In message <[email protected]>, dated Wed, 19 Apr 2006, Mark <[email protected]> writes
>I'm sorry if emc-pstc members feel I did not do enough research before >posing my question, my defence in respect of not asking CSA directly is >that queries put to authorities in this country in the past have just >been answered with the letter of the law/act/regulations and have not >helped for the non-mainstream case of manufacture of one-offs . I'm not entirely surprised; that attitude is what keeps me and other UK safety and EMC consultants in business. I don't know who you approached with negative results, but I agree it happens. Enquiries sent to BSI are often forwarded to me, and when my response has been filtered through the BSI machine, it's often unrecognizable. So I almost always add something like, 'If the enquirer is not satisfied with the answer, he can contact me directly for further advice, which is usually free of charge.' > Perhaps in hindsight I should not have assumed that authorities in >other countries would have to take the same approach as those in this >country (either because of ethos or because the local regulations >encompass one-offs). UL and other 'agencies' are not in the same position as government departments and national standards bodies, who often consider that their freedom to advise is extremely limited. > >Not withstanding my error, may I thank everyone for good advice and >pointers to whom to phone: CSA will be top of the list to call and >others will follow. I don't think you made an error; it's a very common assumption that a direct enquiry to UL or other agency will be unproductive, as my enquiry indicated. > >With regards from a slightly shame-faced Mark Not at all; big smile now! -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk 2006 is YMMVI- Your mileage may vary immensely. John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK - 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/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
