John, Such a product does not fall within the scope of the LVD, but the manufacturer would be very unwise not to have it evaluated to the applicable safety standard. The EU has a Product Liability Directive, which basically requires that manufacturers ensure that their products are safe.
Even if a product of this type presents no electrical hazard, it could still be a fire hazard or a mechanical hazard, for instance a battery short circuit could cause a fire. In case of an 'incident', the manufacturer should be able to present the documentation to show that he has done his 'due diligence' with regard to the safety of the product. In this case it may be a safety test report with most paragraphs marked as 'Not Applicable', but that may be the difference between being found criminally negligent, or just liable for damages. Regards, Jon Griver i-Spec.com Ltd. http://www.i-spec.com The On-line Guide to Compliance > >Hello all, > >Does a hand-held field device that operates mainly on 12Vdc from a >group of batteries and alternatively uses an AC/DC adapter need to be >assessed for safety according to the LVD? > >I read somewhere that for LVD the DC voltage should be between 75 and >1500V. Does this mean that such a device does not need to be evaluated >for safety at all ? A client is awaiting a response from me in a >couple of hours so I would appreciate any views on this matter. > >Thanks for your usual co-operation. > >John Whitfield >Safety Engineer >Rhein Tech Labs > > >--------- >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). > > > --------- 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).
