Re: Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies

2002-12-13 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that Gregg Kervill wrote (in <004201c2a2cb$92934120$7100a8c0@MENHADEN>) about 'Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies' on Fri, 13 Dec 2002: >I think one of us may have missed or failed to see the point - John, you >seem to have disagreed with what I

RE: Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies

2002-12-13 Thread Gregg Kervill
mc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org [mailto:owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org]On Behalf Of John Woodgate Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 5:00 AM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Re: Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies I read in !emc-pstc that Gregg Kervill wrote (in <004901c2a1ee$e45d66d0$710

Re: Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies

2002-12-13 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that Gregg Kervill wrote (in <004901c2a1ee$e45d66d0$7100a8c0@MENHADEN>) about 'Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies' on Thu, 12 Dec 2002: >There is a problem with "..the reader is guaranteed to get the latest >revision as stored in our Documen

RE: Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies

2002-12-12 Thread Gregg Kervill
ell Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 1:49 PM To: Gary McInturff; Nick Williams; Stephen Irving Cc: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: RE: Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies Gary, I'm with you on this one. I consider electronic availability to be equal to, if not superior to, having t

RE: Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies

2002-12-12 Thread Gregg Kervill
...@test4safety.com; Chris Maxwell; Nick Williams; Stephen Irving Cc: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: RE: Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies I'm not sure why you confuse information gathering and (maybe particularly) quality with paper storage or electronic storage. The reader

Re: Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies

2002-12-12 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that Nick Williams wrote (in ) about 'Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies' on Wed, 11 Dec 2002: >"Whereas it is essential that, before issuing an EC declaration of >conformity, the manufacturer or his authorised representative >established

RE: Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies

2002-12-12 Thread Chris Maxwell
ary McInturff'; 'Nick Williams'; 'Stephen Irving' > Cc: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org > Subject: RE: Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies > > There is a problem with "..the reader is guaranteed to get the latest > revision as stored in our Document

RE: Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies

2002-12-12 Thread Gary McInturff
emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: RE: Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies There is a problem with "..the reader is guaranteed to get the latest revision as stored in our Document Control system." The advice I offer is "focus on the principles - reduce risk - reduce liab

RE: Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies

2002-12-12 Thread Chris Maxwell
128 | fax +1 315 797 8024 NetTest | 6 Rhoads Drive, Utica, NY 13502 | USA web www.nettest.com | tel +1 315 797 4449 | > -Original Message- > From: Gregg Kervill [SMTP:gr...@test4safety.com] > Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 5:25 PM > To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org &g

RE: Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies

2002-12-12 Thread Nick Williams
The Machinery Directive says: "Whereas it is essential that, before issuing an EC declaration of conformity, the manufacturer or his authorised representative established in the Community should provide a technical construction file; whereas it is not, however, essential that all documentatio

Re: Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies

2002-12-12 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that Richard Hughes wrote (in <6b78f2524cd7d5118a0402204840075b02795...@zhard0jc.europe.nort el.com>) about 'Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies' on Wed, 11 Dec 2002: >and guess what, neither >CENELEC, CEN or ETSI play any part in it. The bodies

Re: Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies

2002-12-12 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that Gregg Kervill wrote (in <000601c2a164$21f45f20$7100a8c0@MENHADEN>) about 'Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies' on Wed, 11 Dec 2002: >What happens to the responsible person who is under a legal obligation to >make the test data and evidence upo

RE: Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies

2002-12-12 Thread Gregg Kervill
Electronic copies versus electronic copies. As I see it the issues are ONE- If you scan the document and store them on CDROM then there is no problem restoring them. EXCELLENT IDEA. But if the data is linked to a LIVE drawing system than this could rapidl

RE: Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies

2002-12-12 Thread Richard Hughes
ember 2002 18:49 To: Gary McInturff; Nick Williams; Stephen Irving Cc: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: RE: Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies Gary, I'm with you on this one. I consider electronic availability to be equal to, if not superior to, having the documents on "European Soi

Re: Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies

2002-12-11 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that Chris Maxwell wrote (in <83d652574e7af740873674f9fc12dbaaf7e...@utexh1w2.gnnettest.com>) about 'Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies' on Wed, 11 Dec 2002: >Of course, these are just my opinions and interpretations. I haven't had to >

RE: Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies

2002-12-11 Thread richwoods
Has anyone on this list ever had an authority ask to see a DoC or TCF after the product was placed on the market? We have had two products audit tested, but no one has ever asked for these documents. Richard Woods Sensormatic Electronics Tyco International ---

RE: Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies

2002-12-11 Thread Gary McInturff
Does electronic storage of the documents make any difference? The DoC, the test reports, BOM's, drawings and Design verification tests are all stored electronically and can be dumped from any printer in the world. Obviously, they would have electronic signatures. Gary

RE: Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies

2002-12-11 Thread SOUNDSURFR
The old requirement that copies of technical files be maintained at some physical location within the EU is essentially unenforceable. As John Woodgate pointed out, newer Directives do not incorporate that wording. To my knowledge, the only entities in the EU that have the legal authority to

Re: Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies

2002-12-11 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that Gary McInturff wrote (in <917063bab0ddb043af5faa73c7a835d40ac...@windlord.wwp.com >) about 'Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies' on Wed, 11 Dec 2002: > > Does electronic storage of the documents make any difference? The DoC, >the test

RE: Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies

2002-12-11 Thread Chris Maxwell
; Cc: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org > Subject: RE: Location of CE DoCs - electronic copies > > > Does electronic storage of the documents make any difference? The DoC, > the test reports, BOM's, drawings and Design verification tests are all > stored electronically