Last time I checked, there were still some EN standards that did not seem to be available in searchable-PDF form from any source. Try ANSI http://webstore.ansi.org/ansidocstore/find.asp? I think ANSI's EN collection is not complete. They do however sell all ISO and IEC standards, which in many cases are the same as the equivalent EN standard (see below).
PS: My old notes below might be of interest, I compiled it a while back (last updated Apr 2001). URL's and site contents subject to change. (At least one of the Cenelec url's is not working today, but that is nothing new.) best regards, glyn ---------------------------------------------- TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc. Product Safety & Quality Industrial Machinery Division (Chicago Office) Glyn R. Garside Senior Engineer 1945 Techny Rd, Unit 4 NORTHBROOK, IL 60062-5357, USA Tel (847)562-9888 ext 25 Fax (847)562-0688 email [email protected] http://www.us.tuv.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Where to buy "electronic" (PDF) copies of standards: ISO, IEC, UL, ANSI, CSA, SEMI, EN --------------------------------------------------------------------- All IEC, all ISO, & some ANSI and EN standards can be bought online from ANSI: http://webstore.ansi.org. Click on "Standards Search" Or, go direct to http://webstore.ansi.org/ansidocstore/find.asp HINT: try typing in just the number, without the letter prefix. In some cases it helps to omit the "dash numbers" (e.g. -5-4 too). IEC corrigenda (corrections to published standards): FREE downloads: http://www.iec.ch/catlg-e.htm Select the last option (corrigenda) on the search form. HINT: If you have problems opening a PDF file in your browser, try "refresh". There were recently 271 corrigenda, incl. IEC 60204, IEC 60947-xx, IEC 60068-x, IEC 60950, IEC 61010, etc. IEC (alternative source): http://www.iec.ch/webstore Very easy, up-to-date, all IEC stds available. Give major credit card number, download Acrobat PDF. Most files are full-text searchable. Prices are very competitive (in Swiss Francs). >>> Hint: Sign up for their "Just Published" email newsletter. ISO Buy from ANSI, see above. (ISO plan to sell downloads "soon".) (ISO catalogue and some free background papers are online at: http://www.iso.ch/ ) UL Buy online at: http://www.comm-2000.com/ULmain.htm All UL stds available. (To check latest revision, etc., go to http://ulstandardsinfonet.ul.com/) SEMI Buy online: http://www.semi.org/standards Or, subscribe to CD (excellent value, IMHO !) CSA http://www.csa-intl.org Non-Canadians should click on "US & International Customers" under the heading "Catalogue". Or try this direct link: http:// www.csa-intl.org/onlinestore/getcatalogdrilldown.asp?Parent=0&k=3&l=1 Type the complete standard number, for example "C22.2 No. 94" into the SEARCH box. Or browse the Sections, for example click "Electrical/Electronic" then click "Industrial Devices", etc.) CAUTION: -You can buy English or French, hardcopy, CDROM or PDF editions of most CSA standards, on the same website. Be sure to order the "PDF" version, in English, if that is what you want. -CSA stds are often quoted thus, "C22.2-94". But you must search using format "C22.2 No. 94", with spaces. -If you type a partial reference for a large multi-part standard, say "C22.2" into the SEARCH box, you will see a maximum of 50 parts listed. NFPA http://catalog.nfpa.org/ National Fire Protection Association (USA). ANSI/NFPA 70: National Electrical Code (NEC); ANSI/NFPA 79, etc. EN Not so easy. The standards are issued, but not sold, by Cenelec, http://www.cenelec.org/ then republished by the National standards bodies in each EU country: BSI, SS, DIN etc. Sometimes they are translated into the respective national language. Option 1: Most EN standards are similar (sometimes identical) to an equivalent IEC or ISO standard. (Example: EN 60204-1 is almost the same as IEC 60204-1.) So, it is often easier & sometimes cheaper to buy the IEC edition, see above (http://www.iec.ch). To research equivalence, look at a hardcopy, or an old edition, or go to http://www.cenelec.org/ then click on "Standardisation Activities" (CENELEC has a useful, but s-l-o-w site!) Or, http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/newapproach/standardization/harmstds/reflist.html (Click on the relevant Directive: EMC, Low-voltage, Machinery, etc. In some cases, an IEC or ISO document is listed next to the EN number.) Option 2: Many of the EN standards published in Sweden, prefixed "SS EN", are actually published in English. I have bought SS EN's from both ANSI & SIS, all were in English apart from the cover page. (Some have both the English and Swedish pages.) You can buy from ANSI or SIS. Presumably, the "SS EN's" that ANSI resells are all in English, but you might want to call to check. The SIS site lists a "language code" for each standard. -ANSI: http://webstore.ansi.org (then click on "Standards Search") -SIS: http://www.sisforlag.se/english/default_eng.htm Option 3: Subscribe to multi-standard packages from BSI: http://www.bsi.org.uk (expensive!) Option 4: Buy hard-copy. Often more expensive than PDF. US vendors include: Document Center Inc, 650-591-7600 http://www.document-center.com Global Engineering, 800-854-7179(US only) or 303-397-7956 http:// global.ihs.com Int'l Product Safety Bookshop, 860-344-1651 http://www.safetylink.com EU Directives (free) http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/newapproach/standardization/harmstds/reflist.html (Of course, the directives simply define the legal framework and in some cases, the "Essential Health & Safety Requirements" or similar. You need to read the associated EN standards for the technical requirements.) NOTES: 1) IEC charges in Swiss Francs (CHF), SIS in Swedish Krone, ANSI in US$. You pay using your credit card (in the supplier's currency). May seem a bit scary the first time, but check the rate on the web, call your credit card company or look in a financial newspaper. It'll show up on your credit card statement converted to your local currency, for example US dollars. 2) Some other sites may be of interest, but I haven't found any online sales of electronic editions of EN stds there yet: http://global.ihs.com http://www.document-center.com http://www.ihsengineering.com http://www.nssn.org http://www.safetylink.com PS: Format is typically PDF. There are three main types of PDF file: text, image, and image-with-hidden-text. The first and last can be searched. In almost all cases, standards are sold as searchable PDF file. You can usually copy text extracts from the file (depends on security settings of publisher). All the standards I have seen permit printing, although this option can be disabled by the publisher. The image-with-hidden-text files are scanned images that have been imported into a PDF file. This quality is usually good, but the file is much bigger. Some publishers will then "capture" the text from the image using OCR, so that you can search the file (and maybe copy text); however there may be a few errors in the OCR. Some scanned image files are image only. The standards are usually sold with a single-user license. Some vendors offer an optional multi-user license. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- GRG/17-Apr-2001 All opinions are those of the author, not company policy. E&OE:Apologies for any errors/omissions. Corrections to [email protected] PS: See also s.e.e.c FAQ "Sources of EMC & Safety Compliance Information": http://users.metro2000.net/~purwinc/compliance_faq.html (but note that this FAQ is not currently maintained). 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