Conformity Magazine - January 2009 - (Page 4) Contents 12 When Product Safety and the Environment Appear to Collide: The Defeat of the Candle Flame Ignition Requirement In 2000, the U.S. National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) began to promote the idea that electronics in the home could be susceptible to ignition by a candle flame, and proposed that electronic enclosures should be designed to resist ignition from such an event. The proposed requirements were not designed to protect against fires the size of a wastebasket or larger, but only against external fires the size of a candle flame. NewsBreaks OSHA Considers Self-Approval of Certain Products More Consumer Guidance on the Switch to Digital TV FTC Provides Guidance on Labeling Light Bulbs FTC Clarifies Certain Appliance Fan Labeling Requirements Paper Details Eco-Design Requirements for Televisions EU Commission Proposes Changes to RoHS, WEEE Directives EU Commission Releases Data on Unsafe Consumer Products CPSC Answers Questions About the CPSIA CPSC Posts Summary of Testing Requirements for Children’s Products Accreditation Requirements for Third-Party Laboratories Published Other CPSC Actions in the News IEC Standards Update UL Standards Update Telcordia Standards Update 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 43 43 43 44 45 45 45 46 20 Challenges in Testing Susceptibility Testing of Boards and Semiconductor Devices There is a disconnect in the EMC world between system manufacturers testing for upset and device manufacturers testing devices for failure. 28 Design Fundamentals Design and Regulatory Issues for Collocated Transceivers This article looks at the radio collocation phenomenon and its implications from both engineering and regulatory viewpoints. How are such designs treated in the existing spectral control regulations? From Our “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up” Department Looking Back: Items from Past Issues of Conformity 36 Focus on Editor’s Note ESD Open Forum iNARTE Informer Product Reviews Advertisers 6 18 26 42 46 Professional Development A compendium of seminars, books and other resources on designing for EMC and Product Safety compliance Conformity JAnUAry 2009
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