There have been many good issues raised in this thread in particular the issue of bad case-law being set. I remember a very good UK lawyer friend of mine predicting that initial case-law would be suspect and based upon incomplete knowledge and understanding of the issues. And that until cases were taken to the High Court where a knowledgeable technical defense was made the law would remain unsound.
HOWEVER. If the product failed EMC I would bet a dollar to a doughnut that it would also fail safety! I also know that in some countries there are few resources for training Enforcement Officer and therefore I will offer to make a short multimedia-training program available (free of charge) to ANY Eu Enforcement Officer that contacts me directly. EMC requires expensive testing equipment BUT most Product Safety non-compliances can be identified with a physical inspection. Hence this is an opportunity for the enforcement services to save money. Best regards Gregg Gregg Kervill DipIM, MIMgt, MIEEE <mailto:[email protected]?subject=Valid%20Reply> VP Engineering Test4Safety.com Inc PO Box 310, Reedville, VA 22539. USA <mailto:[email protected]?subject=Valid%20Reply> Phone ( 804) 453-3141 Fax (804) 453-9039 <mailto:[email protected]?subject=Valid%20Reply> http://www.test4safety.com/ <mailto:[email protected]?subject=Valid%20Reply>
