John I'm sure that the corporate legal eagles of my old US employer (they really are a "Big Name" in the technology sector) must have considered the issue of the "original" DoC when they decided that the digital signature is permissible, so I'm not sure that the "original" version does need to be signed "in ink"!
John Allen W.London, UK -----Original Message----- From: John Woodgate [mailto:j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk] Sent: 16 March 2015 20:59 To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Nameplate and DoC requirements Machinery Directive In message <7B9D892F88F070469771832D78B3086E284AA5F6@013-BR1MPN1-011.MGDPBI.global.p vt>, dated Mon, 16 Mar 2015, Jim Hulbert <jim.hulb...@pb.com> writes: >Does the signature on a DoC need to be "original" or would an digital >(or scanned) signature be acceptable? On the DoC in the Technical File, it should be original, but copies can be digital or scanned. Only the original is legally valid: the copies are informative. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. With best wishes. See www.jmwa.demon.co.uk When I turn my back on the sun, it's to look for a rainbow John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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://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 <sdoug...@ieee.org> 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://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 <sdoug...@ieee.org> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com>