There's also the European Machinery Directive: http://www.tuvamerica.com/services/mechanical/md.pdf
Search for: 1.7.4. Instructions Cheers -- Yves Barbion www.scripto.nu On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 9:10 AM, Anthony Davey <Anthony.Davey at rssb.co.uk>wrote: > Hi Brian, > > It's a long time since I looked at any of the British Standards for > technical documentation, but what I saw was teaching grandma to suck eggs. > The BSs should now comply with European standards, so if you want to Goo.., > sorry, 'search for' the British versions these are likely to be the most > relevant to your work. > > BS 4884 - Technical manuals > Part 1 : 1992 - Specification for the presentation of essential information > Part 2 : 1993 - Guide to content > Part 3 : 1992 - Guide to presentation > > BS 4899 - User's requirements for technical manuals (based on BS 4884) > Part 1 : 1991 - Content > Part 2 : 1992 - Presentation > > BS 7137 : 1989 - User documentation and cover information for consumer > software packages (= ISO 9127 : 1988) > > BS 7649 : 1993 - Guide to: The design and preparation of documentation for > users of application software > > BS 7830 : 1996 - Guide to: The design and preparation of on-screen > documentation for users of application software (complementary to BS 7649) > > ISO/IEC GUIDE 37:1996 > > And these European Directives: > > Product Liability Directive 85/374/EEC > > General Product Safety Directive > > Electrical Equipment (LVD) 73/23/EEC > > Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) 89/336/EEC > > Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) 92/31/EEC > > Best regards, > Ant > > -----Original Message----- > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto: > framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Brian C. Keith > Sent: 25 March 2011 18:07 > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Slightly OT: CE guidelines for organizing, formatting > documentation > > I'm trying to find formatting and organization guidelines, standards, or > even templates for manuals that document CE-compliant > products sold in the EU. Does anyone know where I can find these guidelines > or standards, if they even exist? > > -briank > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as Anthony.Davey at rssb.co.uk. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/anthony.davey%40rssb.co.uk > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Your attention is drawn to the fact that this email originated from a > source external to the company. Monitoring of email is taking place for > reasons as stipulated under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. > > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email > ______________________________________________________________________ > > _____________________________________________________________________ > The content of this email (and any attachment) is confidential. It may also > be legally privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. > > This email should not be used by anyone who is not an original intended > recipient, nor may it be copied or disclosed to anyone who is not an > original intended recipient. If you have received this email by mistake > please notify us by emailing the sender, and then delete the email and any > copies from your system. > > Liability cannot be accepted for statements made which are clearly the > senders own and not made on behalf of the Rail Safety and Standards Board > (RSSB). > > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email > ______________________________________________________________________ > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as yves.barbion at gmail.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/yves.barbion%40gmail.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20110328/879b41aa/attachment.html>
