rehel...@mmm.com wrote (in <of8f41c4d6.6346a54b-on86257089.00503d29-86257089.00514...@mmm.com>) about 'Test Standard', on Tue, 27 Sep 2005: >Can I test a product to standard under a given Directive if the product >does not fall under that Directive?
Of course you CAN, but whether it's a waste of time or not is another matter. It isn't strictly correct to say that standards are 'under' Directives, and it can be quite misleading. If you could be a bit more explicit, it would help a lot: 'Can I test my clay-pipe maker for electrical safety to EN 609999-45 even though it isn't notified under the Low Voltage Directive?' Answer: Yes (IMHO), provided you document why it is more appropriate to use that standard than EN 60204 or any other standard that IS notified under the Directive. You would probably also need to show that it provides an adequate level of safety, e.g. by comparing its requirements with those of notified standards. -- 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 - 2005 IEEE Symposium on Product Safety Engineering 3-4 October Schaumburg, IL http://www.ieee-pses.org/symposium 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
