RE: Location of CE DoCs

Fortunately there is the so-called blue guide on the new approach directives that makes it clear the intended gramatical parsing of that sentence. Read through the downloadable pdf document at http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/newapproach/legislation/guide/legislati on.htm -Lauren Crane

RE: Location of CE DoCs

Be sure you are understanding the difference between the declaration of conformity (a one pager where someone of stature in the company says the product conforms to the law) and the technical documents (an often much bigger file that can demonstrate that it does indeed conform). I quote

RE: European Directive to eliminate hazardous material

The RoHS and WEEE Directives have just recently been approved by the EU legislature. The proposed directive text is available in many locations on the web, but the final agree-to text (including all ammendments between the European Commission and the European Parliment) has not been available.

Breaker panel lockout-tagout

Group, Is anyone aware of an authoritative position on the acceptability (or not) of applying a lock to a breaker panel cover (and so affecting access to other, unrelated, breakers behind the same cove) to achieve OSHA compliant Lockout/Tagout rather than applying the lock to breaker directly?

RE: Hazardous Area Designations/Certifications

Chris, Looks like you're dealing with equipment for use in explosive atmosphere's legislation/standards. The exact details vary a bit depending on the world-region (US, Europe, etc...). One of the basic how to determine zones documents is IEC 60079-10 and its few clones. Watch out also for

RE: SEMI - EN standards cross reference

Nick, I have worked with the SEMI safety guidelines development committee for many years, and also with CE-Marking compliance... Generally speaking, there is no correlation between SEMI standards and EN Standards. That is to say, typically end users request line-by-line assessment of products

RE: OEM

Richard, The following excerpt from the EU Commission's so-called 'blue guide' may be helpful...the two sections between asterix bars seem to address your question. [note - I did not correct paragraph breaks and hypenations from my cut-paste] From Section 2.3.1...'placing on the market'

Are there any standards written for FTIR analytical methods.

All, I have seen lots of papers available on using FTIR analysis in particular situations, but I have been unable to find any general standards on the use of FTIR Analysis equipment in a general sense or in the specific sense of monitoring effluent from a piece of chemical processing equipment.

RE: Safety Critical etc - the future

An industry specific guideline (SEMI S2, developed for the semiconductor manufacturing industry) that I spend a lot of time with has cautions against hazardous power, defined as 240VA or greater regardless of the potential. In the same industry, fire risk is a very muddy topic to sort out. In a

Safety Critical Input Summary

All, Thanks for the many inputs on the idea of Safety Critical Components. For those that are interested, here is a general summary of the input I recieved. Safety vs. Compliance = A key issue that should be brought into the analysis of safety critical parts is that many

Definition for Safety Critical Component

All, Does anyone have a concise definition of Safety Critical Component? I understand that the definition of this term is highly dependent on context, so let me frame it a bit I am interested in the components that may be in high-tech industrial equipment such as those used in the

Transfer of EMC Certification

Company A has product XYZ tested and certified by Exco as meeting the requirements of the EMC directive. Company A has an Exco certificate for the XYZ on file. Company B buys the design and manufacturing rights of the XYZ from Company A. They give the XYZ a new name XYZlplus, model number and

RE: Looking for a lockout tagout product that locks into IEC 320 style receptacle

I have seen something commercially that achieves lockout of the receptical, but I can't quite remember where. The concept was very simple and can, perhaps, be designed right into your productJust provide an eye (or pair of eyes) just above the receptical that a pad lock hasp can be put

Sound Engineering Practice

I am struggling with one of those darned European directives, the pressure equipment directive. One aspect of conformance is dependent on the application of Sound Engineering Practice. Does anyone have a practical or authoritative definition of Sound Engineering Practice?. It's and idea that

RE: Packaging Weight

Jasmine, There have been some proposed revisions to the PPW Directive in the works over the past few months. Perhaps the rumor you are dealing with is part of one of the change proposals. Lauren Crane * Regional Manager for Machinery Evaluation * TÜV Product Service \ TÜV America *