Re: [PSES] Machinery Directive 1.7.1

Hi Brian, Your quotation of Directive 2006/42/EC 1.7.1 falls short of telling the whole story. 1.7.1. actually states Any written or verbal information and warnings must be expressed in an officialCommunity language or languages, which may be determined in accordance with the Treaty by the

Re: [PSES] Machinery Directive 1.7.1

What I expect is that a warning label with pictograms and warning symbols which explains the warning good enough by themselves to not have to also be accompanied by translated text if I choose to include the English text on the label for another market. It is silly to think that if I get a

Re: [PSES] Machinery Directive 1.7.1

Thanks John. I kind of understand their point. In the US it is getting where the Spanish text on packaging is larger and bolder than the English. Sometimes you have to check all 6 sizes of a box to find the English. And the manuals are often large than the item you purchased with all the

Re: [PSES] Machinery Directive 1.7.1

In message 64D32EE8B9CBDD44963ACB076A5F6ABB0269B30B@Mailbox-Tech.lecotech.local, dated Tue, 10 Jun 2014, Kunde, Brian brian_ku...@lecotc.com writes: It is silly to think that if I get a marker and black out the English text on the label that only then would it be compliant to the all mighty

Re: [PSES] Machinery Directive 1.7.1

This is a conundrum that regularly leads to different labels for different markets. An approach that uses pictograms and symbols only that might well be acceptable in the EU might well be judged to be legally insufficient for the USA market because it lacks warning text. Then once you put text

Re: [PSES] Machinery Directive 1.7.1

When I lived in Spain, we bought a new washing machine. It had a multi-language manual with the English buried towards the end. And, it only used pictograms on the machine. The pictograms were not understandable to us, and they were not well-explained in the manual. We had to experiment to

[PSES] Safety Interlock Switches

Hi folks, I'm reviewing a design for some medium duty office/business equipment which handles mail and is subject to the Machinery and Low Voltage Directives i.e. EN 60950-1 and EN 60204-1. The design is using an interlock switch which I think is more suitable for turning the light on/off in

[PSES] OJ List of Harmonised Standards for New EMC Directive

Any indications as to when a list of harmonised standards to the new EMC Directive will be published? As there is no list as yet, to which Directive should a product be declared , 2004/108/EC or 2014/30/EU? Regards, David Shidlowsky | Technical Writer Address 1 Bat-Sheva St. POB 87, LOD 71100

Re: [PSES] Safety Interlock Switches

I had a very similar situation. Are you using a CK or Omron switch? I also remember seeing the switch and thinking it looks like the door light switch from an old refrigerator. I have a very similar-looking switch in my home oil furnace (which is from the 1980s) What we did was put the switch