Doug: Does this mean we are all really blind but just quantitatively don't know it? Gregg Owens -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Douglas Pauls Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 2:20 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] Should inspectors be able to see? Don, This topic has come up from time to time in the J-STD-001 and IPC-A-610 committee meetings. Vision is usually assumed to be corrected to 20/20 and you go from there. Several individuals in the committees, who deal more with oversees usage of A-610 indicate that "20/20" or "3 diopters", are American terms and have no meaning oversees. I confirmed that with my brother-in-law, a doctor of optometry, who confirmed that there is no international standard for visual acuity. Doug Pauls Don McFarland <[log in to unmask]> Sent by: TechNet <[log in to unmask]> 06/01/2011 01:25 PM Please respond to TechNet E-Mail Forum <[log in to unmask]>; Please respond to Don McFarland <[log in to unmask]> To <[log in to unmask]> cc Subject [TN] Should inspectors be able to see? Does anyone have a standard for an inspector's ability to see? We have required them to pass color-blind testing in the past, but have recently mulled over a visual acuity requirement. I wondered if this is more normal than not, because it seems like we would want to ensure that they see lines with definition rather than blurry masses. I humbly look forward to any input that may be offered. Don ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 16.0 To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives For additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 ----------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 16.0 To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives For additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 ----------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 16.0 To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives For additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------