In message <DE5AB3E5A2E9D6119B0F000802B276260803FC4A@UKCHEEX01>, dated Wed, 10 May 2006, "White, Ian" <ianwh...@spiraxsarco.com> writes
>We have been looking at the new EMC Directive and how it will >affect the company. The one change that could have expensive >implications is under : > >Part 3 - of the EMC Regulations - General Requirements - Apparatus - >Page 7 > >"Clause 19 (part 7) - The manufacturer shall take all measures >necessary to ensure that the apparatus shall be manufactured in >accordance with the technical documentation referred to in paragraph >(5) and with the provisions of these Regulations that apply to it." > >In your view what are the practical implications of this statement ? It's not clear what your concerns are. The current Directive requires steps to be taken to ensure that all samples of a product meet the requirements (if the '80-80 rule' doesn't apply). The new Directive doesn't impose any new requirement. The reference to 'technical documentation' may be somewhat 'backwards', but not entirely - products must be manufactured in accordance with the currently valid technical documentation, and that documentation must be updated to embody all authorized engineering or design changes and concessions. This is no different from the requirements of at least some safety standards in respect of technical documentation. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk 2006 is YMMVI- Your mileage may vary immensely. John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to emc-p...@ieee.org Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas emcp...@ptcnh.net Mike Cantwell mcantw...@ieee.org For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org David Heald: emc-p...@daveheald.com All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
