> From: Brian Oconnell > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 15:28 > > OHSA allows the recognized lab use of 'engineering > judgment' and reference to corporate policy for > acceptance or rejection of construction. And various > instances of adjudication have allowed internal lab > 'policy' that would be in addition to, or in lieu of, a > normative reference from an ANSI safety standard.
None of this effects the need for explanation, even if it's, "you're father smells of elderberries." There has to be a rationale even for a policy. Denial of sound engineering rationale casts a pall on the reputation of an NRTL and would be reason to move on. If the product is not intended exclusively for the workplace, OSHA's opinion is of no account. During prior employment, I applied similar to the stated OSHA position to a coffee percolator. The device would not heat up enough to allow normal operation (or to even warm water). The customer was told that the certification service would not be forthcoming, but I had to explain why. Whether it's considered a matter of fairness or a response to contracted services, some explanation is needed. Peter Tarver This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not an intended recipient, you may not review, use, copy, disclose or distribute this message. If you received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <emcp...@radiusnorth.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com>
