Electrical code Compliance - Compliance Consultant?

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Compliance Consultant?

harold@hallikainen.com

2006-02-22, 5:21 pm

I'm wondering if a "compliance consultant" exists? Or, are test labs
providing this service? We are having to deal with US and international
safety, EMC, and RoHS compliance. It seems it will take forever to
develop the expertise in-house. I'd like to have someone to call during
design to ask various questions so I don't have them answered in the
test lab (failing product). The consultant should also help us put
together required documentation (perhaps having a typical sample of a
Technical File, RoHS compliance, etc.).

So... What are other group members doing in this area?

THANKS!

Harold

hrhofmann@att.net

2006-02-23, 9:21 pm

There are many compliance consultants, the first step you need to do is
to identify where you are located and where you expect/hope to market
your product.

H. R. (Bob) Hofmann

harold@hallikainen.com

2006-02-24, 9:21 pm

Great! We're in California and sell to the US, Europe, and the
Americas. Any suggestions for such a consultant? User experiences?

THANKS!

Harold

hrhofmann@att.net

2006-02-28, 12:21 am

Suggest you get a copy of "CONFORMITY" a magazine devoted to the
subject. They are also on-line at www.conformity.com

Bob Hofmann
harold@hallikainen.com wrote:
> Great! We're in California and sell to the US, Europe, and the
> Americas. Any suggestions for such a consultant? User experiences?
>
> THANKS!
>
> Harold

Joerg

2006-02-28, 9:21 pm

Hello Harold,

> Great! We're in California and sell to the US, Europe, and the
> Americas. Any suggestions for such a consultant? User experiences?
>

I am also in California, near Sacramento. What I do with my clients is
first to look at all design aspects and make sure they have enough
margin. EMI, IEC601 and so on, mostly medical in my case.

Then the client contracts with one of the large service providers for
the cert part. Many countries will allow self-cert but usually my
clients (or their insurance) want to be able to file away some solid
documentation that their product is in fact compliant. East coast
clients often use UL for that, here in the west we had good experience
with TUEV Rheinland in San Diego. Most of these providers can do the
whole enchilada, they have concocted recipes to make sure measurements
cover the most stringent regulation for every aspect. Kind of like what
the least common denominator scheme in math is. You tell them which
countries and they select the test limits.

Regards, Joerg

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