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i-Spec's Product Safety Primer discusses some of the fundamental issues facing the product designer with regard to the conformity of products with product safety standards.


Basic principles puts forward the fundamental ideas upon which product safety standards are based, describing the types of hazards and introducing the concepts of safety critical components and abnormal and fault conditions.



A basic mechanism for protection from electrical hazards is the
separation of circuits . This section describes the physical and test requirements for circuit separation, as well as discussing the various insulation classes.


The various levels of proof of compliance required in different markets are discussed in the regulatory issues section. This subject involves marketing , legal, as well as technical considerations.


Finally i-Spec discusses submitting your product to a test lab for investigation, describing the process and presenting some tips.


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