Let's not confuse a CFR with law. While a Code of Federal Regulations may be backed up by a law, they are in themselves not law. It is like CFR 47 for telecom. The only teeth it has is contained in the telecommuncations act of 1934 updated in 1999. Outside this law, the CFR has no teeth whatsoever. Also, let's remember that OSHA is the OCCUPATIONAL Safety and Health Administration formed by the OSHA act of 1970 and as such ONLY has regulatory power as it pertains to the work environment. And while the OSHA act of 1970 is law, CFR29 is not. It has no authority to do more.
Thanks -----Original Message----- From: Brian Oconnell [mailto:oconne...@tamuracorp.com] Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 4:39 PM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] CE Marking Provoqium The assertions were "In the USA, I think there is no law requiring safety approval. But local AHJ's, authorities having jurisdiction, and insurance providers, etc. can require as a business item, that devices are 'approved' That 'requirement' won't change because it is not regulated by the government." My reply was simply "29 CFR 1910". While local AHJs may or may not require certification for equipment and materials in both residential and commercial, the federal code is a statute; it is not policy. There is are federal 'laws' that require safety certification for equipment used on commercial sites. And the federal laws indicate that while local authorities can pass policy or code to regulate safety of equipment, the requirements of local code for the workplace must at least meet federal law. I have had this problem with each new manager or executive - "There is no law requiring any of this." Ok, we will just sell this 500kVA, 477V transformer for use in private homes only... Brian -----Original Message----- From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org]On Behalf Of Peter Tarver Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 4:17 PM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: RE: [PSES] CE Marking Provoqium which only applies to the work place. > From: Brian Oconnell [mailto:oconne...@tamuracorp.com] > Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 16:09 > > 29 CFR 1910 > - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 <emc-p...@ieee.org> 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 <emcp...@radiusnorth.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 <emc-p...@ieee.org> 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 <emcp...@radiusnorth.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com>
