We address this possible issue in two ways.
1. We list the certification markings that are on Safety Critical Components on our purchase print as “incoming inspection requirements”. When parts are received, our IQA department visually verifies that the certification markings on the parts match the print. If they are different, the parts are rejected until this issues has been resolved (possible the manufacturer changed the certification body, etc.). 2. The purchase print also has a statement that says that the supplier must notify us in advance of any changes to the part including regulatory certifications and status. The purchase print is a type of contract between the supplier and the purchasing company. 3. Our Compliance Department performs Production Audits (usually on an annual bases) on all families of products. During these audits, all safety critical components are verified that they are what they are supposed to be and verifies the certification markings. The certification markings is also a type of contract or declaration from the manufacturer. Datasheets and pages from the manufacturer’s catalog that shows certification marks, symbols, or a list of standards are really meaningless and as others have already pointed out this information can change without warning. The Other Brian From: Regan Arndt [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2017 4:39 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [PSES] Safety critical component part #'s and Agency approvals Greetings everyone, My experience in regulatory compliance dates back to 1994 where it was a foregone conclusion that most component manufacturers did not identify their agency certification as a unique identifier in their part number. I have seen some good progress over the years, but I also believe that the industry still continues to eliminate redundant certification (due to standards harmonization) or sometimes complete agency certification (for the sake of cost reduction) on components without changing their respective part number. Or even worse, continue to advertise that the component is approved but in reality, it is not. Has anyone experienced anything recently that they wish to share? P.S. I am updating my old safety presentation and need some good examples before I present again to our local IEEE chapter meeting. Thanks for sharing whatever you can. (privately or within this forum) Cheers! Regan - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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]<mailto:[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)<http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html> List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> David Heald <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> ________________________________ LECO Corporation Notice: This communication may contain confidential information intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you received this by mistake, please destroy it and notify us of the error. Thank you. - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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]>
