John is absolutely correct - an experienced engineer can run through '950 with a product in a couple of hours AND record WHY the various clauses and entire sections are not applicable to a simple product.
I certainly would not intend to spend more time than that on something simple - HOWEVER - there will be readers of this group that are not experience product safety engineers and will make incorrect assumptions. The value of using a standard as a template is because it provide a framework AND EVIDENCE. Best regards Gregg PLEASE NOTE: We are currently experiencing serious problems with our service provider PLEASE reply only to gr...@test4safety.com <mailto:gr...@test4safety.com> and ignore any reference to pgtv.net, Thank you. ------Original Message----- -From: owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org -[mailto:owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org]On Behalf Of John Woodgate -Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 4:11 PM -To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org -Subject: Re: General Product Safety Directive - sorry missed something - - - -I read in !emc-pstc that Robert Wilson <robert_wil...@tirsys.com> wrote -(in <3FF57405336C9B4C976A1819F860A2560F698B@xng_tirsys.TIRSYS.COM>) -about 'General Product Safety Directive - sorry missed something', on -Mon, 29 Apr 2002: ->With regards to the "need" to subject something running from a 9V ->battery to a "battery" (pun not intended) of safety approvals, to me ->this shows how some aspects of regulatory control are just a -"solution" ->searching desperately for a "problem". - -Europe has eliminated 'approvals' in almost all cases where -they are not -essential. The manufacturer need only do an *assessment* of a product -that appears to have no safety and/or EMC issues, and record the -conclusions of that assessment. For the products I deal with, the -assessment takes about an hour usually, and maybe 15 to 30 minutes to -write the formal report. No big deal. - -> There are times when it seems to ->me that the entire process, which had sensible beginnings, has come ->completely off the rails. I can't wait for the day when toothpicks ->"need" to carry a litany of approvals. - -I believe that in some countries they do already. 'This is for use in -the mouth. Do not put it in your eye or nostril, or into someone else's -mouth without their written consent. Flammable. May have sharp points. -Do not eat.' --- -Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. -http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk -Interested in professional sound -reinforcement and distribution? Then go to -http://www.isce.org.uk -PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! - -------------------------------------------- -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: - majord...@ieee.org -with the single line: - unsubscribe emc-pstc - -For help, send mail to the list administrators: - Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com - Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com - -For policy questions, send mail to: - Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org - Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org - -All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: - http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ - Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list" - ------------------------------------------- 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: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list"
