"International Product Safety News"
Table of Contents, Volume 15 (2002)

Volume 15 Number 1, January/February, 2002

* Lead Article;
  China Compulsory Certification - An Update

* Shorts;
  ACIL Mid-Winter Section Meetings
  ACIL Telecom TCB Council Training Meeting
  NACLA Forum on Laboratory Accreditation
  Joanne Overman, SES President
  IECEE-CMC Meeting in Milan
  New Director of NIST

* EC2000 & Beyond;
  European (CEN) Standards - Free ???

* What in the World ?
  New Symbol and Answer to Previous Symbol (Moldova Standards)

* On the Net;
  Functional Safety FAQ 

* Other Articles;
  NEWS FLASH - EUR-Lex Free of Charge !!
  NIST Metric System Guide
  TBT Notice re Japan's Conformity Assessment Changes
  Where Did the Online IEC 60617 Go ?
  TUV-A/BABT Accredited by MPT
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Volume 15, Number 2, March-April, 2002

* Lead Article;
  General Product Safety Directive - Revised

* Shorts;
  CSA's Annual Conference in June
  NESF Changes Name
  Entela Opens Office in Wisconsin
  Canadian Electrical Code, 19th Ed. Available
  NFPA Seeking Proposals for 2002 NEC
  UL Opens Office in Spain

* EC2000 & Beyond;
  New IEC President Outlines 'Vision for the Future'

* What in the World?
  New Symbol and Answer to Previous Symbol(CCC-S, China Compulsory Cert'n)

* On the Net;
  New Harmonized Standards List for Low Voltage Directive
  JATE Resources (Japan Telecom)
  EURELECTRIC Paper re Harmonic Distortion

* Other Articles;
  TUV America, A NRTL, A New President, An Anniversary
  Merger of MTL and Acts (Div's of Bureau Veritas)
  U.S. Standards Experts - A List
  UL Position re Supplier's Declaration of Conformity (SDoC)

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Volume 15, Number 3, May-June, 2002

* Lead Article;
  ACIL Position Paper re Product Certification

* Shorts;
  JATE Bluebook is now online
  SES 51st Annual Conference (AUG)
  IEEE International Symposium on EMC (AUG)
  NPSS, Inc. 8th Annual Vendors' Nignt (NOV)

* EC2000 & Beyond;
  EN50191:2001 Into Full Force 10/2002

* What in the World?
  New Symbol and Answer to Previous Symbol (CNLA - China)

* On the Net;
  Analysis of IEC (EN) 60601-1-2

* Other Articles;
  UL Dedicates Camas Facility to Tom Castino
  Federal Use of Private-Sector Standards Doubles
  UL Fosters Asian HazLoc Certifications
  Recent NRTL Activities
  IEC Opens Regional Center in U.S.
  UL 60950-1 Impact Analysis Released
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Volume 15, Number 4, July-August, 2002

* Lead Article;
  Workshop on Chinese Regulations on Electrical & Mechanical Equipment 

* Shorts;
  CB Bulletin 102 Available
  FMRC Has a New Name
  2003 IEEE EMC Symposium Moves Venue
  CSA Has Moved
  SAFE Circle to Meet in October

* EC2000 & Beyond;
  Closure of HSE's EECS (UK)

* What in the World?
  New Symbol & Answer to Previous Symbol (New SGS Symbol, Switzerland)

* On the Net;
  EIA/ECA EIA-364 Standards Online, Free Access

* Other Articles;
  New Contacts re CB Scheme Members
  61010 Standards' Updates
  UL's Process Improvement
  ETL SEMKO Signs MRA with COMTEST (Russia)
  UL Reports & Procedures - Online Access
  Hungary and Slovakia Join CENELEC
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Volume 15, Number 5, September-October, 2002

* Lead Article;
  ITI Proposal to OSHA  Consider SDoC for ITE

* Shorts;
  66th IEC General Meeting, Beijing, OCT 2002
  Integrity Design & Test is now Entela-Boston
  New Chairman of UL - Fred Marcon
  RAPS Annual Conference
  NEMKO and MET Labs - Joint NEBS Testing

* EC2000 & Beyond;
  EU to Suspend Participation in Electrical Safety MRA

* What in the World?
  New Symbol and Answer to Previous Symbol (CERTIF - Portugal)

* On the Net;
  Annual Collection of Resources (NIST, NEMA, NVLAP, UL & More)

* Other Articles;
  CB Scheme Update
  UL and CCIC Sign Joint Venture

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Volume 15, Number 6, November-December, 2002

* Lead Article;
  ANSI/NEMA Z-535 Series Revised

* Shorts;
  SAFE Circle Conference Cancelled
  Randall Luecke Appointe VP Certification - CSA
  ACTA Meeting Scheduled 10 DEC
  ECMA Releases CD-ROM, V 12.0
  KEMA Puts Type Test Listings Online

* EC2000 & Beyond;
  CENELEC Calls for "One Standard, One Test -- Accepted Everywhere"

* What in the World?
  New Symbol & Answer to Previous Symbol (Electrosvyaz Mark - Russia)

* On the Net;
  NEMA "Guidelines for Electrical Boxes", OS-3 Online

* Other Articles;
  TUV Rheinland of NA & VNIIS/GOST
  UL Updates 60950 Certification Impace Analyses
  ACTA Implements Filing Surcharge
  China Commits to IEC Standards
  A Sale at UL?
                                HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

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