Folks -- I've seen a lot of assertions in this email chain, some of which I'd like to challenge on a factual basis. Note that I am not disagreeing with what a prudent business decision might be, but am rather challenging the assertions of what the laws state.
1. The General Product Safety Directive contains language right up front describing it as applying to "consumer" as opposed to other (commercial or industrial, I believe) products. It seems to me that this directive, then, does not apply by default, as asserted by some, if your product is for commercial or industrial use only. 2. I believe that it's very clear that the Low Voltage Directive does not require use of EN standards. 3. I believe that the concept of "strict liability" i.e., that one only has to prove that a product is defective, as opposed to proving negligence, is well-established in the USA. Mike Sherman FSI International ------------------------------------------- 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,"
