I think it's worth mentioning interpretations of the definition of "end user" in 950. In my opinion, "end users" are obviously people who use the equipment and are also not expected to be aware of the hazards.
That's why, in my opinion, the thread about safety critical parts was so difficult to pin down. We as safety engineers know some rather obvious hazards which could occur during design, assembly, and use. But, in selling to the general consumer market, the product is being put in the hands of maybe uneducated or non-technical people of a variety of ages. As such, you have to anticipate little to no experience or knowledge. Regards, Doug McKean ------------------------------------------- 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: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.