[PSES] Regulatory Compliance program

PSES community, I am looking for white papers or presentations [that can be shared] related to regulatory compliance process for consumer electronics. I am working on doing some bench-marking on what is necessary for a model regulatory compliance program. I am looking for more program

[PSES] Country specific product regulations

Fellow Product safety professionals, I have a product with harmonized tariff code 8504.50.4000http://hts.usitc.gov/Table%2085.xml#8504.50.4000, I need to find out what regulations [EMC/product safety/restricted material/testing/product registration/etc.] that may apply to this product for

Re: [PSES] What is a Test Plan?

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Re: [PSES] EMC Directive Test Plan

I use the test plan as a set of instructions for the lab to follow when testing. This keeps the lab from getting creative in the scope of work. This also allows for repeatable testing of the product at a later date if necessary. We know how it was tested and under what conditions. W. Richard

[PSES] China Lithium battery regulations

Esteemed body of knowledge, Today I learned about a China customs regulations requiring UN38.3 T1-T8 certification for all lithium batteries: Lithium-ion, Lithium-polymer, and lithium-metal. This is applicable to single use as well as rechargeable batteries. The certifications cannot be

Re: [PSES] China Lithium battery regulations

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[PSES] 3rd party labs due-diligence

PSES network, I am looking at do due-diligence assessment of 3rd party labs that we use for EMC, Wireless, and product safety testing. There are the standard lab certifications: IEC17025, A4LA, NVLAP, IECEE CB Scheme, etc. I get many 3rd party reports from labs, that have the proper

Re: [PSES] ErP IM Reg 1275 Standby Off mode power

Just to add to this question, are access points sold to schools classified as household use? And what if the access point is USB powered for a computer? Is it still in scope? W. Richard Gartman, MS, CSP Product Stewardship Manager Texas Instruments, Education Technology 13532 N Central

[PSES] Canada ICES-003 issure 5

Panel of experts: In the preface of ICES-003 issue 5 it makes reference to existing model. How is model defined? *New product: current is SWB-11, new product is SWB-12 = Design changes to product *New production run of product: SWB-11 production lot ABC, SWB-11 production lot