I’m not a lawyer, or from the USA, but in Europe the term “misuse” has been discussed in various REDCA (Radio Equipment Directive Compliance Association) Meetings with Notified Bodies and The EU Commission, and their view is that there’s no such thing as “misuse”, it’s just “use”.
Drawing up a list of possible “misuses” is ultimately futile, as where do you draw the line – user manuals instructions telling you not to use a telephone in the bath morph into statements telling you not to use a PBX in the bath. My suspicion as an Engineer, is that some companies want great long lists of “do not do X” in the manual as some form of defence against mitigation by Darwin Awards nominees – but then you finish up with a manual so big that no one reads it anyway Just my 2p / 2c Best regards Charlie Charlie Blackham Sulis Consultants Ltd Tel: +44 (0)7946 624317 Web: https://sulisconsultants.com/ Registered in England and Wales, number 05466247 From: MIKE SHERMAN <msherma...@comcast.net> Sent: 05 October 2022 19:09 To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] List of Common Misuses Brian -- Good to hear from you! Re your question, it is not clear who the "they" is who is requesting a list of misuses. From my working experience, we (on advice of Legal) usually did not try to compile a list of misuses in the operating manual, on the theory that if a creative user found another (dangerous) misuse that was not on our list, they might conclude that it must be safe because it wasn't on our misuse list. We emphasized how to use our equipment correctly, and what the scope of its applications were. However, we would clearly identify in some warnings what not to do where we perceived that to be a foreseeable misuse. Hope this helps! Mike Sherman Sherman PSC LLC On 10/05/2022 1:01 PM Brian Kunde <bkundew...@gmail.com<mailto:bkundew...@gmail.com>> wrote: My company manufactures Laboratory Equipment such as analyzers and determinators. They are highly specialized equipment, yet have an infinite range of uses. Even though all known residual risks are documented in the Safety Warning section of the manual, they will commonly request a list of Misuses. There are no buttons, or settings that can be changed by the User that can cause a hazard. The operational environment is clearly defined. So in most all cases, I am not aware of any "Misuse" that can cause a hazard. For some reason, this answer is not acceptable. We are expected to come up with something. Is there a standard or common list of MisUses that seem to satisfy this requirement? How crazy are we to get with this?, e.g., don't use the 400lb analyzer while taking a bath? Don't use it to mow your lawn? Common!!!! I used to work for a computer company and I couldn't believe the stupid warnings we had to put in the manual. Thanks to all. The Other Brian - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. 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