GEIA STANDARD

EIA-4899

DECEMBER 2001

GOVERNMENT ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION

NOTICE

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This GEIA Standard is considered to have International Standardization implications, but the ISO/IEC activity has not progressed to the point where a valid comparison between the GEIA Standard and the ISO/IEC document can be made.

This Standard does not purport to address all safety problems associated with its use or all applicable regulatory requirements. It is the responsibility of the user of this Standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and to determine the applicability of regulatory limitations before its use.

(From Standards Proposal Number 4899, formulated under the...