Peter, I share(d?) your frustration. The website was fairly ambiguous when I was initially looking for info.
Might I suggest asking your Australian agent if you have one already. The agent that I contacted was really up to date on which standards applied and when the new standards would take effect (including several that I had no idea were in the works). As I haven't actually signed a contract with him, I would feel strange asking him that question for you, but the principle should still apply. Who better to ask than a person who's job it is to know? Alternatively, find an agent and ask him. I assume you are planning to ship to Australia so you will need an agent eventually. What better way to start the process & screen potential agents? If he's up to date on the standards, I would think he would be a good person to have representing your company. Best Regards, (and apologies for no specific answers) Dave Heald Peter Tarver wrote: > > Someone suggested I go to the ACA web site to look for the > requested information. As a testament to my previous > research on the topic, I present the following. > > In my own research, I have found the Telecommunications > Labelling (Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Notice > 2001. In this document, in Schedule 1 Technical standards > and compliance levels, Part 1 Interpretation, Section 1 , > paragraph (3), is a reference to TS001-1997 (Safety > Requirements for Customer Equipment) as the applicable > standard. TS001-1997, unless amended at some later date > than my copy, clearly points to AS3260 and not AS60950. > > Reference directly to AS3260 is in this document at: > > Part 2, in the notes to the tables "Items to which > applicable standards apply" > > Part 3, Section 3.8, paragraph (3) (discussing cabling > equipment) > > Further, in the "TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1997 EXPLANATORY > STATEMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS LABELLING (CUSTOMER EQUIPMENT > AND CUSTOMER CABLING) NOTICE 2001" at > > http://www.aca.gov.au/labelling/telecom/ES2001.htm > > "Paragraphs 3.8(2)(c), (d) and subsection 3.8(3) specify > other details that are required to be recorded on the > cabling equipment where applicable. These details relate to > the equipments international protection rating against > Australian Standard AS/NZS 1939 and seek to distinguish the > associated cabling equipment from hazardous electrical > circuits and from hazardous electrical services as detailed > in Australian Standard AS/NZS 3260." > > Looks like nothing is available from the ACA on the topic of > when AS60950 will replace AS3260. > > So my question stands. > > Regards, > > Peter L. Tarver, PE > Product Safety Manager > Sanmina Homologation Services > [email protected] > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Peter Tarver > > Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 2:27 PM > > > > Does any one have a view of when (or if) AS/NZS > > 60950 (based > > on IEC60950, Third Edition) will become the > > legally required > > standard for ITE in Australia and/or New Zealand (whether > > independently or through TS001)? > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Peter L. Tarver > > > > ------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety > Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. > > Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ > > To cancel your subscription, send mail to: > [email protected] > with the single line: > unsubscribe emc-pstc > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Michael Garretson: [email protected] > Dave Heald [email protected] > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Richard Nute: [email protected] > Jim Bacher: [email protected] > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old > messages are imported into the new server. ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: [email protected] Dave Heald [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
