Doug - If standards that are not required for compliance purposes are voluntarily applied to satisfy a contract, the need for Notified Body involvement should be specified in the contract; if not, no need. Likewise, for use of an accredited lab, though using an accredited lab is probably to the manufacturer's advantage, in the long run.
Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE [email protected] > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of C N > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 3:02 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Question regarding IEC60068 type > environmental testing ... > > > I've been in discussion with a colleage of mine > about the temp/humidity > style tests > in IEC60068. IEC60068-2-2 is one. There are several. > > The issues are: 1) having these tests done > *voluntarily* for customers in > the > United States and, 2) that these tests are NOT > required of the product. > > So, we have customers who would prefer equipment > having successfully passed > this > testing for sale within the US. A place where > EN/IEC style testing such as > this for > office styly Information Technology equipment > isn't required. > > Ok, fine so far. I buy the standard, approach > some environmental test lab, > ask them if they can do these tests, they do, we > pass ... done. > > Two questions are at stake here ... > > Now, the question gets transferred to say > customers within the EU community. > Still, the tests are strictly voluntary. Not > required at all for IT > equipment. More > of a contractual requirement. Yet, now, do I > have to get a hold of some lab > associated with a Notified Body in order to get > these tests done at 5 or > more > times the price I can get them done stateside or > can I get the same lab here > stateside to do the testing? > > In other words, more generally speaking ... If a > customer in the European > Community requires a manufacturer to do testing > outside the scope of > what is required testing for some piece of > equipment, does this additional > testing need to be done by a lab recognized by a > notified body? > > Regards, Doug McKean > This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/listserv/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html 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://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
