Send an inquiry Order newsletter Accredited Product Safety and Training Are you familiar with EU directives, such as Low Voltage Directive (LVD)? Do you know which are the product safety standard requirements for your specific equipment? Don´t worry, we can help you.
Key Benefits Avoid business risks caused by market surveillance product recalls Reduce iterations during R&D phase by early implementation of safety requirements Deliver high quality and safe equipment to customers Product safety as a service Product safety requirements are usually not the first priority in a project, but they should be placed high on the list. When delivering products to the EU markets, understanding the directives is the first step. Next step is to recognize the product standards. A story you might like Hercules of safety critical systems Product safety requirements are often forgotten in the R&D phase which is usually revealed in the testing phase. We support you with identifying the relevant product standards and review your product against product specific safety requirements. This way your products will be aligned with the relevant standards and ensured to stay on the market. Accredited Product Safety testing Etteplan Embedded Finland Oy holds the commercial Product Safety test laboratory accreditation code T298 in accordance with requirement SFS-EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017, giving us the ability to offer accredited Product Safety testing. Etteplan Embedded Finland Oy’s scope of accreditation can be viewed on FINAS’s website. Introduction to product safety requirements The maze of directives can appear daunting, but in the end, product safety requirements are not that complicated. Product designers and developers as well as R&D engineers should be aware of the directives. We have the experts that can train them to take in account these essential requirements early on. Product safety is indeed crucial as market surveillance authorities work actively on the market. They have several agents inspecting the products at shelfs, stocks etc. When a suspicious product is found, they are authorized to take samples for safety testing. If a product is found not fulfilling the essential safety requirements, market surveillance can restrict the sales and marketing of such product. In worst case scenario, the importer or manufacturer is forced to recall the products. This obviously may harm the reputation of the brand and end up being costly. To have full stock of equipment that can´t be sold will likely be a nightmare.
See here the scope of our safety testing Audio/Video, information and communication technology equipment: Safety requirements IEC 62368-1, EN 62368-1 IEC 62949, EN 62949 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use IEC/EN 61010-1 Safety for IVD equipment IEC/EN 61010-2-101 Electricity metering equipment IEC/EN 62052-31 Measuring relays and protection equipment IEC/EN 60255-27 IEC/EN 60255-1 Household and similar electrical appliances IEC 60335-1, IEC 60335-x (Non-accredited) Electronic equipment for use in ships IACS UR E10 DNVGL-CG-0339 DNV standard for certification No. 2.4 Electrical equipment of machines IEC/EN 60204-1 Safety for DC power transfer through communication cables and ports IEC/EN 62368-3 Electric vehicle conductive charging system IEC/EN 61851-1 Safety requirements for HBES & BACS equipment IEC/EN 63044-3 Medical equipment IEC/EN 60601-1 (partial)