RE: Garden Appliances, LVD v MD

ren_cr...@amat.com] Sent: 26 April 2010 17:16 To: john.mcau...@cei.ie Cc: emc-p...@ieee.org; EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: Garden Appliances, LVD v MD John, The captive hardware criterion in the new MD does not, I think, have to be crippling. I've had some exchanges with Ian Fr

RE: Garden Appliances, LVD v MD

Hello John, Electrical devices for lawn and garden maintenance generally fall under the Machinery Directive. The latest list of harmonized standards for the Machinery Directive includes EN 60335-2-77, requi

Re: Garden Appliances, LVD v MD

John, The captive hardware criterion in the new MD does not, I think, have to be crippling. I've had some exchanges with Ian Fraser in the Commission on this point. He notes the appropriateness in applying risk assessment as part of the consideration. In this light, for example, the case scre