Misuse is just that: Using a product for some use other than intended use.
Using a CD tray as a coffee cup holder is misuse. Cleaning a keyboard with a wet rag is not misuse. Chewing a pencil is misuse. Leaving a laptop in a hot car is not misuse. Using a chain saw to trim a hedge is misuse. Standing on the top rung of a ladder is not misuse. Using a ladder to cross a crevasse is misuse. Not all misuse has the potential to cause an injury. Misuse is not usually foreseeable. Misuse depends on what the user wants to accomplish by using the product for other than its intended use. Think MacGyver. I watched a TV program last night in which the heroes used a sheet metal strap to carve away some wood so they could open the door of the room in which they were locked. They worked for 12 hours, and were unsuccessful. The metal strap was being misused, as its original purpose was to hold a shelf. Best regards, Rich - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) 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]>
