Frank, There are more standards than you can ever learn. Most safety standards are written about the same way (strange, as the same risks/exposures exist across standards); it is reasonably straightforward to move between equipment safety standards. The product certification key is to pick out the issues that won’t quickly fit into the usual evaluation scheme and work to resolve those early in the product development process. My usual question is: what is different about this product than the last/earlier product which was certified? This will get you on the needed path.
Work to understand the bleeding edges in the regulatory world in which these products work. You probably understand this for EMC but… Work to understand the basic differences between North American and European practice and standards; both are developed to provide the same safety for the user. Providing the same equipment worldwide requires harmonizing the design and construction to meet both sets of requirements. They are not necessarily at odds with one another; you will need to be able to explain why for any specific construction one is acceptable to the other. Finally, Brexit will cause considerable heartburn for CE marked equipment as even tho the technical requirements should remain the same there will be new product marking and a new Manufacturer’s Declaration of Conformity. Other complications could also arise. >From your comment, you are working on supplementary requirements (S2/S8, etc). > S2 safety requirements were originally built up from 61010; they both have >diverged somewhat with time. All of these are usually built upon some other >requirements but can have delta differences which you need to identify and >track for reporting which includes showing compliance to the deltas. Network with other professionals doing similar work. The IEEE PSES has chapters meeting in many cities on a regular basis. The annual IEEE PSES ISPCE meeting in May will provide 3 days of opportunities to inhale good presentations plus network with many others. Finally, spend the next 30 years doing this and you will become an expert. Good luck in your career. :>) br, Pete Peter E Perkins, PE Principal Product Safety & Regulatory Affairs Consultant PO Box 23427 Tigard, ORe 97281-3427 503/452-1201 IEEE Life Fellow <mailto:p.perk...@ieee.org> p.perk...@ieee.org From: Nyffenegger, Dave <dave.nyffeneg...@bhemail.com> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2019 11:32 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Intro to Safety If you will be working on CE marked machinery then review the requirements for the technical file in the Machinery Directive. Also review requirements in the Low Voltage Directive whether machinery or not. -Dave From: Frank Tang [mailto:00000d3fa4ae712a-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ieee.org] Sent: Friday, February 15, 2019 2:15 PM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG <mailto:EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG> Subject: [PSES] Intro to Safety Hi Compliance Peers, I'm fairly new to compliance, with 4-5 years EMC experience on ITE products for Americas, Europe, Asia, and some Nebs understanding. Recently began a new opportunity, which encompasses EMC and Product Safety for automation. Only begun reading SEMI S2/S8, and IEC 61010-1. My questions are: 1. Additional standards I should learn? 2. Besides EMC and Safety testing testing what other documents is needed for safety, ie. critical component list? 3. How long does the whole process take? Any help would be great. -Frank - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. 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