John, I have consulted with Woody Strzelecki on this. Not being an expert in Polish I would not venture to discuss the differences between "Bezpieczenstwo" and "Bjezopasnost". FYI: Russians have different word for Safety (if I am not mistaken, Bjezopasnost' in Russian has different connotation and better translated as Security - well, these linguistic nuances...).
As to the core of the original question, the national safety mark "B" is still required in Poland as far as I know. Correct me if I am wrong. I would only speculate that they would have to give up on this mark once they join the EU. On the other hand, there are other safety national marks in Europe marketing people still love. Regards, Vitaly Gorodetsky Compliance Engineer Direct: (818) 678-3840 Canoga Perkins Corp. Main: (818) 718-6300 20600 Prairie Street FAX: (818) 678-3740 Chatsworth, CA 91311-6008 e-mail: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> The suitability of this information for making decision is solely with the reader -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 1:12 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: RE: Poland and CE and Harmonics For those who are interested in linguistic aspects of Compliance, the safety mark "B" stands for "Bezpieczenstwo". The word pronounced as "Bjezopasnost" means "Safety" ... but in the Russian language. As far I know, test reports and certificates of conformity with pan-European standards issued by accredited testing laboratories are accepted in the approval process in Poland. John Radomski "Gorodetsky, Vitaly" <[email protected] To: "'[email protected]'" > <[email protected]>, [email protected] Sent by: cc: owner-emc-pstc@majordom Subject: RE: Poland and CE and Harmonics o.ieee.org 06/07/01 12:47 PM Please respond to "Gorodetsky, Vitaly" Thanks, Richard For those who are interested in linguistic aspects of Compliance, Polish mandatory safety mark "B" stands for "Bjezopasnost" which means "Safety". Vitaly Gorodetsky Compliance Dept. Direct: (818) 678-3840 Canoga Perkins Corp. Main: (818) 718-6300 20600 Prairie Street FAX: (818) 678-3740 Chatsworth, CA 91311-6008 e-mail: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> The suitability of this information for making decision is solely with the reader ------------------------------------------- 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: http://www.rcic.com/ click on "Virtual Conference Hall," ------------------------------------------- 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: http://www.rcic.com/ click on "Virtual Conference Hall,"
