Title :
Safety of DC power equipment: past, present, and future
Author_Institution :
Div. of Power Products, Northern Telecom, Lachine, Que.
fDate :
30 Oct-3 Nov 1994
Abstract :
Product safety engineering represents the application of safety engineering rules of practice to the design and manufacture of products of all types. This paper illustrates this statement under the following topics: discussion of product safety; safety history of telecommunication DC power supply equipment; distinction between safety and safety regulations; product hazards; a “roadmap” to obtain product safety approvals; and future considerations
Keywords :
design engineering; health hazards; history; legislation; power apparatus; safety; standards; telecommunication power supplies; DC power equipment; design; manufacture; product hazards; product safety engineering; regulations; safety approvals; safety history; telecommunication DC power supply; Batteries; Central office; Chemical hazards; Explosions; Flammability; History; Product safety; Road safety; Safety devices; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
Telecommunications Energy Conference, 1994. INTELEC '94., 16th International
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2034-4
DOI :
10.1109/INTLEC.1994.396615
