Re: [PSES] Using NEMA Receptacles in Europe

There is no reason not to use them so long as they meet the relevant insulation requirements. IME some of them don’t meet the finger access prevention requirements (which are not just that you shoud not be able to touch live parts, you must maintain double insulation from live parts even while

Re: [PSES] CE Declaration of Conformity

Surely if you declare compliance with any particular Directive on your Declaration then you must follow the attestation procedures for that Directive. On the basis of a quick look, there is no attestation route under the NAWID which does not require some form of Notified Body intervention. I

Re: [PSES] EU Pressure Equipment Requirements

Jim, The short answer is that if vessels contain only air or nitrogen and are CE marked as Simple Pressure Vessels, and you have no hydraulic accumulators, then you can ignore the PED. The longer answer is that (in theory at least) you need to identify each piece of pressure equipment and

Re: [PSES] D of C and product safety warnings and caution markings

Neither the LVD nor the EMC Directive require the Declaration to accompany the product so all you are legally obliged to do is to make it available to the authorities on request. Making it available via a web site is (in my view) a good idea. Some of the directives (e.g. Machinery, ATEX,

[PSES] EMC test lab, New York

I’m looking for recommendations for EMC testing services for a client in New York state. I need a well equipped lab which charges by the hour, properly understands the EMC Directive, has a good technical understanding of the EN standards and can recommend solutions in the case of minor

Re: [PSES] Machinery Directive: seagoing vessels

I’d just treat it as if it were under the Machinery Directive but not put the CE logo on it, and issue a simple Certificate of Conformity instead of an EC Declaration of Conformity. Regards Nick. On 20 Aug 2015, at 14:13, MARK HONE mar...@btinternet.com wrote: Colleagues – Can you

Re: [PSES] EU Regs on live work

Doug, This would be covered by employer occupational safety legislation which remains a Member State level competence (albeit with a minimum level of performance mandated by directives issued under article 153 of the TFEU). In the UK, the relevant Regulations are the Electricity at Work

[PSES] NRTL required for field equipment approval

. Thanks Nick. Nick Williams Director Direct line: +44 1298 873811 Mobile: +44 7702 995135 email: nick.willi...@conformance.co.uk <mailto:nick.willi...@conformance.co.uk> Conformance Limited. The Old Methodist Chapel, Great Hucklow, Buxton, SK17 8RG England Tel. +44 1298 873800, Fax. +4

Re: [PSES] Energy in certain items

Oh, goody, a chance to discuss one of my ‘spare time’ specialist subjects! Dynamite is properly a tradename originally owned by Nobel’s Explosives and consists of nitroglycerine stabilised by being absorbed in kieselghur (a type of absorbent clay). It made Alfred Nobel a very, very rich man.

[PSES] EC Blue Guide

A new edition of the Commission’s Blue Guide has been published: http://ec.europa.eu/DocsRoom/documents/16210 Nick. - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society

Re: [PSES] EU's new approach directive transitions

Scott, > On 1 Apr 2016, at 15:18, Scott Xe wrote: > > Dear David, > > Will the EU enforcement body use this format to inquire the LVD compliance to > the suppliers in the future in replacement of getting the test report to the > harmonised standard now? What

Re: [PSES] EU's new approach directive transitions

EN ISO 12100 is good and useful but EN ISO 14971 "Medical devices — Application of risk management to medical devices” is actually more relevant to some consumer type products Nick. > On 31 Mar 2016, at 20:32, Nyffenegger, Dave > wrote: > > Risk assessments

Re: [PSES] EU's new approach directive transitions

David, The risk assessment you refer to below is not same as the risk assessment referred to in the new LVD (and some other NLF directives). The risk assessment below is specifically aimed at determining whether or not the product presents a risk which is sufficient to warrant post market

Re: [PSES] EU's new approach directive transitions

No, they have aways been the responsibility of the manufacturer. And there are no longer any Notified Bodies under the new LVD. Nick. > On 1 Apr 2016, at 23:19, Scott <0182a58d8335-dmarc-requ...@ieee.org> > wrote: > > Didn't risk assessments fall exclusively under the responsibility of

Re: [PSES] Partly Completed Machinery...or not???

John, I suspect what you are dealing with is actually a sheave block, not a ‘pulley' as mentioned in the extract from the guide quoted by Steve. This being the case, it’s not a lifting accessory because a lifting accessory is intended to go between the load and a piece of lifting machinery.

Re: [PSES] Partly Completed Machinery...or not???

The deciding factor is whether the manufacturer has control of compliance with all of the applicable EHSRs and, by extension, whether it is expected that the product will under go a further conformity assessment procedure before it is placed on the market or put into service. If, and only if,

Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by ....SOFTWARE

The problem with focusing on the code is that real world experience is that a high percentage of the failures which occur with software related safety are a failure of the original specification for what the software is supposed to do, not failures of the code to do what the programmer

[PSES] CCA cables

I would be interested in hearing from anyone with experience of testing or using copper coated aluminium (CCA) conductor cable in mains power applications. CCA is already widely used for network and booster cables but there now seems to be a move to use it in flexible power cord applications

Re: [PSES] Conformity assessment under RED

y assessment under RED > > For TV/Radio receivers and BT/Wifi enabled units, it can use the HSs in > RED/LVD/EMC of OJEU without the use of NB as per the interpretation of below. > > Thanks, > > Scott > > > > On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 6:00 AM, Michae

Re: [PSES] EU Enforcement of CE Marking Directives

http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/consumers_safety/safety_products/rapex/index_en.htm > On 25 Aug 2016, at 21:45, Jim Hulbert wrote: > > Hi, > > I am interested in understanding how stringent the enforcement of CE marking > directives is within the EU. Is there someplace

Re: [PSES] 2nd hand or refurbished products

Funnily enough, I’ve recently been looking into this. So far as the product safety directives are concerned, the answer is in the Blue Guide which says: “ Products which have been repaired or exchanged (for example following a defect), without changing the original performance, purpose or type,

Re: [PSES] 2nd hand or refurbished products

n > the EU? > > Regards, > > Scott > > > From: Nick Williams <nick.willi...@conformance.co.uk > <mailto:nick.willi...@conformance.co.uk>> > Date: Friday, 28 October 2016 at 1:22 AM > To: Scott Xe <scott...@gmail.com <mailto:scott...@gmail.com>

Re: [PSES] Authorised Representative

The requirement for the techical documentation to be kept on EU soil was never enforceable in practice and has been removed from the directives re-issued under the New Legislative Framework. The appointment of an Authorised Representative is optional for all directives except for the ones

[PSES] Conformity assessment under RED

Happy New Year, EMC-PSTC listers! 2014/15/EU article 17 separates the conformity assessment procedures for essential requirement 3.1 (safety and EMC) from those which are applied for essential requirements 3.2 and 3.3 (spectrum efficiency and special provisions). Notified Body intervention is

Re: [PSES] MD vs LVD for Laboratory Equipment

I agree with everything Charlie says. Try talking to some Machinery Notified Bodies instead of ex-LVD Notified Bodies. Happy to help further if you want to contact me directly. Nick. > On 30 Mar 2017, at 20:22, Charlie Blackham > wrote: > > Brian > >

[PSES] LVD Notified Body technical experts

Yes, I am aware there is no such thing as an LVD NoBo these days, but I need a sanity check on an argument I am having with a client and could do with running some thoughts past one or two people who have in depth experience of LVD and UK Electricity at Work Regulations compliance work. Please

Re: [PSES] CE marking of machinery that moves about

Mobile machines are addressed by section 3 of Annex 1 of the Machinery Directive. Machines for lifting loads are addressed by section 4. Machines for lifting people are addressed by section 6. Regards Nick. > On 2 Aug 2018, at 13:28, Pete Perkins > <0061f3f32d0c-dmarc-requ...@ieee.org>

[PSES] Machinery Directive consultancy

Due to a significant upturn in our workload in the last few months, Conformance Ltd are looking to recruit additional personnel. We’d be interested in speaking to anyone with experience in CE marking related compliance work but particularly we are seeking people with experience of performing

[PSES] Medical device risk assessment - faulty chargers

Colleagues, EN 60601-1 3rd ed. requires the manufacturer to take a risk assessment based approach to the safety of their electrical medical products. With the increased used of universal USB power as a source for battery charging, it’s easy for the risk assessment to identify use of the

Re: [PSES] Medical device risk assessment - faulty chargers

In the medical device context, no this is not correct because the failure of the device to provide the claimed medical benefit can be a cause of ‘injury’. Nick. > On 17 Apr 2018, at 20:17, Richard Nute wrote: > > > > Do you agree or disagree with James Gibson’s

Re: [PSES] Medical device risk assessment - faulty chargers

iates www.woodjohn.uk <http://www.woodjohn.uk/> > Rayleigh, Essex UK > On 2018-04-17 20:24, Nick Williams wrote: >> In the medical device context, no this is not correct because the failure of >> the device to provide the claimed medical benefit can be a cause of ‘injury’. >> &

Re: [PSES] Brexit and impact on offical langugages

English is an Official Language in Malta as well as Ireland. Nick. > On 7 Mar 2019, at 17:56, Doug Powell > wrote: > > All, > > With March 29 approaching, I've seen plenty of discussion on the impact of > Brexit. However, I've seen virtually nothing on official

[PSES] List of Machinery Harmonised Standards

I suspect others were, like us, disappointed that back in March the European Commission deleted the online list of standards Harmonised under the Machinery Directive from the Europa server. They replaced it with links to a couple of downloadable files which are a lot less convenient. For our

Re: [PSES] Automated listserv error message

It’s not just gmail accounts - I got the same message and my mail goes nowhere near gmail. If this message gets through then I have not been unsubscribed no matter what the message said! Nick. > On 24 Apr 2019, at 16:32, Doug Powell wrote: > > All, > > Yesterday I received what was

Re: [PSES] CE marking of deep-fat fryer

Hi Pete, By commercial, do you mean for use in a restaurant or retail (take away) environment or in a food factory? Is it gas heated or electric? Any powered moving parts? Nick. On 14 Nov 2011, at 21:00, Pete Perkins wrote: PSNet, Looking for input on requirements for CE marking

Re: [PSES] CE marking of deep-fat fryer

60335-2-37 is for commercial appliances but isn't much use for gas fired or food factory type equipment. Nick. On 14 Nov 2011, at 22:14, John Woodgate wrote: In message AB6009628A08455FAACB848DCB89BA9E@Pete97219Compaq, dated Mon, 14 Nov 2011, Pete Perkins peperkin...@cs.com writes:

Re: [PSES] CE Requirements for Parts Washers Sand Blast Cabinets

Brian, EMC will likely be the least of your problems. Parts washers may well be in the scope of the Machinery Directive rather than the LVD. Additionally, if the manufacturer does not prohibit their use with flammable solvents then they will be ATEX equipment (and will probably require

EN60950 protective conductor test (was Re: Circuit Breaker Tripping Dring Fault Tests)

At 12:22 + 31/1/03, John Woodgate wrote: There is a proposed amendment to IEC/EN 60950-1 requiring a test of the protective conductor network at *prospective short-circuit current* for the time it takes for the mains circuit protective device to operate. The details are controversial at

RE: Country of origin information

Richard, I beg to differ! I have been into this in some detail in the past. The UK position is simple - country of origin information is not required to appear on the product itself, but where it is provided it must be accurate and not misleading. This information will be required for the

GOST standards

I've been asked to look at a piece of equipment which is made in Russia and which has numerous certifications to various GOST standards. Is there anywhere I can identify some sort of cross reference between the GOST standard numbers and the EN standards (if indeed such a comparison is

Re: Custom Units in EU

At 22:34 + 19/2/03, John Woodgate wrote: I read in !emc-pstc that Joe P Martin marti...@appliedbiosystems.com wrote (in ofbc39e854.1e9ee862-on88256cd2.00717...@pe-c.com) about 'Custom Units in EU' on Wed, 19 Feb 2003: We are planning to manufacture up to 50 units for laboratory use. Each of

Re: Symbols and Markings: Color scheme

The Machinery Directive specifically mandates the application of the Safety Signs Directive 92/58/EEC where appropriate, so you can make a case that equipment within the scope of the Machinery Directive must use the conventional colour code and shape system defined therein. Luckily, this is

Medium voltage, high frequency

I have a client with an application which involves the application of between 2 and 6kV at frequencies in the range 10 - 100kHz and power in the low kW range. I'm afraid I'm not allowed to tell you exactly what this equipment does, but this is equipment for which there appear to be no

Fwd: New safety standards for goods in Russia

The following came in last week and may interest some other members of the list. Regards Nick. Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2003 01:01:49 +0100 From: law-...@cmck.com Subject: New safety standards for goods in Russia To: nick.willi...@conformance.co.uk X-OriginalArrivalTime: 04 Mar 2003 00:52:25.0355

FDA requirements for beauty treatment device

I've been asked to take a look at the requirements for a beauty treatment product which the client wants to push for the US market. It works by passing a small current through the skin. The client is adamant that this is not a medical device in the sense of the EU Medical Devices requirements

Re: ATEX Directive

In short, the ATEX Directive replaces the existing CENELEC certification scheme. For electrical equipment, the requirements (and standards) actually remain similar where third party certification is required but some equipment will now only require self-certification. The big changes are

RE: CE without LVD?

The removal of the lower voltage limits from the definition of the LVD scope is not yet a 'done deal'. In particular, the official UK position is that the costs to industry which would result from this change would outweigh the benefits and so our current position (as of 30 May 2003) is that

Re: Europe - Plugs - Legal requirements to fit

John, Sorry for the late response, I've only just noticed that I might have a useful comment to make. If you are not already aware of BS PD CLC R0BT-005-2001 Information concerning plugs for household appliances covered by CLC/TC61 used in the various CENELEC countries you may find it

RE: CE without LVD?

Precisely my understanding as well, and that of the UK DTi if I am not very much mistaken. Regards Nick. At 11:44 -0400 27/6/03, richwo...@tycoint.com wrote: There are two possible situations. 1) An ITE device is sold without a power supply, and the input voltage of the product is rated in

RE: New Approach Directives and DOA and DOW

I'm not going to disagree with Neil's approach (indeed I endorse it), but I would observe that the Construction Products Directive (CPD) is different to the other New Approach Directives in this (and many other!) respects, in that CE marking is not possible for products within the scope of

EN50091-1 question

I have a need to know a detail of the above standard more quickly than I can obtain a copy, if someone would be so good as to help me. What is the voltage range (percentage of rated voltage) defined for heating and other tests in the above standard for normal and abnormal operation? Any help

Re: New Approach vs WEEE/RoHS

Neil, Are there any public documents accessible on the WWW regarding the framework directive you mention? Nick. At 9:44 + 4/7/03, Neil Helsby wrote: Joe, I haven't seen any replies to this query so will just put in my ha-peth (cent) for what it's worth. In order to declare

Re: Zone 2 Hazard classification

This is flammable atmospheres related. A Zone 2 is an area where a hazardous atmosphere occurs only rarely, or only under fault conditions. As a rule of thumb, this means less than 10 hours per year. The standard you need to refer to for a definition of how to determine the extent of a

Generic industrial EMC standards

Could someone please explain the relationship between EN 50081-2 and EN 50082-2, and the newer standards EN 61000-6-2 and EN 61000-6-4? In particular, how is it that the OJ listing published on 26 of March of this year (and the one before) lists EN 50081-2:1993 and gives no details of a

VDE - EN/HD cross reference

Does anyone know of a resource which would allow me to cross reference the details of a VDE standard to an EN standard, or at least will give me the title of the VDE standard so I can see if it's what I think it is? I have looked at www.vde.de and I can find no on line catalogue or similar

Re: Machinery Directive, X-Ray Baggage Inspection equipment

Difficult to say without sight of the equipment, but probably at least bits of: EN 292-1 EN 292-2 EN 294 EN 349 EN 418 EN 953 EN 954-1 EN 1037 EN 1050 EN 1088 EN 60204-1 EN 61310-1, 2, 3 Drop me a line direct if you need more help. Regards Nick. At 11:32 -0700 4/8/03, hansm wrote: Fellow

Official Journal of the EU

We subscribe to a service from a small company who review the current issues of the OJ for us against a list of topics and directives which we have specified and send us copies of anything they think is relevant. The service costs us about the same as subscribing to the OJ on CD-ROM and has

Re: Anybody out there gasoline (okay Petrol if I must) pumps for service stations?

Gary, The Institute of Petroleum publish useful stuff on filling stations which provided guidance for what has hitherto (in Europe at least) been an area which has not been subject to harmonised regulations. Now we have ATEX, that's all changed, of course, although I think the Inst.

Re: Request for Sample Audit

I suggest you start with Annex 1 of the Machinery Directive. Contact me direct if you need links to where this can be found on the Web, or if you need more help. Regards Nick. At 9:42 -0500 2/9/03, Stevens, Morris wrote: Hello to the group: I have recently been tasked with developing a

US based consultant required

We are looking for a US based company or individual which can assist with a complex domestic consumer product compliance project. Ideally we need expertise in all of the following areas: - Electrical product safety requirements - Domestic natural gas supply - Mechanical safety including

RE: Machinery Directive acoustic requirements

At 9:03 -0800 14/11/03, Peter L. Tarver wrote: Thanks to the responders to my query. SNIP I know I must purchase some standards, but I'd like to minimize the financial hit. I'd appreciate opinions regarding these three standards in particular: EN ISO 4871:1996 [Acoustics - Declaration and

Re: Machinery Directive acoustic requirements

Peter, It's not quite true to say 'this is a nightmare' but it's certainly a pain to deal with! Over a period of years, I have ended up buying most of the noise standards just so that I can answer this question, but frankly I'm still not much the wiser. Our experience is that you can use the

Re: Acceptable temperature for halogen lamp

At 4:44 pm -0500 9/3/05, richhug...@aol.com wrote: Nick, As far as I know the BTTF documents referred to be John are not publicly available because they are still under discussion within CENELEC. This is one advantage of standards work, you get to see what's coming at you downstream. Agreed.

Re: European Hydraulic Control Valve Requrierments

Peter, I think this refers to annex II of the Machinery Directive, which defines the format for the required Declaration of Conformity. Rather than go into depth here, I suggest you take a look at the full text of the Directive (it's on the Europa server) and it should then make sense. I

New EMC standards

Copies of BS EN 61000-6-1, -6-2, -6-3 and -6-4:2001 dropped through my letter box today. I am not, and have never claimed to be, an EMC specialist. I can read and understand much of the new standards but I don't have the level of familiarity required to quickly understand how they change

Safety warning symbols

Does anyone have, or know of a good source of, safety warning logos for machinery and equipment in vector graphic format? I'm thinking of things like logos to warn against things like entanglement hazards, crushing, noise etc. I don't mind paying for these if there is a resource which can

Re: Power Plugs

For the UK, the rules are as follows: If, by 'installer' you mean an employee of your agent of distributor, then this would probably be acceptable. If you mean the end user, then if you can make a watertight case that the product is only for professional use you are legally allowed to do

Re: RTI on Plastics

Tony, The straightforward answer to your question is that RTI is a concept developed by UL and is not referred to in the EN standards. The theory is that the EN standards require plastics performance to be assessed at a temperature sufficiently in excess of the temperature at which they are

Re: Marine Equipment

Bob, I can't speak for the FCC requirement, but it's not a foregone conclusion that marine equipment is exempt from the EMC Directive. This is another one of those complex ones where CE marking and other international agreements intermingle and I can't give you much more help with only the

Re: Thin Insulation (Electrical) Material

Try the following: Katco Ltd Hemel Hempstead T. 01442 838150 F. 01442 838170 The stuff you are looking for is called 'Mylar' film. 'Mylar' is a Du-pont trade name for clear polyester sheet/film. Some, if not all, configurations have UL QMFZ2 recognition. Drop me a line if you need more

Re: Photo Sensitive Epilepsy. (PSE)

John, I can't answer your question directly, but we did some research into PSE just over a year ago, and were told the following by a consultant pediatric neurologist at Sheffield children's hospital: - Teenagers and adolescents are most susceptible. - Small percentage of people

Lawnmowers

I'd be grateful for comments as to the application of the EMC Directive to petrol engine powered pedestrian controlled lawn mowers. So far as I can see there is no reason not to think of them as any other household appliance, albeit not a mains connected one. Testing these in any kind of

Re: Sound Engineering Practice

In the case of the PED, it's specifically defined (although I can't remember where just now, and don't have time to look). In this context, SEP is intended to mean the national practice/standards of a member state prior to the implementation of harmonised standards for pressure equipment. In

Low voltage exclusions for railways

The LVD contains the following exclusion: Specialised electrical equipment for use on ships, aircraft or railways, which complies with the safety provisions drawn up by international bodies in which the member States participate. Specifically with reference to railways, does anyone know

Re: Military Equipment and the EU

The situation for 'military equipment' is complex. Certain directives have specific exclusions for military equipment, although I am told that not every member state has actually included such provisions in their national legislation in every case. There is also a blanket exclusion under the

Plastic bags

Does anyone happen to know if child safety warning labels/markings for plastic bags used as packaging are mandatory anywhere? Such markings are not legally mandatory in the UK, although many major retailers demand them. I guess the same is true in most other markets, but I particularly want

Re: Medical devices in Japan

Thanks to everyone who replied on this thread. I've forwarded the responses to the original enquirer and doubtless they will contact anyone who offered further help as they feel appropriate. Regards Nick. At 03:02 +0100 1/8/2001, Nick Williams wrote: I've been asked if I know what

Re: Machinery Directive Requirements beginning 2002?

There is no such new directive, nor is there any particular change in the status of standards harmonised under the machinery directive. The points listed in your message are all good ideas, but in no way are they immutable mandatory requirements of either the machinery or any other

Medical devices in Japan

I've been asked if I know what the regime is for medical devices in Japan. I don't know anything about this, but if there's anyone out there who can give me a brief idea or possibly even some URLs to look at, I'd be grateful. Anyone in the business of providing consultancy in this area

Re: Serial Number Format - Medical Devices

At 06:55 +0100 26/6/2001, John Woodgate wrote: 36BDBCA75E0FD411A80100104B93ABF202C2C24B@mgcmail, Dick Grobner dick.grob...@medgraph.com inimitably wrote: Referencing the Medical Device Directive, Annex I, paragraph 13.3 The label must bear the following particulars: (l), year of manufacture

Re: Odd CE mark...

It's an electric guitar, so I guess the CE mark will be there for the EMC directive. Rgds Nick. At 14:50 -0700 18/4/2001, Hans Mellberg wrote: Toy Directive is my guess!!! Hans --- David Gelfand gelf...@memotec.com wrote: What directive covers this?

Re: Equipment for own use (was gas appliance)

Tim, What you say is not strictly correct, and this is actually the root cause of the confusion. What PUWER actually says is: 10. - (1) Every employer shall ensure that an item of work equipment has been designed and constructed in compliance with any essential requirements, that is to

RE: Equipment for own use - CE mark required?

At 09:26 +0100 3/4/2001, Andrew Wood wrote: -- From: Nick Williams[SMTP:nick.willi...@conformance.co.uk] Reply To: Nick Williams Sent: 02 April 2001 17:23 To:John Woodgate Cc:emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Equipment for own use (was gas appliance

Equipment for own use (was gas appliance)

for a directive of the European Council and of the Parliament on machinery and amending Directive 95/16/EC, COM(2000) 899 final At 07:39 +0100 2/4/2001, John Woodgate wrote: v04220802b6ed37956001@[192.168.1.13], Nick Williams nick.williams@con formance.co.uk inimitably wrote: John, Can you

Re: CE marking for Small quantities of a gas appliance

Nick, No, the scope has not changed since 1990, and of course any manufacturer of gas appliances and components for gas appliances should do a formal analysis against the exact requirements of the Directive in order to decide whether or not they comply. However, for the most part, unless

Re: CE marking for Small quantities of a gas appliance

At 15:16 -0500 31/3/2001, cdup...@cs.com wrote: Hi Dan. You wrote: One of our clients wants to ship a small (less than 10)quantity of an industrial gas appliance into the EU. -snip- Would appreciate any input from the group. Here's some thoughts It goes without saying that you'll need

Re: CE marking for Small quantities of a gas appliance

John, Can you give us an example of these 'special provisions'? I have often wondered how the formula 1 people go about complying with the CE marking requirements. Regards Nick. At 23:07 +0100 30/3/2001, John Woodgate wrote: nfbbjpdpilfhdjcppoadiegacgaa.dteni...@dtec-associates.com,

Re: CE marking for Small quantities of a gas appliance

The Gas Appliances Directive contains two different routes which are alternatives to the full type approval route. These are the 'verification' routes and they are intended for exactly the situation you describe. There are some brief details at

Engineer in hell

In view of recent postings, I hope no one minds me posting the following which arrived in my in-box today Nick _ An engineer dies and reports to the pearly gates. St. Peter checks his dossier and says, Ah, you're an engineer--you're in the wrong place. So the engineer reports

Revisions to 98/37/EC

The EC have finally published the proposals for revisions to 98/37/EC (the Machinery Directive). The document can be downloaded from http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/mechan_equipment/machinery/direct /proposal_en.pdf I've not had time to read it yet, but it looks evolutionary rather

UL standards on line

Is is just me, or is anyone else having trouble with UL's on line point of sale of standards? This is not the place to provide a detailed critique of the faults inherent in the service, but there seems to be numerous broken links, no useable contact phone number for customers from outside

EMC and CE mark for aircraft equipment

I've been asked to look at the requirements for an intercom system intended for use in aircraft. The system is wired (i.e. no radio link) and is self contained although it can also interface to the flight radio so that the pilot can talk to air traffic control. I am aware that there is an

ECMA standards

A client has asked about ECMA standards. Apparently they have to respond to a tender document which requires compliance with ECMA 97. There would appear to be no mention of ECMA 97 on their web site. I'd be interested to hear from anyone who has any information on this standard, and in

UK CE mark legislation now on line

In general, I find, the national implementations of EC directives are less ambiguous and easier to understand that the directives themselves so EMC-PSTC readers may be interested to note that the UK government has now got the full text of all statutory instruments and Acts of Parliament

Power station equipment

Can anyone tell me what the likely certification requirements for equipment intended for use in the power generation/distribution industry in Califiornia will be? I think I'm reasonably up to speed with what the NEC and OSHA have to say, but some practical guidance based on experience would

Re: ITE equipment in Petrol Station (Gas) outlets

The assessment as to whether the equipment will be installed in a hazardous area is absolutely key to this. If the installation will be in a safe area, there are no special requirements and you just treat this as any other IT application (albeit with extra environmental protection if it's

Noise emissions of outdoor equipment

This won't affect most of the people on this mailing list, but some may be interested. Directive 2000/14/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 8 May 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the noise emission in the environment by equipment for use

Re: 24 Mo. Warranty for the EU

As noted elsewhere, the full text of the directive can be downloaded from http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/lif/dat/1999/en_399L0044.html There is also a very useful summary at: http://europa.eu.int/scadplus/leg/en/lvb/l32022.htm (people who have not already found the SCADplus database might

Sunbeds - EN or IEC 60335-2-27

Is there anyone out there who is involved in the development of the above standards in any way? BSI have told me that they want to charge me GBP300-500 for answers to some pretty straightforward questions about section 32 of the standard. Quite apart from the fact that I've spent about

Re: Saudi Arabia

AFAIK Saudi is a restricted regime, in that certain classes of products have to be approved prior to introduction to the marketplace. The Saudi government have subcontracted responsibility for this to Intertek (formerly Inchcape) so you will need to talk to them to get anywhere. (My info on this

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