drcuthb...@micron.com wrote (in <f72651ec60c2c945878cf1cf6a3e5af4949...@ntxboimbx13.micron.com>) about 'Request for info on CE Mark penalties', on Mon, 1 Aug 2005:
>the consideration of penalties is a form of consequentialist ethics >that focuses on "us". A higher form (in my opinion) is to focus on the >consequences to "the other." In this case, the other is society. As you >know, the EMC limits are not arbitrary; they are based on the >interference potential to EM communications. So one can consider that >shipping a product that exceeds the EMC limits could potentially harm >society. An argument of this nature would be consistent with the public image of the company concerned, I think. > >One can take this one step further and consider that a product that is >under the EMC limits can still potentially harm society, but that it is >not as harmful as a product that exceeds the EMC limits. In this case >we can site rule based ethics by proclaiming that we meet the EMC rules >and therefore we have done all that we are required to do. These two >conflicting ethical positions could make for a long and interesting >discussion. The EMC limits are generally set with the objective in mind to reduce interference complaints to a manageable minimum. The potential for a compliant product harming society is, in most cases, very small indeed and can really only occur in exceptional circumstances, such as victim and source being unusually close together. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. Deadlines are 90% of deadliness. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to emc-p...@ieee.org Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/listserv/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas emcp...@ptcnh.net Mike Cantwell mcantw...@ieee.org 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.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
