Richard BSI (British Standards Instutution) is one of the UK certification bodies under various EU Directives - as such they certify a wide range of products to a vast range of EN and BS (UK standards).
Therefore, in respect of cables, it will depend on the specific standard for the type of cable in question. If this is flexible power cord then the standard will probably be BS 6500, but even in this standard there are a number of EU Harmonized Cables (which will also be marked with the "HAR" diamond marking) as defined in CENELEC Harmonization Documents HD 21 and HD 22. However, there are also a number of unique UK national cable types which will thus not carry the HAR marking, and are intended for UK national application only - as well as "Tri-Rated cables" which are generally also suitable for US/Canadian applications for machinery wiring (and thus also carry UL Listing and CSA Certification). Therefore one needs to know the cable/cord type in quesation in order to ascertain the specific standard in question. BSI does also certify equipment to various standards including EN 60950. Regards John Allen ERA Technology Ltd (and ex-BSI employee!) From: "Stone, Richard" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Cc: "Tornquist, Gary (San Diego Safety)" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 9:05 PM Subject: BSI Safety Approval for AC power cables. > hello group, > > what does it mean to be BSI approved? > I realize its an EU approval, but what does it entail/cover, EN60950? > any feedback would be appreciated, and in this case, AC power cables > is my topic, is there a UL equivalent BSI uses? > > thnak you for reading and replying, > Richard, > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 8:42 AM > To: [email protected] > Cc: Tornquist, Gary (San Diego Safety) > Subject: Re: EN60950 2nd edition expiring > > > > Can you advise me if products made this year under the 2nd edition can still be sold in > Europe in 2005? > > Gary, > > The date of cessation of presumption of conformity of the 2nd edition is 1/1/05, so presumption > of conformity can not be provided by this standard and the products can not be put on the > market after Dec. 31, 2004. But there is an alternative path: asses your product to determine > if you can provide evidence of conformity with the essential requirements of the LVD (see the > LVD for details). > > Regards, > > John Radomski > Principal Engineer > Schneider Automation > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society > emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ > > To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] > > Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/listserv/request/user-guide.html > > List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > > Ron Pickard: [email protected] > Scott Douglas [email protected] > > For policy questions, send mail to: > > Richard Nute: [email protected] > Jim Bacher: [email protected] > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > > http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society > emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ > > To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] > > Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/listserv/request/user-guide.html > > List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > > Ron Pickard: [email protected] > Scott Douglas [email protected] > > For policy questions, send mail to: > > Richard Nute: [email protected] > Jim Bacher: [email protected] > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > > http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc > > > This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/listserv/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [email protected] Scott Douglas [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
