(June 15, 2016) The Federal Communications Commission moved to provide testing laboratories with an additional year to meet an accreditation requirement under its equipment authorization rules. The Commission will also provide guidance on the process for recognition of accreditation bodies. The Commission took these actions through a Memorandum Opinion and Order and Order on … [Read more...]
Standards
In-House Verification of EMI Test Equipment
SAE International has made available the AIR6236A document. This AIR provides guidance to the EMI test facility on how to check performance of the following types of EMI test equipment: current probe, Line Impedance Stabilization Network (LISN), directional coupler, attenuator, cable loss, low noise preamplifier, rod antenna base, and passive antennas. All performance checks … [Read more...]
EMC Standards Package
This EMC Standards package includes standards that address the unintentional generation, propagation, and reception of electromagnetic energy, the associated unwanted effects, and the correct operation of different equipment involving electromagnetic phenomena in their operation. In the package: 220+ active, draft, and archived IEEE and ANSI EMC related standards; robust … [Read more...]
New CENELEC Standards Recently Released
Rein Tech Laboratories recently listed several updates to standards in their July 2016 newsletter “MultiPoint”. Among them are the following updates as published by CENELEC. There are additional standards updates listed for IEC and ETSI standards. This is a shortened list of the CENELEC standards published or made available during the past month: EN 62610-5:2016 - 6/24/2016 … [Read more...]
BREXIT Update
According to Bloomberg, "The U.K.’s departure from the European Union may turn out to be the most tortured divorce proceeding in history.” This article provides more detail on the exact steps involved and the fact it could easily take years for the various negotiations. Talks on Britain’s departure can start as soon as the U.K. triggers Article 50. Legally, there must be … [Read more...]
EMF Directive – Workplace Health and Safety in Electromagnetic Fields
As of July 1, 2016, all EU member states are required to have implemented Directive 2013/35/EU for the protection of persons from electromagnetic fields (EMF) in the workplace in national laws. As a consequence, companies throughout Europe must now ensure that their employees are not exposed to fields greater than the exposure limits, some of which have been newly defined. This … [Read more...]
A2LA Pursuing FCC Recognition to Accredit Test Firms in Non-MRA Countries
(June 28, 2016) The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently published FCC 16-74 “Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration” (released June 15, 2016), which extends the deadline for all laboratories who perform Certification and Declaration of Conformity (DoC) testing per the FCC rules to be accredited to ISO/IEC 17025. The previous deadline to become … [Read more...]
FDA Finalizes Guidance In Supporting Claims Of EMC
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued final guidance in supporting claims of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) of medical devices. The document is recommended for use in conjunction with consensus standards, as well as other FDA guidance documents pertaining to specific devices. Typically, the FDA reviews EMC information based on the risk of device … [Read more...]
FCC Releases Updated LED Lighting EMC Guidance
(June 17, 2016) Effective June 17, 2016, all RF LED lighting devices, including those that have been considered to operate on frequencies below 1.705 MHz, are now required to have Radiated Emissions measurements performed at a minimum from 30 MHz to 1000 MHz. Radio frequency (RF) light-emitting diode (LED) lighting products are subject to FCC rules to ensure that devices do … [Read more...]
ETSI Releases Draft Standard for Low Power Medical Implants
(July 1, 2016) The present document together with ETSI EN 301 489-1 [1] covers the assessment of all radio transceivers associated with inductive Ultra Low Power Active Medical Implant (ULP-AMI) transmitters and receivers operating in the range from 9 kHz to 315 kHz and any associated external radio apparatus (ULP-AMI-Ps) transmitting in the frequency range of 9 kHz to 315 kHz … [Read more...]
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