• Cancellation Policy

Seminar Description

When putting a product in the marketplace, the lack of promotion of regulatory mandates in most jurisdictions -- and worse, lax or non-existent enforcement, can lead manufacturers astray. Consequently, liability for failing to understand the regulatory requirements falls on the manufacturers and importers, and vicariously on their engineers and management. This course will give attendees a broad based knowledge of the imperatives of regulatory compliance, as they apply to product developers, engineers and managers in all sectors of manufacturing. Understanding this vital discipline of product design is not an option for an engineer or manager in the manufacturing or importing environment: When regulatory compliance is overlooked, marginalized, or ignored, we are also failing to live up to our very bylaws and oath to protect the public at large.

Part 1: Overview of the Global Regulatory Landscape:  Guidelines on EMC and Safety Requirements
Presented by Rob Stirling, P.Eng., MBA, Director, Protocol EMC / Veritas Engineering Limited

A. Electromagnetic Compatibility
Facts about Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) that all manufacturers need to know
Understanding The Accreditation Mandate…buyer beware; it may not be an option - and should it be?
Summary of EMC requirements in North America for FCC and Industry Canada
CE Mark: Compliance for all of the European Union under one mark
FAQs about EMC, EMI, for FCC, ICES, CE, including ESD and EFT– any questions??

B. Safety Certification
National and Global Standards Bodies
Global approach to the global marketplace
When to Certify, self-declare, or just ship it?

Part 2: Traps and Tips for Designing for Electromagnetic Compatibility 
Presented by Parm Singh, Protocol EMC

EMC/EMI theory and standards for FCC, IC and CE
Grounding and Shielding
Coupling path types and theory
Top ten EMC problems and EMC troubleshooting techniques
PCB Design Guidelines for Reduced EMI

Part 3: Understanding the Parameters and Requirements of Safety Compliance
Presented by Dan Petrulian, P.Eng., Protocol EMC / Veritas Engineering Limited
Rob Stirling, P.Eng., MBA, Director, Protocol EMC / Veritas Engineering Limited

Understanding the hazards: Product design for safety
Reducing corporate liability by applying the right standards
Protecting the end-user from Fire, Electrical Shock and Injury
Design requirements and test methods for ITE (CSA/UL/ENx950) and ISM (CSA/UL/EN1010)

Instructors

Robert E. Stirling, B.A.Sc., P.Eng., MBA. – Director, Protocol EMC / Veritas Engineering Limited

Robert E. Stirling, B.A.Sc., P.Eng., MBA., has specialized in regulatory compliance in various capacities since 1987, from being an expatriate consultant in the far east, to working in Engineering Management at Garaventa Canada Limited and 3M/Dynapro in the 1990s.  A P.Eng. in BC, Ontario, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, and the founder of Protocol Datasystems Inc., and Veritas Engineering Limited, his companies have served Canada's manufacturing sector in regulatory project management and testing for safety, electromagnetic compatibility, and product validation for and additional 15 years. As a past member of CSA and ASME code committees (others pending), an MBA in Technology Management, and with related articles published in The Sun/Province Engineering Week inserts and Canada's largest electronics manufacturing trade journal, EP&T magazine, he has presented seminars for the IEEE, BCTIA, TQMI, APEG and other organizations. Finally, by running BC's only accredited Electromagnetic Compatibility Test Laboratory to over 100 leading manufacturers, with several hundred products certified and tested, he has a broad understanding of the global regulatory landscape, and a respect for the challenges and pitfalls manufactures face with globalization.

Parminder Singh – Test Enigneer, National Technical Solutions (NTS) / Protocol EMC

Parminder Singh has specialized in Electromagnetic Emissions compliance in a numerous capacities since 2001, and is preparing for his APEGBC License, having completed BCIT Bachelor of Technology in Electronics programme, and their Diploma of Technology in Telecom. In addition, with a Diploma of Technology in Electronics/Robotics, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, he is also writing his E.I.T and P.Eng. competency exams with the BC Association. Having worked in the engineering department of Unity Wireless, and at VSM MedTech on the Magnetoencephalography (MEG) system, a medical imaging system used to measure the magnetic fields produced by electrical activity in the brain, as well, in working as a Test Engineer at National Technical Solutions (NTS), and for Protocol EMC, Alberta's and BC's largest EMC Laboratories (respectively), his education, skills and experience make him a renowned expert in his field in Western Canada.

Dan Petrulian, B.A.Sc., P.Eng – Operations Manager, Protocol EMC / Veritas Engineering Limited

an Petrulian, B.A.Sc., P.Eng has worked in regulatory compliance since 1996, with Argus Technologies Ltd, and more recently, as a consultant to Veritas Engineering Limited, being in charge of performing CSA, UL, and CE Mark safety evaluation, approval testing and writing safety evaluation reports for some of BC's leading manufacturers. An expert in product safety, with a broad understanding of Thermal Testing, Bonding Impedance, Earth Leakage, Electric Strength, Working Voltage Measurement and Abnormal and Fault Condition Testing, he also has experience as a Component Evaluation Engineer, having had responsibility for all levels of Argus' related in-house and out-of house validation programmes on prototypes and new product lines. Currently, as Operations Manager for Protocol EMC, he administers testing, approvals and technical report writing for electromagnetic emissions and immunity testing at BC's only accredited Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Laboratory.

Cancellation Policy

Registered attendees unable to attend the event may designate a substitute, provided APEGBC receives written notification at least one business day prior to the event. Registration information for the substitute attendee should accompany the notice. If notice of cancellation of registration is received:

•  5 business days or more prior to the event, a refund will be processed
•  Less than 5 business days prior to the event, no refunds apply

Substitute registrants are permitted up to the day of the seminar and member/non-member fees will be applied. The organizers reserve the right to cancel the event if less than the minimum required participants have registered. Liability limited to registration fee.

APEGBC is an AIBC/CES registered provider offering an AIBC-Accredited activity for 4.5 Core Learning Units.

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