I¹m not looking for justification, just a primer on these subjects for the non-engineer. Thank you.
Ken Javor Phone: (256) 650-5261 From: Richard Nute <ri...@ieee.org> Reply-To: <ri...@ieee.org> Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 12:57:08 -0700 To: 'Ken Javor' <ken.ja...@emccompliance.com>, <EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG> Subject: RE: [PSES] Basic instruction in EMC and safety requirements for the non-professional Hi Ken: Oh, boy. EMC and safety requirements are a cost without a sale. That is what a VP of marketing told me. For the most part, management would prefer to keep the costs at a minimum. EMC, ROHS, and safety requirements are rules that the products must comply with in order to sell in various countries. 1) The requirements must be included in the design of the product. 2) Tests verify that the product complies with the requirements and determine whether the product can bear certification marks. 3) Marks applied to the product attest to compliance with the requirements. 4) For some countries, documents accompanying the product attest to compliance with the requirements. 5) Some countries and certification houses require factory inspection as a condition for marking the product. 6) Some certification houses require periodic factory surveillance. 7) The cost of compliance at our company is The number of full-time employees in this activity is I¹m sure that you can amplify on any of these points if asked. Good luck, and best regards, Rich From: Ken Javor [mailto:ken.ja...@emccompliance.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 10:39 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: [PSES] Basic instruction in EMC and safety requirements for the non-professional Can anyone out there suggest either some texts or urls covering the subject matter for management at a higher level not interested in details? Especially as to impact on selling equipment outside a country¹s own borders. Thank you, Ken Javor Phone: (256) 650-5261 - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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>