Conformity Magazine - January 2009 - (Page 40) • Asia Compliance Overview: (CCC Mark, GOST, Japan, Korea, Taiwan): This seminar offers an overview of the CCC Mark, GOST, Japan, Korea & Taiwan requirements, and provides a basic understanding of the submittal/ approvals process. Webinars are also offered by the following companies (see their web sites for further information): • Associated Research (www.asresearch.com): Webinars on electrical safety testing, including hipot testing, earth and enclosure leakage testing, and ground bond vs. ground continuity testing. • Underwriters Laboratories (www.uluniversity.com): Recorded webinars on IEC/UL 60950-1 2nd Edition, Risk Management for Medical Devices (ISO 14971), the National Electric Code (NEC), and other subjects. • Schaffner EMC (www.schaffner.com): A free downloadable tutorial on “Basics in EMC and Power Quality” is available at www.schaffner.com/components/ en/_pdf/various_brochures/Basics_in_EMC_and_PQ_ 2008%20e%2015.pdf. Professional Certification Programs Although there is no formal licensure requirement for compliance professionals, completion of a recognized certification program represents an important milestone in one’s professional development, and distinguishes committed professionals from their peers. It’s also a great professional development tool. The International Association for Radio, Telecommunications and Electromagnetics (iNARTE) is an independent, non-profit association that sponsors four separate certification programs for engineers and technicians, as follows: Telecommunications: Applicable to professionals in a wide range of telecommunications disciplines, including photonic systems, PCS/PCN, cellular, satellite, LAN, WAN and others. Junior, Senior and Master-level certifications are offered. EMC/EMI: For professionals who work with EMC issues, including bonding, shielding, grounding, EMI prediction, EMI analysis, conducted and radiated interference, and lightning protection. Technician and Engineer-level certifications are offered. ESD: For engineers and technicians who primarily focus on problems, engineering design and corrective measures associated with minimizing or eliminating electrostatic discharge. Technician and Engineer-level certifications are offered. Product Safety: For technicians and engineers involved in product safety engineering. Technician and Engineer-level certifications are offered. 0 Conformity JAnUAry 2009 In addition to meeting education and work-related requirements, and providing suitable professional references, iNARTE certification applicants must pass a comprehensive examination in their chosen discipline. While completion of a formal training program is not required to take the examination, successful applicants typically invest many hours in research and study in preparation, often the equivalent of the work required for a college-level course. So, apart from the benefits of certification, engineers who pass their iNARTE certification examination almost always enjoy a significant increase their technical knowledge as a bi-product of their preparation. Our readers can learn more about iNARTE’s professional certification programs at www.inarte.us. Books The list of books that may be of interest to the compliance professional is literally endless. What we’ve provided below is a highly selective list of books on the subject of EMC design and other allied subjects that we have reviewed and found helpful. Some books may be out of print, but secondhand copies are often available through online retailers that specialize in used texts. The following texts are an excellent source of information that can assist engineers at all technical levels: • EMC for Printed Circuit Boards, Keith Armstrong, 2007: Aimed at electronic circuit designers and PCB designers, this book emphasizes practical time and cost saving design techniques, including segregation and interface suppression, PCB-chassis bonding, decoupling, and routing and layer stacking. • EMC for Product Designers, Tim Williams, 2007: The fourth edition of this classic presents an excellent, understandable discussion of EMC regulations in the European Union, as well as emissions and immunity tests, and EMC design. Also includes short case studies demonstrating how to put good EMC design into practice. • Introduction to Electromagnetic Compatibility, Clayton Paul, 2006: Second edition of a classic text, now includes updated information on U.S. and international regulatory requirements, and a new CD-ROM containing programs to simulate crosstalk. Other useful texts include the following titles: • DC Power System Design for Telecommunications, Whitman D. Reeve, 2006: A handbook for the practicing telecommunications engineer on designing, installing and maintaining DC power systems associated with telecommunications facilities. http://www.asresearch.com http://www.uluniversity.com http://www.inarte.us http://www.schaffner.com http://www.schaffner.com/components/en/_pdf/various_brochures/Basics_in_EMC_and_PQ_2008%20e%2015.pdf http://www.schaffner.com/components/en/_pdf/various_brochures/Basics_in_EMC_and_PQ_2008%20e%2015.pdf http://www.schaffner.com/components/en/_pdf/various_brochures/Basics_in_EMC_and_PQ_2008%20e%2015.pdf
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