Jim, I do not know anything specific about South Africa. But, you may be able to get some information from www.cbscheme.org <http://www.cbscheme.org/> (I think the pages listed below are public access.) Try this...
a) First you have to know the code for the "product category" your product falls into and which IEC standard (and edition) your product was evaluated to. (Should be stated on your CB report?) Categories are: BATT, CABL, CAP, CONT, EMC, HOUS, INST, LITE, MEAS, MED, MISC, OFF, POW, PROT, PV, SAFE, TOOL, TOYS, TRON If you don't know, first go to: http://members.iecee.org/iecee/ieceemembers.nsf/IECEEScopeInStandard b) Then, go to http://members.iecee.org/iecee/ieceemembers.nsf/Scope%20by%20Standard%20-%20Cat%20Only?OpenView c) Select your "product category" (BATT, INST, PROT, etc.) For example, MEAS. d) Select the IEC standard applicable to your product. For example, 61010-1 (ed.2) e) You should get a table stating whether "Group differences exists", "National differences exists", etc. (Relies on info provided by IECEE member bodies, etc.) If there are national differences, then you will presumably need a copy of the SA standard to find out what they are. Or your friendly local test house may be willing to advise you... Some general comments about the CB scheme: - Not all IEC standards are in the CB Scheme - If the destination country has not based their national standard for your product on the IEC standard, the CB Scheme doesn't help much or at all (for example, this can be a problem with USA, if the UL standard for your product is not IEC-based) - It works best if the origin country has also adopted the IEC standard, then when you get your "national" approval you can ask for a CB Report up front, and also ask for as many national deviations as you expect to need. Doing it this way should cost less than asking for a CB report later. Remember to tell the lab what countries you expect to need, and what voltages and frequencies your product will be rated at in those countries. - Even if your destination country has no national deviations as such, if your CB report is for 110V 60Hz and the destination uses 230V 50Hz, the receiving lab may - It is awkward if your product was evaluated to (say) the 3rd edition of the appropriate standard, but the destination country is using the 2nd (or 4th) edition. The requirements may be different, additional testing may be required, etc. (When you have your initial evaluation, you should discuss this. You may want to have your product evaluated to 2 versions, but expect this to cost more. Regards, Glyn Garside Subject: South Africa CB From: "Goedderz, Jim" <[email protected]> List-Post: [email protected] List-Post: [email protected] List-Post: [email protected] Date: Fri, July 11, 2008 3:33 pm To: [email protected]> Group, Can anyone inform me if there are “National Deviations†to the CB scheme for South Africa? Our customer is asking for a CB report, and I see that SA is a CB member, but I don’t have any list of national deviations. Thank you for your support. - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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
