Thames Valley EMC Club meeting, 21 February 2001

THAMES VALLEY EMC CLUB

EMC, SAFETY AND THE BIG PICTURE

EMC and safety aspects of large systems and complete installations such as buildings, railway systems, aircraft, etc – including the issues and implications for equipment and sub-system suppliers

Presented and hosted by

ERA Technology Limited, Leatherhead, Surrey

Wednesday 21 February 2001

PROGRAMME

09.15		Registration and Coffee
09.45		WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
		John Duckett, Thames Valley EMC Club
09.50		UPDATE ON THE SLIM INITIATIVE
		What’s the latest to emerge from the ongoing discussions and how will it affect you?
		Brian Jones, EMC Consultant to TVT
10.05		ERA TECHNOLOGY, EMC AND LARGE SYSTEMS
		ERA provides consultancy, specialist in-situ measurement and complex assessment concerning large systems and complete installations – what are the special considerations?
		Dr Alwyn Finney, Head of EMC Complex Systems, ERA
10.25		FUNCTIONAL SAFETY ISSUES OF LARGE SYSTEMS
		A look at some of the important safety considerations in large systems, illustrated through examples. Railway signalling applications demonstrate safety critical system considerations.
		Dr Stephen Clarke, Head of Safety and Reliability, ERA
11.05		Coffee
11.25		EMC AND FUNCTIONAL SAFETY
		"Compliance with the EMC Directive may not ensure that EMC-related functional safety issues have been correctly addressed and relevant safety legislation met" – quoted from the IEE guidance document on EMC and Functional Safety. A review of this and IEC 6100 1-2.
		Tony Maddocks, EMC Consultant, ERA
11.55		SO WHAT IS SAFETY, ANYWAY?
		A brief overview of the various definitions of "safety" – how to avoid confusion when addressing safety of large systems.
		Graham Willis, Safety Consultant, ERA
12.05		LARGE SYSTEM CASE STUDY
		A new international freight centre is big, at 300m x 50m x 50m. It houses a multitude of electrical and electronic systems including lighting, HEVAC, switchgear, automated mechanical handling plant, access systems, and more. How was the EMC and safety assessment of the building planned and executed, and what were the issues and implications for equipment and sub-system suppliers?
		Peter Burt, Safety Consultant and Roger Smith, EMC Consultant are joined by a speaker from a sub-system supplier
12.50		SITE TOUR ARRANGEMENTS AND CLUB MATTERS
		*John Duckett*
12.55		BUFFET LUNCH
		An opportunity for you to engage our speakers in one-to-one discussion and to share ideas, experiences and concerns with fellow Club members, over an informal buffet lunch kindly provided by our hosts.
13.45		OPTIONAL SITE TOUR OF THE ERA FACILITY
		A guided tour of some of the ERA facilities in fields such as: electronic engineering; communications engineering; RF microwave and radar technology; electrical power engineering.
14.45		Depart