In message
<[email protected]>,
dated Fri, 26 Apr 2013, Charlie Blackham <[email protected]>
writes:
Looking at the LVD guidance, (and of course it's "guidance" not "law")
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/electrical/files/lvdgen_en.pdf ,
page 28
Products Scope of LVD Examples of products Comments
Cables Yes [picture of
cable] Marked with HAR to increase tractability
'tractability' - the quality of being easily managed
I suspect weasel wording here. The Commission has no business apparently
elevating a private marking scheme to a requirement under a Directive.
So using a confusing word may be a way to 'fog' the issue. Some people
will assume it's a typo for 'traceability'.
Participation in the HAR scheme is *effectively* restricted to
certification bodies (it's not a manufacturers' organization) in Europe
because ENs and HDs must be in force in the country - from the HAR site:
QUOTE
Within the country of the applicant, the European ENs and HDs must have
formally entered into force; any conflicting national standards must
have been withdrawn. Assessment of capability and qualification of the
candidate by a HAR assessment team, according to harmonised
requirements; positive results to be formally endorsed by the HAR Group.
ENDQUOTE
This restriction must, in fact, bear some responsibility for the
widespread presence of dangerous fake 'HAR' marked cables. I have a
sample alleged to have 0.75 mm^2 conductors, which are barely 0.3 mm^2
in fact, fitted with a fake British 13 A plug marked '10 A' but without
a fuse.
The point is that if you use a test house and the cable isn't HAR
marked, the test house may well want to test the cable to whichever of
HD 21, HD 22, EN 50525, EN 50143, EN 50214, EN 60702 or EN 61138
applies, and that is extremely costly.
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