Chaz, Why do they call UL a non-profit organization? Barry Anritsu Co. -------------------- From: "Grasso, Charles (Chaz)" <gra...@louisville.stortek.com>, on 11/24/99 1:23 PM:
Forgive a jaded old man but two things jumped out at me when I read the article. 1. "In many other countries, standards are set or approved by a government entity with industry involvement. U.S. safety standards, on the other hand, are set primarily by private industry - either in independent labs such as UL or by industry associations or organizations. The CPSC, an independent regulatory agency charged with protecting consumers from hazardous products, imposes federal regulations only when it believes industry's voluntary efforts are insufficient. " Oh Boy. Lets see look like UL is ripe for a government takeover to me!! 2. Many experts interviewed contend that UL's recent problems can be traced to the way the company is organized and funded - with more than nine-tenths of its revenue coming from companies for testing products. UL also sets industry safety standards - which it then measures products against - but does not charge for that. Lets see - if we reorganize and - more importantly - change the funding (a euphemism for taxation) then we'll all be safer!! Sorry - Just could not resist.. ______________________________________________________________ Open your mind. Close your wallet. Free Internet Access from AltaVista. http://www.altavista.com --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to ed.pr...@cubic.com, jim_bac...@monarch.com, ri...@sdd.hp.com, or roger.volgst...@compaq.com (the list administrators).
