Hi All, Thanks for your speedy replies! In my cursory review of Part 15, I must have missed the section describing the actual certification process choices.
I agree with John that if A2LA reworded that paragraph it would be much more clear. Thank you! Anyone know whether BSI is included in the list of accrediting bodies? Cheers, Ken ___________________ Kenneth Wyatt Wyatt Technical Services LLC Woodland Park, CO Email Me! <mailto:[email protected]> | Web Site <http://www.emc-seminars.com> | Blog < ttp://www.emc-seminars.com/Blog/Blog.html> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/kennethwyatt> On Jan 4, 2011, at 5:04 PM, Pettit, Ghery wrote: Ken, The FCC has three different approval processes. One of these, the Declaration of Conformity, requires the use of an accredited lab. The lab must be in a country acceptable to the FCC. In the US, the lab must be accredited by A2LA, NIST NVLAP or one other (new) accrediting body whose name escapes me at the moment. FCC Listing is required for labs used for Certification and no lab approval is required for labs used for Verification. In-house labs used for the DoC process must be accredited, just like 3rd party labs. Ghery S. Pettit From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken Wyatt Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 3:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: FCC requires testing by accredited lab? Hi group, One of my clients is asking about A2LA accreditation of their EMC measurement services. After going to the A2LA site http://www.a2la.org/appsweb/electrical.cfm), I found the following verbiage: For Electrical testing laboratories seeking to be recognized (listed) by The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the FCC requires that manufacturers and suppliers of personal computers and computer peripherals who intend to use a “Declaration of Conformity” on their products must have the products tested by an accredited Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) laboratory. A2LA is one of the approved accreditation bodies under this program. Laboratories seeking to be accepted by the FCC by virtue of their A2LA Electrical (EMC) accreditation must also meet the technical requirements contained in FCC Parts 15 & 18 and 47 CFR Parts 2 & 15. Reading that paragraph is confusing in that it starts out by mentioning "testing laboratories seeking to be recognized [by the FCC]"...and then changing the main topic to "manufacturers and suppliers [of PCs and peripherals]. I was under the impression that U.S. product manufacturers were NOT required to use an accredited lab, so long as they had proficient capability in-house. Is A2LA making misleading claims or am I simply confused? Cheers, Ken ___________________ Kenneth Wyatt Wyatt Technical Services LLC Woodland Park, CO Email Me! <mailto:[email protected]> | Web Site <http://www.emc-seminars.com/> | Blog http://www.emc-seminars.com/Blog/Blog.html> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ 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]> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ 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]>
