Opportunities in the Risk Management of EMC

It is not an exaggeration to say that we are witnessing the birth of a brand new industry Risk Management of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - which will be needed in most safety-related and high-reliability applications/industries. But at the moment there are (effectively) no resources available that can satisfy its requirements, either from EMC test laboratories or functional safety assessors. A great deal of work needs to be done to prepare manufacturing industry, test laboratories and safety assessors for these requirements, for which a large demand will build up by 2021. The new opportunities now available include: 1) Academic teaching at all levels 2) Academic research 3) Vocational training courses 4) Computer-aided simulation 5) Test methods and specialized test equipment 6) Verification/validation techniques other than testing 7) Development of policies and procedures 8) Safety Assessor services 9) Accreditation services. This paper briefly introduces the rapidly growing need for the above, and discusses each of these opportunities in turn.