There is surely a more basic point to consider, too? Compliance with EN60950 (at any issue of the standard) is not a legal requirement within the EU. The legal requirement is compliance with the Essential Health and Safety Requirements of any relevant Directive(s) that apply to the product.
Whilst using a harmonized standard is a common route of demonstrating this EHSR compliance, (and it may often be a commercial contract condition), it is not mandatory so far as the law is concerned. It would not be possible for an enforcement body within the EU to bring an action merely on the basis that an "out of date" standard had been applied to a product. Regards, John Cotman Conformance Ltd. - Product safety, approvals and CE-marking consultants. Registered in England, Company No. 3478646 Old Methodist Chapel, Great Hucklow, BUXTON, SK17 8RG, UK. Tel. +44 1298 873800 Fax. +44 1298 873801 www.conformance.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: John Woodgate [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 04 September 2010 08:18 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PSES] 2nd Edition Safety Implementation in Europe (EN60950-1:2006+A11:2009) In message <[email protected]>, dated Fri, 3 Sep 2010, Monrad Monsen <[email protected]> writes: >Do you interpret the European Union rules for implementing the new >EN60950-1:2006+A11:2009 (2nd Edition) safety standard on products the >same way that I do? No. Your message is far too long and complicated to address your points in context. You have not taken 'placed on the market' into account. Products not complying with the new standard must be placed on the market, i.e. shipped by the manufacturer or, for imported products, by the importer in the EU, into the distribution chain before 1 December, but need not be taken into service by that date. Nominally, such products should be cleared from the distribution chin within about a year, but this is usually not policed and enforced. It does not apply in the rare case where the standard itself has been found to be seriously defective. Your point 3 about servicing is correct. You wrote: Others are only concerned about ensuring that only 2nd Edition compliant products are imported into Europe starting 1 December 2010. They are correct. However, I am having difficulty finding manufacturers that are attempting to ensure that only 2nd Edition safety compliant products arrive at the ultimate customer's site and are installed ("put into service") on 1 December or later. This is NOT necessary (and is impossible for the manufacturer to control!), as you have not taken 'placed on the market' into account, even though you cited Section 2.3.1 (page 18). Taking into service comes after placing on the market. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK If at first you don't succeed, delegate. But I support unbloated email http://www.asciiribbon.org/ - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
