Attending the workshop were Mr. Huynh Kim Tuoc – UL Vietnam CEO and Mr. Nguyen Thai Hung – QUATEST 3 Director, EMC leading experts and representatives from various electronics enterprises.  

Mr. Huynh Kim Tuoc – UL VS Vietnam CEO delivered the opening remarks, emphasizing the importance of bilateral collaboration to support clients in ensuring compliance with market regulations and stated the seminar marks the steppingstone in strengthening future cooperation of the two entities

Mr. Nguyen Thai Hung, QUATEST 3 Director highlighted the increasingly complex market landscape, especially the continuously evolving legal framework concerning quality standards in general and the electrical-electronics sector in particular, which are constantly changing, forcing businesses to update regulations regularly to apply correctly and more conveniently in the production and export of goods to the market. Mr Hung expressed his expectation that insights from UL and QUATEST 3 experts would prove beneficial to the participating enterprises.

After the speeches by Mr. Tuoc and Mr. Hung, UL & QUATEST 3 experts presented in-depth information on: Legal responsibilities concerning products, regulatory requirements, manufacturer obligations regarding complaints; Overview of global safety programs and labeling requirements: UL Certification (United States), CE Certification (Europe) and CB Diagram (the rest of the world); Overview of global market access solutions; EMC testing solutions overview FCC Certification (United States), EN/IEC Standards (Europe); Compliance processes and required supporting documentation.

Mr. Johnny Nguyen, an expert from UL, represented an overview of safety standards including the US, European market regulations and CB certification scheme according with global market access pathways.

Mr. Tran Viet Nam, QUATEST 3 EMC expert, introduced the concept of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) with the following contents: What is EMC? Specific examples of incidents caused by electromagnetic interference; EMC compliance and regulations; EMC standards; testing methods and ISO 17025 – accredited laboratories. Kindly refer to more information on QUATEST 3’s EMC services here.

After the presentations from experts, the seminar featured a Q&A session, offering participants the opportunity to raise inquiries, which were posed and thoroughly addressed by the panel of the professionals.

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