My comments are embedded below. ---------- From: Muriel Bittencourt de Liz [SMTP:mur...@grucad.ufsc.br] Sent: Monday, August 02, 1999 2:43 PM To: Lista de EMC da IEEE Subject: EMC & Safety Standards
Dear Group, I'm making a study on EMC & Safety Standards, and some questions appeared. I'd like to post them to the group to see if someone can help me. The questions are: # Safety standards seem only to aim the protection the equipment... And the operator/user of the equipment? Is there any standard for protection of the user/operator? The international safety standard that is used for Information Technology Equipment and Business Equipment is IEC950. Many countries have adopted this standard as their national standard. The objective of the standard is to prevent all types of hazards including electrical shock, fire, mechanical, chemical, thermal and radiation hazards. The protection applies to the operator and to service persons. # The VCCI Standard is more restrictive than the European Norms (ENs)?? I understand that the VCCI standards are EMC standards. Japan has adopted IEC safety standards including IEC950. However, as many countries do, they have introduced national deviations. You would have to compare Japan's deviations to those of the EU to determine how they affect your equipment. All of these deviations may be found in the CB Bulletin which is published by the IEC. # Is there any standard which covers the effects of Non-Ionizing Radiation (Electromagnetic Radiation) on the human health? ICNIRP Guidelines:1998 IEEE C95.1:1991 ENV 50166-1:1995 ENV 50166-2:1995 NRPB Vol 4. No. 5:1993 VDE 0848-2:1982 VDE0848-4:1989 ACGIH Guidelines:1999 I think that's all... Thanks in advance for those who can help! Best Regards, Muriel -- ====================================================================== Muriel Bittencourt de Liz GRUCAD - Grupo de Concepção e Análise de Dispositivos Eletromagnéticos Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Caixa Postal - 476 88040-900 - Florianópolis - SC - BRASIL Fone: +55.48.331.9649 - Fax: +55.48.234.3790 e-mail: mur...@grucad.ufsc.br ICQ#: 9089332 --------- 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). --------- 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).