[PSES] Safety standards (UL, ...) in railway applications

2012-12-20 Thread Michael Loerzer
Hello, does in the US specific or complemtary standards exists similar to EN 50126, EN 50128 or EN 50129? Product scope: Instrumentation and control systems for rail vehicles like air conditioning, ventilation, door control, traction and safety applications. Best regards Di

Re: [PSES] Proving UN38.3 certification of common batteries.

2012-12-20 Thread McInturff, Gary
Jody, just for clarification. Doesn't UN38.3 require independent testing and approval. I haven't done it directly simply watched a vendor go through the process - we were in need of a custom Li battery pack and I believe they had to send it to a lab other than their own for the tests. Gary Fr

Re: [PSES] Proving UN38.3 certification of common batteries.

2012-12-20 Thread Leber, Jody (Suwanee)
Hi Lauren, The last rules we were following for Shanghai (not all of China) required testing to be conducted by the Chinese laboratory. There is an option for manufacturers to join a costly program requiring audits that would allow testing to be conducted in house. Best Regards, Jody Leber

[PSES] Happy New Year 2013

2012-12-20 Thread Steli Loznen
Dear Colleagues, >From Holy Land I wish to all Happy New Year 2013 with health and progress. Best Regards, Steli Steli Loznen, M.Sc., SM-IEEE I.T.L (Product Testing) Ltd. Q.A & Certification Manager Convener IEC/TC62/SC62A/MT29 1, Bat Sheva St., P.O.Box 87 LOD 71100, ISRAEL Phone:+972-8-9186100 i

[PSES] Canadian approval - fire alarm systems

2012-12-20 Thread Amund Westin
Test standards and requirements for a Canadian approval of fire alarm systems (control panels), where to find the applicable requirements? Maybe start to contact CSA? Best regards Amund - This message is from the IEEE Product Safe