Thanks these are the types of resource for which I was searching. Ken Javor Phone: (256) 650-5261
From: Scott Aldous <scottald...@google.com> Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:25:28 -0700 To: Ken Javor <ken.ja...@emccompliance.com> Cc: "EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG" <EMC-PSTC@listserv.ieee.org> Subject: Re: [PSES] Basic instruction in EMC and safety requirements for the non-professional A couple of resources that might be helpful: First, a very high level overview <https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/tif_e/agrm4_e.htm#TRS> from the WTO. Second, an article <http://incompliancemag.com/article/a-primer-on-global-regulatory-requiremen ts-for-ite/> from inCompliance magazine giving basic information on worldwide certifications for ITE, with a focus on EMC. Good luck! On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 1:08 PM, Ken Javor <ken.ja...@emccompliance.com> wrote: > I¹m not looking for justification, just a primer on these subjects for the > non-engineer. Thank you. > > Ken Javor > Phone: (256) 650-5261 <tel:%28256%29%20650-5261> > > > > 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 <tel:%28256%29%20650-5261> > > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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) <http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html> > 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> -- Scott Aldous Compliance Engineer Google 650-253-1994 scottald...@google.com - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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>
