Richard, The Machinery Directive is applicable and would definitely be concerned with the control electronics from a number of points of view. The interesting issue with these types of products are the "Human Nature" hazards. Will a child hold on to the gate as it opens in order to "ride" it and if so what prevents injury. Single fault and interlock issues are also priorities as improper actuation exposes the user group to hazards.
There is a possibility that you may actually need the involvement of a Notified Body as under certain circumstance the equipment could be defined as a safety device. Maybe you could offer some more details for comment. Alan ________________________________________________________________________ _ Alan Brewster Compliance Certification Services 1366 Bordeaux Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1005 Tel: 408-752-8166 ext. 122 Fax: 408-752-8168 e-mail: abrews...@ccsemc.com http://www.ccsemc.com -----Original Message----- From: Richard Lanzillotto [mailto:rl...@concentric.net] Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 10:24 AM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Railway Crossing Gate Is the machinery directive applicable for the such a gate and it's control electronics? Appreciate any comments. Rich Lanzillotto rl...@concentric.net
