In message <[email protected]>, dated Tue, 4 Jan 2011, Ken Wyatt <[email protected]> writes:
>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. It's very badly worded. It would make more sense if it were re-arranged like this: 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. For Electrical testing laboratories seeking to be recognized (listed) by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK Plural: data, criteria, phenomena. Singular: datum (different meaning: use 'data element' for a single item), criterion, phenomenon. 'Effect' is a noun, 'affect' is a verb (except in psychiatry). - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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]>
