Does the Radio Equipment Directive (RED) demand the implementation of security? To what extend does the Radio Equipment Directive need to consider aspects as cybersecurity and data protection? The Delegated Regulation 2022/30 has amended the Directive 2014/53/EU concerning this matter. In our short overview we have collected some background information about the legal act. More
Essential requirements of directives and standards: the meaning of annex ZA, ZB or ZZ in harmonised standards How does a harmonized standard communicate which essential requirements of the underlying directive shall be met? Herefore the European Organisations of Standardisation CEN and CENELEC generate an informative annex ZA/ZZ. Our technical article is giving some background information about development, strucutre and possible denominations of such annexes. More
Safety signs: new version of the standard EN ISO 7010 published A new edition of the EN ISO 7010 standard (Graphical symbols - Safety colours and safety signs) was published on 2020-11-01. In this article you will find some information on the new content and changes to the current standard from 2020. More
Standards topicality vs. presumption of conformity - Which information is relevant? Predecessor standard, successor standard, draft standard, presumption of conformity, reversal of the burden of proof? It is not always easy to find your way through the jungle of standards. Once the right standard has been found, there are also different versions available. Can the "latest" standard simply be applied - and what do the terms "presumption of conformity" and "state of the art" have to do with it? These and other questions are answered in the following technical article. More
The easier way to find standards: International Classification of Standards (ICS) ISO, the International Organization of Standardization, has created the ICS catalogue system, which facilitates the classification and finding of standards. In this article, you will find the details regarding this system and how the search for standards can be improved. More
New standards for RoHS directive published: 2020-18-05 New standards for the directive 2011/65/EU on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment was published: 2020-18-05 More
Safety distances – Update of Standards EN ISO 13854 and EN ISO 13857 Important facts about safety distances to avoid crushing of limbs. Which safety distances must be observed when designing machines. The new standards EN ISO 13854 and EN ISO 13857 provide an important fundament for this. More
EN ISO 20607 "Safety of machinery - Instruction handbook - General drafting principles" is now listed as a harmonized standard to the Machinery Directive The standard for the development of instruction handbooks for machinery (EN ISO 20607) was published in the EU Official Journal. What this means and how the standard interacts with EN 82079-1. More
Consolidated lists ("Summary lists") of harmonized standards available The European Commission publishes so-called consolidated lists ("summary lists") of harmonised standards for different EU-directives. In this technical article you will find an overview containing the consolidated lists for the directives on machinery (MD), low voltage (LVD), electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), pressure equipment (PED), equipment for explosive atmoshperes (ATEX), radio equipment (RED) and restriciton of hazardous substances (ROHS). More
New (Guide) 2.2 to the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC The EU Commission has revised the guidelines for the Machinery Directive and published the new version 2.2 on November 6, 2019. Here we provide you with a list of what we consider to be the most important changes in the guide. More