Hi Tania, Well I think the metric that should be used is the number of user safety related occurences of IT equipment..I'll bet the number is low.!!
Having been involved in Safety for a couple of years I was struck by the different approaches that the compliance regulators adopted. To be fair the system level approach IS the correct approach for EMC - after all the final assembly is the mechanism that will radiate or be susceptible. However, the EMC industry is facing a crossroads. If the regulators continue to maintain the current methodology(like King Canute) inspite of the tsunami of electronic products, then I fear there is no future for the standards. After all there are many bright managers out there who will come to the conclusion that the emissions test is voided by the sheer volume of product that is released and the inability of mnufacturers to maintain the compliance without crippling cost and schedule. Chas Grasso ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Heald davehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.rcic.com/ click on "Virtual Conference Hall,"
