Thanks for responding... My question was too open. I am aware of these facts and aware that there are many standards from UL, NEC, OSHA etc.
Someone who seemed to believe such a edict was sent out resently asked me to check to I asked this group. Maybe this is just a very bad joke from someone who really doesn't know what he is asking. There is apparently no new comprehensive ruling going on in the US. Thanks all for your comments, kt > From: rpick...@hypercom.com > Subject: Re: "National Safety Requirements"????? > To: Kathy Toy <kathy....@eng.sun.com> > Cc: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org > Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 09:22:26 -0700 > X-Priority: 3 (Normal) > X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on AZPHXN01/Hypercom/US(Release 5.0.1|July 16, 1999) at 08/13/99 09:22:07 AM > MIME-Version: 1.0 > > > Kathy, > > To what product category would this "National Safety Standard" apply? Or, > would it apply comprehensively accross the board for all products? I hope > from this and given the enormity of product categories that you will > realize that there can never be a single safety standard that would apply > to every product. > > I believe that what you might be looking for is a federal requirement for > safety certification (or listing, or approval, etc. etc.). Such a > requirement does, in fact, exist and can be found in 29CFR1910.399. This > CFR is maintained by OSHA, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration > which is run by the US Department of Labor. You can find the whole > 29CFR1910 on the web at: > > http://www.osha-slc.gov/OshStd_toc/OSHA_Std_toc_1910_SUBPART_S.html > > Please keep in mind that these particular OSHA regulations pertain only to > those products intended to be used in the workplace in the USA, whatever > setting that may be. From this CFR you can determine the preferred course > of action. > > I hope this answers your question. > > BTW, does anyone have similar federal requirements for other environments, > such as residential? Please no comments about Big Brother watching. ;-> ; > -> > > Best regards, > Ron Pickard > rpick...@hypercom.com > > > > > > > > Kathy Toy > > <kathy....@eng.sun.com> To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org > Sent by: cc: kathy....@eng.sun.com > owner-emc-pstc@majordom Subject: "National Safety Requirements"????? > o.ieee.org > > > > > > 08/12/99 04:15 PM > > Please respond to Kathy > > Toy > > > > > > > > > > HI: > > Is there a new "National Safety Standard" for the US? > > A friend of mine came by and asked this. It has been > my understanding that most large cities and counties > require some type of safety approval for equipment. > > I have not heard that there is an actual US safety > requirment. If there is one, where would this edict > come from and what would be the standard (NEC)?? > > Or is this just one of these strange rumors that comes > around now and again? > > Thanks to anyone who might know. > kt > > > _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ Kathy Toy > _/ _/ _/ _/_/ _/ Safety Compliance > Engineer > _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ Office/Voice > Mail:(650)786-3210 > _/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/ Dept. FAX: (650)786-3723 > _/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ Email:kathy....@eng.sun.com > > > M I C R O S Y S T E M S > > > > --------- > 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). > > > > > > _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ Kathy Toy _/ _/ _/ _/_/ _/ Safety Compliance Engineer _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ Office/Voice Mail:(650)786-3210 _/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/ Dept. FAX: (650)786-3723 _/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ Email:kathy....@eng.sun.com M I C R O S Y S T E M S --------- 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).
