Brian, Sounds like a NRTL engineer is asking for possible misuses whether or not they may result in a hazard. And perhaps this is just to ensure that misuses have been considered and can be included in the listing report, to satisfy the internal report reviewers, or their certifying auditors, not necessarily to be listed in the operating manual. For example, it could be a misuse to sit the 400lb analyzer precariously on top of a sawhorse where it may fall over, or on a 25lb rated plastic table, or plugged into an underrated extension cord run across the floor.
-Dave On Wed, Oct 5, 2022 at 2:01 PM Brian Kunde <bkundew...@gmail.com> wrote: > My company manufactures Laboratory Equipment such as analyzers and > determinators. They are highly specialized equipment, yet have an infinite > range of uses. > > Even though all known residual risks are documented in the Safety Warning > section of the manual, they will commonly request a list of Misuses. There > are no buttons, or settings that can be changed by the User that can cause > a hazard. The operational environment is clearly defined. So in most all > cases, I am not aware of any "Misuse" that can cause a hazard. For some > reason, this answer is not acceptable. We are expected to come up with > something. > > Is there a standard or common list of MisUses that seem to satisfy this > requirement? > > How crazy are we to get with this?, e.g., don't use the 400lb analyzer > while taking a bath? Don't use it to mow your lawn? Common!!!! > > I used to work for a computer company and I couldn't believe the stupid > warnings we had to put in the manual. > > Thanks to all. > > The Other Brian > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > > 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: > Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Jim Bacher <j.bac...@ieee.org> > David Heald <dhe...@gmail.com> > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the EMC-PSTC list, click the following link: > https://listserv.ieee.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=EMC-PSTC&A=1 > - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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: Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com> _________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the EMC-PSTC list, click the following link: https://listserv.ieee.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=EMC-PSTC&A=1
