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Product Safety Certification

Updated 02 Jul 2009

The field of interest of the Society is the theory, design, development and implementation of product safety engineering for electronic and electro-mechanical equipment and devices. This includes the theoretical study and practical application of analysis techniques, testing methodologies, conformity assessments, and hazard evaluations.

Our missing is to strive for the advancement of the theory and practice of applied electrical and electronic engineering as applied to product safety and of the allied arts and sciences.

Welcome to the web page of the IEEE's Product Safety Engineering Society. This society targets design professionals and design engineers interested in electrical product safety. The IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society addresses safety engineering for equipment and devices used in the scientific, engineering, industrial, commercial and residential arenas. It allows engineers and other technical professionals an opportunity to discuss and disseminate technical information, to enhance professional skills, and to provide outreach to engineers, students and others with an interest in the field.  Find out about membership and the benefits of being an IEEE and Product Safety Engineering Society member.  Why be a member?  Click the link to find out!

2009 Symposium

The 2009 Symposium is scheduled for 26-28 October (M-T-W).  Contact for the 2009 Symposium is Doug Nix ().  See the symposium web page.  We are seeking sponsors for the 2011 Symposium.

Social Networking Sites

Our new premier social networking site is on Ning and this site promises to be the most informative and flexible site for use by our members.  Sites like Ning have the advantage that the information does not need to be pushed out to the user in the form of an email as is the case with the EMC-PSTC forum.  It is easier for the member to browse and look at only the discussions of interest.  You do not have to worry about missing out on a discussion you are interested in because the site allows you to subscribe to a forum or blog.  Once subscribed to a forum or even an individual article, the site will send the member an email if there is new content.  There are too many features and options on Ning to discuss here so please join us at http://ieeepses.ning.com.

LinkedIn is a business contact networking website. It specializes in interconnecting a network of experienced professionals from around the world.  The Product Safety Engineering Society created a group on LinkedIn in March 2008 and there are currently over 200 members of that group. The primary uses of LinkedIn by PSES is to promote the Society, allow members already on LinkedIn to expand their network, post or look for jobs, and hold online discussions with likeminded individuals. IEEE membership is not required to join the group. There are other compliance related groups on LinkedIn as well groups for colleges, companies, and more. Do a search for the group “IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society” and join us on www.LinkedIn.com. It is great resource for expanding your own LinkedIn network.

The Product Safety Engineering Society has a group on Facebook.  We are listed as a group under the Professional Organizations category.  Do a search for the group “IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society” on www.facebook.com and help us expand our presence and get the word out about our Society.

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If you are interested in assisting us in the administration of one of the groups on the social networking sites like LinkedIn or Facebook or the administration of the Ning site, please contact our  or one of the existing group administrators. Responsibilities include accepting new member requests and monitoring sites for appropriateness of material submitted by users. The ideal candidate would be someone who frequents and is active in a particular group or site.

Call For Sponsors of 2011 Symposium

The 2010 Symposium will be held in Boston in the month of October but the Product Safety Engineering Society is looking for Chapters or groups interested in sponsoring the 2011 conference.  The general requirements for sponsorship include:

• Availability dates in October 2011
• 30 to 40 minutes from the airport
• Available shuttle service (hotel courtesy shuttle or Super Shuttles)
• Accommodate 300-400 attendees
• Four technical sessions Mon-Tue-Wed plus tag-along seminars for Wed-Thu-Fri
• Banquet area to hold 30 table top vendors, including all the lunches, AM/PM breaks, and host speakers

Please contact , IEEE PSES VP of Conferences if your chapter or group is interested in sponsoring a Symposium.

The Product Safety Engineering Newsletter

Current issues of the Product Safety Engineering Newsletter are available on the Society Members Only page of this web site. Back issues of Product Safety Engineering Society newsletters (older than one year) are posted on the Newsletter page and are accessible by non-members.

Also on the Newsletter page are issues of the old Product Safety Newsletter from 1988 through 1998 that have been collected by members of the Product Safety Engineering Society and provided as a service to the product safety community. 

The IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society is seeking authors to write articles and papers for our Newsletter. Refer to the information page or download the author's guide.  To advertise in the newsletter download the advertising brochure.

IEEE/PSES Membership Info

• Why be a member?  For detailed reasons read this article by Elya Joffe.

• Not an IEEE member?  Join the IEEE at www.ieee.org/services/join/.

• Current member and need to renew?  Renew online at www.ieee.org/renewal.

• Already a current member and want to join the Product Safety Engineering Society?  Customize your membership at www.ieee.org/addnewservices.

• What are the benefits of being an IEEE member?

  • Access to timely information in the world of technology

  • Networking opportunities - Societies, Section activities, and local chapters

  • Career development

  • IEEE email alias

  • IEEE Financial Advantage - discounts on life insurance, travel, credit cards, and more

• What benefits do PSES members receive?

  • Newsletters

  • Symposiums

  • UL seminar discounts at UL University (see members only section for details)

  • International Product Safety News discount

The society ID for your renewal or application forms is "043-0431" and the yearly fee is US$35.
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Be sure to update your technical interest profile to include Product Safety Engineering.  Log on to your account using My IEEE.  Select Update Profile to revise your technical interest profile to include Product Safety Engineering.

Our members communicate through an automatic e-mail server () and a virtual community (https://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc).

Affiliate Membership Info

Not an IEEE member?  Join as an affiliate.  Visit www.ieee.org/services/join/ for online forms and information about rates for students, retirees, and the unemployed.

Chapters

IEEE PSES Chapters - Chapters have already been formed in Central Texas, Chicago, Santa Clara, Southern California, Boston, Taiwan, and Rochester.  Chapters are currently in the process of forming in Israel, Ontario, and Portland.  See the chapters section of this web site for details.

History

To find out more about our society, read about the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society formation history and our first organizational meetings.  There is also a Wikipedia entry for the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society.

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