

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Allen, John
Sent: dinsdag 6 november 2001 10:10
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: "Safety Critical" etc - the future



Hi Folks

I agree with John W - and a single fire can (and does!) kill and injure FAR
more people than a single electric shock.

Additionally, a large number of products are SELV and/or battery operated
where there is no shock hazard but is often a fire hazard - think of the
power available from modern batteries, and especially vehicle batteries.

John Allen
Thales Defence Communications Division
Bracknell, UK

-----Original Message-----
From: John Woodgate [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 05 November 2001 22:36
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: "Safety Critical" etc - the future



I read in !emc-pstc that CE-test - Ing. Gert Gremmen - ce-marking and
more... <[email protected]> wrote (in <ABEJKCKDFONELAIPOFHNMEFCEKAA.cetes
[email protected]>) about '"Safety Critical" etc - the future', on Mon, 5 Nov
2001:
>Those components that encapsulate into one single component the 2 safety
>layers
>that are normally used to isolate the operator (and others) from a hazard.
>In electrical safety land that's mostly an electrical hazard

A safety-critical component may be related to a fire hazard, not a shock
hazard.
--
Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk

Eat mink and be dreary!

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