FWIW, Intel has already adopted the schema specified in a draft version. I have been watching this std. Am probably being foolish, but have many hopes for the adoption of a 'standard' data format. Environmental compliance have become a compliance engineering 'Nightmare on Elm St' and a resource sink.
I looked at the CD version about 2 years ago. Perhaps a bit complex XML schema, but the risk is allowing ill-defined data elements loose in the wild. May need a code monkey to implement this stuff. My home-grown system is 'well-tagged' and could be used with a simple (hah!) XML parser. People having a database with hardwired or multi-valued dependencies may have to do it all over. People using simple lookup table with paired data will probably just have to write one-time data parse/conversion utility. Brian -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Ron Pickard Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 8:21 AM To: EMC-PSTC ([email protected]) Subject: New material declaration standard The IEC has just published the FDIS of IEC 62474 ed1 under its "Safety" classification, which is now out for vote until 3-Feb-2012. >From this standard's introduction: ------------------------------------------------------------------- The electrotechnical industry tracks and declares specific information about the material composition of its products for compliance and environmentally conscious design requirements. The electrotechnical industry needs to gather information about the composition of products and product parts that are purchased from suppliers for incorporation into their products. Currently material declarations are driven by individual product manufacturer's specifications and there is no internationally accepted standardization. This results in economic inefficiencies. To simplify requirements across the supply chain and to improve economic efficiencies, it is necessary to standardize the exchange of material composition data and provide requirements for material declarations. This International Standard benefits the electrotechnical industry by establishing requirements for reporting of substances and materials, standardizing protocols, and facilitating transfer and processing of data. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Does anyone have any idea how well this standard will be accepted and/or adopted once it's formally published? And if so, please provide details if known. I look forward to your reply. Best regards, Ron - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. 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]>
