1.5 Web sites carrying useful EMC/safety information
This section has been reorganized as follows:
1.5.1 Official/quasi-official organizations
EUROPEAN COMMISSION:
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EU (The "OJ") http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/oj/index.html
HARMONISED STANDARDS
The European Commission website has been restructured to reflect
the replacement of DGIII by the Enterprise Directorate.
The following URL takes you to the main Enterprise page listing
all the New Approach Directives and gives hot links to the texts
of the directives and to the lists of Harmonized Standards
published in the OJ:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/newapproach/standardization/index.html
The following provides information on electrical engineering
(Directives:Low Voltage, EMC, and Electrical equipment for use in
potentially explosive atmospheres):
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/electr_equipment/index.htm
The official list of references to harmonised standards published
in the OJ in the context of the "New Approach"
Directives is at: http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/newapproach/standardization/harmstds/reflist.html
The Guidance Documents to the EMC and Low Voltage Directives are
now at:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/electr_equipment/emc/guides/index.htm
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/electr_equipment/lv/guides/index.htm
New Approach standardization in the European internal market. The
site is a cooperation between CEC, EFTA, CEN, CENELEC and ETSI.
Links to all EU harmonized standards and standardizing
organizations are provided at:
http://www.newapproach.org
STANDARDS ORGANISATIONS:
(for a more comprehensive listing, see the reference in section 1.6)
(SEE ALSO Section 1.8.1 - CD-ROMs)
ANSI http://web.ansi.org
BSI http://www.bsi.org.uk
CEN http://www.cenorm.be
CENELEC [see note 1] http://www.cenelec.org
DOD (US Dept of Defense) http://www.dodssp.daps.mil/
ETSI http://www.etsi.org
Indian Standards Bureau http://wwwdel.vsnl.net.in/bis.org/
IEC [see note 2] http://www.iec.ch
ISO http://www.iso.ch
ITU-T http://www.itu.ch
MOD (UK Ministry of Defence) http://www.dstan.mod.uk/
SABS (South Africa) http://www.sabs.co.za
Standards Australia http://www.standards.com.au/
or http://www.standards.org.au/
[1] CENELEC CTL Decisions re EN 60950 (see section 2.4 of this
FAQ)
http://www.iecee.org/ctl/collect.htm
[2] "ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY: THE ROLE AND
CONTRIBUTION OF IEC STANDARDS" - IEC's approach, basic,
generic, product and IEC EMC standards, trends and a glossary:
http://www.iec.ch/EMC.pdf
OTHER ORGANISATIONS:
ACA - Australian Communications Authority
http://www.aca.gov.au
AEDC - The Australian Electronics Development Centre's EMC
homepage:
http://www.aedc.com.au/emc
"American Access to the European Standardization
Process"
http://www.ansi.org/public/library/eu_access/default.htm
BCIQ (Taiwan EMC requirements)
http://www.moeabciq.gov.tw/english/e_n_hpg.htm
ARRL - Americal Radio Relay League
http://www.arrl.org/rfigen.htm
Defence Research Agency, UK (aerospace EMC)
http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/plaza/gs66/
DTI Technical Advice & Policy Committee http://www.tapc.org.uk
information on telecoms technical issues
European Organisation for Testing and Certification (EOTC):
http://www.eotc.be/ [requires
FRAMES]
email: ticqa@eotc.be
European Radiocommunication Office http://www.ero.dk/
(includes a table of harmonised frequency bands)
Federal Communication Commission (FCC), USA:
http://www.fcc.gov/oet/info/rules
FCC rules and regulations on-line (downloadable free)
For an on-line version of the FCC Rules with links to the Federal
Register and FCC documents see: http://hallikainen.com/FccRules/
A list of EMC test labs on file with the FCC is available at URL:
http://www.fcc.gov/oet/info/database/testsite/
IEE (Institution of Electrical Engineers, UK): http://www.iee.org.uk
Guidance Document on EMC and Functional Safety - see section 1.11
IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society:
http://www.emcs.org
IEEE Product Safety Newsletter (PSN) - from the Product Safety
Technical Committee of the IEEE EMC Society:
http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/
Jet Propulsion Laboratory http://emlib.jpl.nasa.gov
National Electronics Technology Centre (NETC),
Forbairt, Dublin, Ireland http://www.netc.ie/
National Physical Laboratory, UK (RF/MW metrology, including
antenna calibration): http://www.npl.co.uk/npl/cem/rfmff/index.htm
National Weights and Measures Laboratory, UK:
http://www.nwml.gov.uk
EMC FAQs: http://www.nwml.gov.uk/inform/faq.htm#EMC
& Testing
New Zealand Government: http://www.med.govt.nz/rsm/pib33.html
Northeast Product Safety Society, Inc:
http://www.nepss.org
Radiocommunications Agency: http://www.radio.gov.uk
Regulatory Compliance Information Center (RCIC):
http://www.rcic.com/
RSGB - Radio Society of Grat Britain
http://www.qsl.net/rsgb_emc/
Spectrum Management Agency (SMA) Australia -
now ACA (Australian Communications Authority - http://www.aca.gov.au/
University of Missouri-Rolla Electromagnetic Compatibility
Laboratory
http://www.emclab.umr.edu
University of Warwick ATC EMC Group (esp. automotive EMC testing)
http://www.warwick.ac.uk/~esrjo/robert.html
1.5.2 Test laboratories, consultants, etc
Austest-BABT Certification Services http://www.austest.com.au
Australian Communications Industry Forum (ACIF): http://www.acif.org.au/
BABT (British Approvals Board for Telecommunications): http://www.acif.org.au/
Custom Standards Services Inc http://www.cssinfo
com Engineering Documents and Information Services
Elmac Services http://www.elmac.co.uk
EMC Compliance http://www.emccompliance.com
Includes download page of public domain standards (MIL, NASA,
FCC)
EMC Technolgies Pty Ltd http://www.emctech.com.au
EMC Test Laboratories Association (UK) http://www.emctla.org
Includes Technical Guidance Notes and notes on Australia-EU and
US-EU MRA discussions
EMI catalog http://www.emicatalog.com
A site maintained by Canon Communications
EMF-EMI Control Inc http://www.emf-emi.com
EMiSoft Limited http://www.emisoft.co.uk
EPL Ltd. http://www.epl.co.uk
Telecoms/EMC/safety approvals info & telecoms test equipment
ERA Technology Ltd http://www.era.co.uk
For EMC and Equipment Safety design guides see http://www.era.co.uk/techserv/pubs/emc.htm
GKCL (Gregg Kervill) http://www.gkcl.com
High Frequency Measurements Web Page by Doug Smith http://emcesd.com
Horrocks Technology http://www.horrocks.co.uk
Info on European Regulatory and Policy Documents on disk or CD
ROM.
Kimmel Gerke Associates http://www.emiguru.com
KTL http:/www.ktl.com/
MIRA (Motor Industry Research Association) - a comprehensive
resource of EMC approval information for all types of vehicles http://www.mira.co.uk/electrical
Patton & Associates, Inc http://www.patton-assoc.com
The CE Mark and Network Connection Mark along with instructions
for size and placement can be downloaded. Patton intends to add
the ability to download all Approval Marks listed by them as soon
as time permits.
Radio Frequency Investigation Ltd http://www.rfi.co.uk
Safety Engineering Laboratory http://www.safetyenglab.com
Technology International http://www.TechIntl.com
Tempest, Inc. http://www.tempest-inc.com
TUV Product Service http://www.tuvps.com
TUV Rheinland http://www.tuv.com
TUV Rheinland N America http://www.us.tuv.com
J M Woodgate & Associates http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk
(interesting articles on EMC/LVD and IEC/EN 61000-3-2/3)
1.5.3 Journals
The following are web-based periodic publications. Most printed
journals also have web sites: see their entries in section 1.2 for the URLs.
Curtis-Straus Update - weekly EMC/telco/product safety update: http://www.conformity-update.com
Evaluation Engineering Online http://www.evaluationengineering.com
Compliance Online - a monthly electronic newsletter for
environmental regulatory compliance: http://www.ieti.com/taylor/compliance.html
QNET LLC http://www.ce-mark.com
QNET Times is a Web journal giving information on CE marking, IRS
concessions, and download of directives
Test & Measurement World Online http://www.tmworld.com
1.5.4 Miscellaneous
Claude Lyons Limited http://www.claudelyons.co.uk
CE Marking on Power Supplies - Guidance from the EPSMA (see also section 1.11 of this FAQ, "Official
& Quasi-official Advice") http://www.lyons.demon.co.uk/epsma.html
Complete list of European EMC standards, along with their
effective dates as published in the OJ (see section
2.3.1)
http://www.lyons.demon.co.uk/euemcstd.pdf
Ergonomics, Inc http://ergonomicsusa.com
Laplace Instruments http://www.laplaceinstruments.com
PQ-Chat (Electrotek PQ-net): http://www.electrotek.com
Rudi Logghe rlogghe@village.uunet.be
maintains an interesting EMC page covering Standards and
Directives, Consultancy, Universities and Manufacturers at: http://gallery.uunet.be/rlogghe/emc.htm
Safety Link: http://www.safetylink.com
"The Safety Link is the Internet's most comprehensive
collection of (electrical) product safety and standards
links"