Re: FCC Part 15 and U.S. Safety dates?

2007-10-14 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Hi David, Part 15, first known as the Low Power Rules in the 1930's, has been around since 1949 or so. Originally unlicensed transmitters were ok as long as their field strength was 15 uV/m or less at a distance lamda/2pi, lambda being wavelength. As the electronics industry grew and radio

RE: FCC Part 15 and U.S. Safety dates?

2007-10-12 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
While I am waiting for my test sample to (finally) die... OSHA does NOT mandate any EMC requirements through the NRTL program. OSHA has adopted the FDA guidelines for RF-emitting devices used in the work place. OSHA bases these limits on FDA guidelines, which also establishes the limits used by

RE: FCC Part 15 and U.S. Safety dates?

2007-10-12 Thread kazimier_gawrzy...@dell.com
OSHA Develop the NRTL Program?) Thanks, Kaz kazimier_gawrzy...@dell.com From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of Jim Bacher Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 7:49 AM To: David Lohbeck; emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: RE: FCC Part 15 and U.S. Safety dates? Dave, I am not sure when

RE: FCC Part 15 and U.S. Safety dates?

2007-10-12 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Dave, I am not sure when OSHA, NEC or others put it into place the safety requirements, but I believe the NRTL program was started in the area of late 1987 or early 1988. So the requirement for a product used in the work place to have a safety certification would have had to been in place by then.

Re: FCC Part 15 and U.S. Safety dates?

2007-10-11 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
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FCC Part 15 and U.S. Safety dates?

2007-10-10 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
hELLO, Does anyone know when the FCC rules (part 15) went into effect (1982)? Also, was there a date that a U.S. safety law WAS enacted and by who (OSHA)? Thanks,, Dave Lohbeck _ Check out http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt= 1201/*http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.h