Santa Clara Product Safety Technical Committee (PSTC), March 24 &
April 28, 1998 Meeting Notices
Please mark you calendar and join us for the following meetings:
Joint Meeting of the Santa Clara PSTC
and
Bay Area Chapter of the System Safety Society (SSS)
List-Post: [email protected]
Date: March 24, 1998
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Topic: Hazard Management Within the Product Design
Speaker: Mr. Charles Hoes
Location: Hewlett Packard, 19447 Prunridge Ave. Cupertino CA, Bldg. 48,
Oakroom
PRESENTATION:
Mr. Charles Hoes, PE, CSP, Hoes Engineering Inc., will discuss the
approach of identifying and controlling hazards associated with a
product design. The presentation will include a discussion of product
safety risk management during the design process. Mr. Hoes will
address the importance of hazard management in meeting the SEMI S2
and European CE Mark standards.
SPEAKER:
Mr. Hoes is a past National President of the SSS, and currently the
Director of Media Relations.
DINNER:
If you are interested in joining the speaker for dinner at El Torito's
(by Vallco Fashion Park at Wolfe and Hwy 280), it will be at 5:30 p.m.
RSVP to Kamran Mohajer.
List-Post: [email protected]
Date: April 28, 1998
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Topic: Video Display Terminals Ergonomics, comparison of the SEMI S8
guideline with European ergonomic standards for machinery
Speaker: Mr. Stefan Braun
Location: Hewlett Packard, 19447 Prunridge Ave. Cupertino CA, Bldg. 48,
Oakroom
PRESENTATION:
The presentation will discuss legal background and history of ergonomics
standards for office equipment focused on Video Display Terminals and the
changes connected with the adoption of European directives as well as future
developments. Special attention will be given to Computer Systems, Monitors
and Software. A second section will discuss the basics of ergonomics for
semiconductor manufacturing equipment and compare the SEMI S8 guideline
with European ergonomic standards for machinery.
SPEAKER:
Mr. Braun, TUV Rheinland has 4 years experience as expert for office
ergonomics.
Since 1997 he is managing the ergonomics projects of TUV Rheinland of North
America.
He is participating in the development of several standards for office
ergonomics as well
as ergonomics for semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
Should you need a map, please get in touch with me and I will be happy
to send you one. Looking forward to seeing you at the meeting. Also,
If you are interest in a topic please let me know. We still have a few
opening for next year's presentations.
Kamran Mohajer, M.Sc.
Staff Engineer
NeTpower Inc.,
545 Oakmead Parkway
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Tel:408-522-5185
Fax:408-522-4135
[email protected]
