Ergonomics is an equipment application issue. Since requirements for ergonomics has not harmonized, national standards remain in force. Any EU country can regulate the application of equipment where safety is involved. For example, there are national requirements for installations of equipment in explosive atmospheres. Likewise, in Germany, there are national regulations for ergonomics for workstations used in an office application. The presence of a CE mark does not allow the equipment to be installed in an unsafe environment. Germany has decided that ergonomics in the workplace is a safety issue, so compliance is required. ---------- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: FW: RE: Ergonomic requirements List-Post: [email protected] Date: Friday, April 04, 1997 1:58AM
What is the significance of "legal requirement in Germany" at a time that all EC countries are required to accept CE marked products? Are there many manufacturers who still apply TUV or VDE marks?(for products which only require self declaration). What would be the motivation to do this? thanks in advance for your comments ------------------------------------- Name: moshe valdman E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 052-941200, 03-5496369 List-Post: [email protected] Date: 03/04/97 Time: 23:03:40 ------------------------------------- ************************************************************************ **** *********** --- On Tue, 1 Apr 1997 09:07:00 -0500 "WOODS, RICHARD" <[email protected]> wrote: Compliance of workstations with ZH-1 is still a legal requirement in Germany. TUV and VDE still require testing to the standard to obtain their approval mark. ---------- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Ergonomic requirements List-Post: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, April 01, 1997 1:36AM Hello everyone, does anyone happen to know where I can find information on ergonomics standards? (e.g. EN 614 ?) Which directives/standards require ergonomic issues? (I recall TUV used to require some "color of product" and "size of letters" but these are probably no longer relevant in the times of self declaration) thanks and a happy april 1st ------------------------------------- Name: moshe valdman E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 052-941200, 03-5496369 List-Post: [email protected] Date: 31/03/97 Time: 22:36:42 ------------------------------------- -----------------End of Original Message----------------- ------------------------------------- Name: moshe valdman E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 052-941200, 03-5496369 List-Post: [email protected] Date: 03/04/97 Time: 22:58:47 -------------------------------------
