I am not familiar with EN61010, but here is my opinion of your situation. Common sense: If one of your products results in ignition/fire/explosion in the U.S., it would probably mean the end of the company after all the litigation ended.
Intent of the standard: While no safety standard may specifically state "ignition, fire, and explosion", it is certainly the intent of all such standards to protect the operator and others from any exposed hazards. I would consider ignition/fire/explosion as a hazard. George Alspaugh ---------------------- Forwarded by George Alspaugh/Lex/Lexmark on 07/28/99 01:05 PM --------------------------- bkundework%[email protected] on 07/28/99 11:49:13 AM Please respond to bkundework%[email protected] To: emc-pstc%[email protected] cc: Subject: Flamible Liquids and Vapors Hello Group, Our company is working on a small laboratory device, about the size of a computer tower, that contains, in addition to electronic components, about 1 gallon (3.8 liter) of a solvent chemical. The solvent can be one or a combination of several different chemicals such as acetone, methanol, ethanol, etc.. These chemicals and/or vapors are flammable and could possibly cause a fire or explosion under the right conditions. Protection against the ignition or explosion of a flammable liquid is not directly covered in the EN61010 safety standard (or not as I have found). Is there another standard that addresses these requirements more specifically? Does anyone with experience in this area have some advice or a summary of requirements they could give me? Thank you for your time, Brian Kunde --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators).
