Another interesting point that can be made is "I didn't say it was law, I said List it or I won't buy it." Depending on the product (basically, if there's a Listed competitor product on the market), you can make it happen. In the US, often a Listing mark is enforced by marketing more than law. Many retail stores have the requirement of products they put on the shelf to be Listed, thereby passing on the liability, and reducing their insurance costs.
just my 2 cents (I've got the paystub to prove it) Sam -----Original Message----- From: owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org [mailto:owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org]On Behalf Of rob.humph...@reuters.com Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 9:46 AM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: safety testing in the USA Group, I am in discussions with a potential supplier of IT equipment, Its our usual policy to request testing to a listed standard such as UL 60950 for safety in North America. The supplier has replied that this is not mandatory. Is he correct? what compels safety testing for IT equipment in this geography? is it mandated by law? Thanks in advance for your opinions Rob ------------------------------------------------------------- --- Visit our Internet site at http://www.reuters.com Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Reuters Ltd. ------------------------------------------- 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: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com 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://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list" ------------------------------------------- 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: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com 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://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list"
