Pete, Very true 'voluntary' definition. Big name Japanese customers will not buy your product without these labels/certifications. I always recommend the certification route to our management and spend the extra funds to get VCCI report, regards Christopher From: Pete Perkins <00000061f3f32d0c-dmarc-requ...@ieee.org> To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 11:52 AM Subject: Re: [PSES] Machinery requirements for Japan market Mike, Dave et al,
Just a reminder, 'voluntary' has a different definition in Japan. We tried to play the card when I worked at the big electronics company but our Japanese distributor remended us that they had volunteered to meet the requirement so it wasn't voluntary for the design and manufacturing company. :>) br, Pete Peter E Perkins, PE Principal Product Safety Engineer PO Box 23427 Tigard, ORe 97281-3427 503/452-1201 fone/fax p.perk...@ieee.org __ _ _ _ Hi Dave, >From what I understand, the "Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law" under the Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry has lists of "Specified Electrical Appliances and Materials (Category A and B)" which determine the electrical safety requirements for certain products. http://www.meti.go.jp/english/policy/economy/consumer/pse/02.htm http://www.meti.go.jp/english/policy/economy/consumer/pse/03.htm EMC is voluntary under the Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI). https://www.vcci.jp/vcci_e/ Mike Violette Washington Laboratories & American Certification Body mi...@wll.com +1 240 401 1388 On Feb 23, 2015, at 10:20 AM, Nyffenegger, Dave wrote: > Hi Folks, > > Can anyone tell me if there are any national requirements for certifications > of light machinery used commercially in the office environment in Japan or point me to where I can learn about that? i.e. Safety and/or EMC etc. > > thanks > > David P. Nyffenegger, PMP, SM-IEEE > Product Development Manager > Bell and Howell - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <sdoug...@ieee.org> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com>
