Hello Grace, EMC is covered under the CB Scheme in some circumstances. Typically, the EMC is only covered if the applicable safety standard requires EMC testing.
One example is IEC 60335-1. This standard includes some EMC testing for surges and transients. A CB report to IEC 60335-1 that includes the correct testing will have covered some immunity testing. However, household products will still need to be separately tested to CISPR 14 for many countries. Another example is METI DENAN approval. Specified products must be tested for both safety and EMC compliance. I have been able to use a CB report when submitting for DENAN approval, but I also need to have EMC testing done by an approved laboratory. In my case, that has meant going to a CB Test Lab that also has EMC services. In general, EMC falls outside of the CB Scheme. If I want Japanese VCCI approval on a product, I must use a lab that has specific VCCI approval. Japan's participation in the CB Scheme doesn't give me any advantage for VCCI testing. I have found the same to hold true for a number of other Asian EMC approvals. This is just my experience to date and others may have better information. However, since I hadn't seen a response yet, I thought I would provide the information that I have. Ted Eckert American Power Conversion/MGE http://www.apc.com/ The items contained in this e-mail reflect the personal opinions of the writer and are only provided for the assistance of the reader. The writer is not speaking in an official capacity for APC-MGE or Schneider Electric. The speaker does not represent APC-MGE's or Schneider Electric's official position on any matter. "Grace Lin" <gracelinnj@gmail .com> To Sent by: [email protected] [email protected] cc Subject 01/16/2008 05:40 Does CB Scheme Covers EMC AM Dear members, Could you please comment if CB scheme covers EMC? Years ago, CB scheme covered Safety only. I would like to learn if EMC can be covered at this time. Thank you. Best regards, Grace - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - 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
