Thanks to Mr Gies - precisely the phrase that I had been looking for... Another glorious day of battle in the service of the emperor.
Brian > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf > Of Don Gies > Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 4:32 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Canada markings > > Hello Group, > > English and French markings are required for all cautions and warning > markings by CAN/CSA C22.2 No.0, "General Requirements > -Canadian Electrical > Code, Part II." CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 0 is a normative reference > in all CSA > C22.2 electrical standards. > > Clause 5.3.1. Under "Language of Markings," this clause says: > > "Caution and warning markings shall be in English and French > except as > permitted by Clause 5.3.3." > > Clause 5.3.3 refers to languages on equipment sold outside of Canada. > > Best regards, > > Don Gies, N.C.E > Senior Product Compliance Engineer > Alcatel-Lucent > Murray Hill, NJ 07974-0636 USA > > Member, Alcatel-Lucent Technical Academy > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian O'Connell [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 11:38 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Canada markings > > In UL/CSA60950-1, 1.7.2.1, we find: "NOTE 5 In Canada, the > instructions > and markings should be in French and English." And in annex > NAA there is: > "French translations of required markings are considered > informative. It > is the responsibility of the manufacturer to provide > bilingual markings, > where applicable, in accordance with local jurisdictional > requirements." > > So I told the boss that there is no mandatory requirement > for ALL label > stuff to be in French - just the safety-critical notices, > and that we will > do a completer version of the manual in French. The > subsequent assessment > by the CSS/NRTL indicated that the label must be COMPLETELY > in French. > > With 1000s of labels already stocked, I am not about to acquiesce. > > Supporting documentation/experience ? > > thanks, > Brian - 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://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc 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]>
