Great point regarding customs. One that I hadn't thought of since we are a "homegrown" manufacturer.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Carson [SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 10:08 AM > To: Chris Maxwell; Collins, Jeffrey; [email protected] > Subject: RE: ( More) Laser Safety Questions > > As an Importer of Laser good into the states, it is US Customs who > enforce the CDRH requirements. Penalties will range from refusal of > entry to fines for false declaration of your goods. > > Once in the US it falls to State and Local laws to enforce compliance. > I > do not think the Product Safety Commission has any real power's in > this > area, beyond if the good's are unsafe. > > I have attached a pdf which covers the various state regulation's > above > and beyond the requirements of the CDRH. Hope this helps. > > Andrew Carson - Senior Compliance Engineer, Xyratex, UK > > Phone: +44 (0)23 9249 6855 Fax: +44 (0)23 9249 6014 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Maxwell [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 12 March 2002 13:22 > To: Collins, Jeffrey; [email protected] > Subject: RE: ( More) Laser Safety Questions > > > I believe that OSHA enforces the CDRH laser safety guidelines in the > workplace. I'm not sure about consumer goods...Possibly the Consumer > Product Safety Commission? > > Penalties for non-compliance would be the typical fines, recalls ... > handed out by OSHA or CPSC. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Collins, Jeffrey [SMTP:[email protected]] > > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 10:32 PM > > To: '[email protected]' > > Subject: ( More) Laser Safety Questions > > > > > > Hello Group, > > > > There was a lot of good dialog recently regarding laser safety. > Thanks > > to > > all that participated!!!! > > > > Questions: > > > > Who enforces the FDA CDRH 1040.1 laser safety standards in the US? > > > > How is it enforced? > > > > What are the penalties for noncompliance? > > > > Who enforces the IEC or EN 60825 laser safety standards in Europe / > > Globally? > > > > How is it enforced? > > > > What are the penalties for noncompliance? > > > > > > My questions are stemming from the Class 1 or 1M laser safety > > requirements > > particularly in Telecom networks. > > Some NRTL's and CAB's do not require or do not enforce their clients > > doing a > > submittal ( To the FDA ) for installing these types of laser > products > > in > > your equipment. Their decision was based on your company using a > class > > 1 > > laser that carries a current NRTL / CAB safety certification which > was > > not > > modified from it's original design when installed into your > products. > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Jeffrey Collins > > Sr. HW Engineering Manager > > EMC/ NEBS/ Safety/ Reliability > > CIENA Core Switching Division > > 10480 Ridgeview Court, Cupertino, CA. 95014 > > (408) 366-4806, Fax (408) 366-4866 > > [email protected] > > http://www.ciena.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------- > > 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: > > Ron Pickard: [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://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: > [email protected] > with the single line: > unsubscribe emc-pstc > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Ron Pickard: [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://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ > Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list" << File: > USLaserRegs.pdf >> ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. 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