On 15 Jul 2014, at 21:10, John Woodgate <j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> In message <362333c8-bb29-4fd9-baba-3282cebc9...@conformance.co.uk>, dated > Tue, 15 Jul 2014, Nick Williams <nick.willi...@conformance.co.uk> writes: > >> There is nothing in the Machinery Directive which, as you put, it >> "recognizes certain product types as having, or being likely to have, a >> safety standard that addresses the same issues as the MD does, and thus do >> not need to have the MD applied”. There is a very strictly defined exclusion >> relating to certain products which are covered by the LVD, but the presence >> or absence of standards has nothing to do with whether or not a manufacturer >> applies that exclusion. > > As far as I am concerned, that is a debating point and I have made no error. Well, we will have to agree to differ then. > The LVD, whether it should or not, does not cover mechanical hazards due to > the equipment itself. See Annex I, clause 2. Veering off topic, but if this is the case then what is Annex I clause 2 item c referring to then? > However, most if not all standards notified under the LVD, and all of those > applying to the cited exclusions in Article 2 (k) of the MD, do cover such > mechanical hazards (at least I suppose the electric motor standard does: I > haven't seen it). EN 60034 does not contain any provisions for mechanical safety. - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <emcp...@radiusnorth.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com>
