[PSES] hazardous substances in USA

2012-03-23 Thread Frank Wermke
Dear all, I’m looking for hazardous substances in USA (something like European ROHS – restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment). Is there a list of forbidden substances? Kinds Regards, Dipl. Ing (FH) Frank Wermke Conformity expert

Re: [PSES] hazardous substances in USA

2012-03-23 Thread Griggs @ IEEE
Hi Frank, There is not an equivalent to RoHS at the federal level in USA or Canada.   However, if the product is intended for children, you will find many banned substances like REACH. At the state level, California has requirements for audio visual products. I would suggest you submit your

[PSES] AW: [PSES] hazardous substances in USA

2012-03-23 Thread Frank Wermke
Hi Scott, thank you, I’ll do so. Do you have a reference for banned substances for USA and/or for Canada? Kind Regards, Dipl. Ing (FH) Frank Wermke Conformity expert Globalnorm GmbH Alt-Moabit 94 10559 Berlin Fon 49 30 3229027-58 Fax 49 30 3229027-59 Mail

Re: [PSES] BRAZIL: Manager / Engineer / Team Builder / International

2012-03-23 Thread Ken Wyatt
Excellent idea Scott. You'll want to research your competitors down there. You're also a member of the EMC-PSTC email reflector, I believe, so occasionally there's someone asking for advice on getting their products into Brazil or SA. By being active in the group (also on LinkedIn) thus

Re: [PSES] New immunity testing by the FAA in the future?

2012-03-23 Thread Grasso, Charles
Wouldn't it be safer to have manufacturers of portable devices pass the DO160 requirements? Best Regards Charles Grasso Compliance Engineer Echostar Communications (w) 303-706-5467 (c) 303-204-2974 (t) 3032042...@vtext.com (e) charles.gra...@echostar.com (e2) chasgra...@gmail.com -Original

Re: [PSES] AW: [PSES] hazardous substances in USA

2012-03-23 Thread Knudsen, Patricia
Frank, If you manufacture consumer products, you can get information from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). http://www.cpsc.gov/cgi-bin/regs.aspx Regards, Patty Knudsen Product Safety Engineering TERADATA I THE BEST DECISION POSSIBLE WORK: 858-485-3748 EMAIL :

Re: [PSES] New immunity testing by the FAA in the future?

2012-03-23 Thread Ken Javor
Here are the problems with that, from my original post., dated 18 March: But even given all that work, how do we know that all iPads (not picking on them, but just a name with which I'm familiar) are all the same? Do they all have exactly the same processors/RAM/what have you running at all the