I read in !emc-pstc that Chris Maxwell <[email protected]> wrote (in <[email protected]>) about 'ENV 50121-5', on Thu, 6 Sep 2001:
> The thorn is... I believe that the at least the scope statement of any >standard should be public information that can be accessed as part of >the regulatory body websites (whether it's CENELEC, ACA.... whoever). >There should also be no fear of people being whacked for copywrite >violations because they share the scope statement from a standard. >Sometimes, the title just isn't descriptive enough. I agree. The IEC web site does have a lot of information in the public area, but not the actual Scope clauses. If an opportunity arises at the IEC General Meeting in Firenze in October, I will raise the matter. I call on anyone else who will be there to consider supporting the proposal that the Scope clauses should be publicly available. > >We do purchase standards that we know will apply to our products. >However; I have been burned by buying standards that sounded like they >would apply; but really don't. Indeed; this creates unnecessary and destructive aversion. > >I assume that a few others have had similar experiences; and that's why >we see so many questions in the EMC-PSTC regarding standards >applicability. Some companies do care about the cost of that $75 >standard. I tend to compare the cost of the standard with the cost of the POS material that is binned! -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Eat mink and be dreary! ------------------------------------------- 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.
