RE: Applying the appropriate ENs

2001-09-28 Thread Colgan, Chris
...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: RE: Applying the appropriate ENs I feel that we are missing the point of Product Safety and trying to over-simplify the issues (please read John Woodgate's excellent reply). The culture for product safety is totally different to that required for EMC and Functionality

RE: Applying the appropriate ENs

2001-09-28 Thread Gregg Kervill
We are not far apart Rich, However - I agree with the concept of teaching engineers to open their eyes and seeing what is before them - that is how we make progress. I do not believe that setting down even more rules will help the situation - it will cause only opportunities to deviate from the

RE: Applying the appropriate ENs

2001-09-27 Thread Gregg Kervill
:21 AM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: RE: Applying the appropriate ENs I don't understand how testing to a different standard can make a product safer. If there is a product specific standard, use it. If you are testing a CD Recorder (presumably what you mean by a CDR) then you should use

Re: Applying the appropriate ENs

2001-09-27 Thread Rich Nute
Hi Gregg: Consider the number of PRODUCT standards written - these reflect the accepted degree of protection (Operator or User) for each product under specified operating conditions and accepted uses. I invite consideration of INJURY, and the means by which an injury can occur from

RE: Applying the appropriate ENs

2001-09-27 Thread Colgan, Chris
] Sent: 27 September 2001 07:53 To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Re: Applying the appropriate ENs I read in !emc-pstc that Gregg Kervill gkerv...@eu-link.com wrote (in 002c01c146d3$99fc0a00$4e00a8c0@MENHADEN) about 'Applying the appropriate ENs', on Wed, 26 Sep 2001: We have

Re: Applying the appropriate ENs

2001-09-27 Thread info
You do not make it clear as to what Directive you are referring to. I can respond regarding safety and the LVD. The requirements under the LVD are that equipment must be safe and complying with the principle elements of the safety objectives of Annex I and that they should be constructed in

Re: Applying the appropriate ENs

2001-09-27 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that Gregg Kervill gkerv...@eu-link.com wrote (in 002c01c146d3$99fc0a00$4e00a8c0@MENHADEN) about 'Applying the appropriate ENs', on Wed, 26 Sep 2001: We have recently obtained a UL Listing for a UK product (The First Pocket CDR) - the test lab suggested '065 but I insisted

Re: Applying the appropriate ENs

2001-09-27 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that Rich Nute ri...@sdd.hp.com wrote (in 200109261701.kaa07...@epgc196.sdd.hp.com) about 'Applying the appropriate ENs', on Wed, 26 Sep 2001: Unfortunately, this archaic and provincial view on the part of standards organizations 'Standards organizations' are people just

RE: Applying the appropriate ENs

2001-09-26 Thread Peter Merguerian
persons. PETER S. MERGUERIAN -Original Message- From: Rich Nute To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Sent: 9/26/01 7:01 PM Subject: Re: Applying the appropriate ENs It is the primary end use of the product that dictates the standard(s) required. Unfortunately, this archaic

RE: Applying the appropriate ENs

2001-09-26 Thread Gregg Kervill
26, 2001 1:02 PM To: Product Safety Technical Committee Subject: Re: Applying the appropriate ENs It is the primary end use of the product that dictates the standard(s) required. Unfortunately, this archaic and provincial view on the part of standards organizations that standards should

Re: Applying the appropriate ENs

2001-09-26 Thread Rich Nute
It is the primary end use of the product that dictates the standard(s) required. Unfortunately, this archaic and provincial view on the part of standards organizations that standards should be per product has created problems that most of us would like to avoid. Consider product

Re: Applying the appropriate ENs

2001-09-26 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that wo...@sensormatic.com wrote (in 846BF526A205F8 4BA2B6045BBF7E9A6A43A3B3@flbocexu05) about 'Applying the appropriate ENs', on Wed, 26 Sep 2001: Assume a product is primarily intended for a particular use (example: CCTV for surveillance use) and the appropriate ENs

Re: Applying the appropriate ENs

2001-09-26 Thread Enci
It is the primary end use of the product that dictates the standard(s) required. If a product is sold as X, but then used by the user as Y, the manufacturer/etc only has to apply X relevant standards. But if the product is sold/marketed as Y, then Y standards must be applied. As a

Applying the appropriate ENs

2001-09-26 Thread WOODS
Assume a product is primarily intended for a particular use (example: CCTV for surveillance use) and the appropriate ENs are applied for that intended use and a Declaration of Conformity is issued listing the applied standard. Now assume that the product is marketed and sold for a secondary