Tip DS
I'm here.
- Location
- The Great Meme State
- Occupation
- Electrical Engineer
The company I work for manufactures skids for processing plants. The division I work for makes the automation and control panels. I'm looking into what European Directives and standards apply to our panels (with an eye toward what wider equipment requirements we need to help meet for the skid, as a whole.)
So far, I've identified these directives:
DIRECTIVE 2011/65/EU on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS)
DIRECTIVE 2014/30/EU on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
DIRECTIVE 2014/35/EU on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (LVD)
DIRECTIVE 2014/53/EU on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to radio equipment (RED)
DIRECTIVE 2006/42/EC on machinery (Machinery Directive)
Have I missed any directives that are typically applicable?
The European Commission provides official guidance on which standards are applicable to each directive on their Single Market Standards website. The thing is, each directive has a list of over a thousand different standards. Obviously, they don't ALL apply to ALL products subject to regulation under the relevant directive. Does anyone have the Cliff's Notes guide to which harmonized standards typically apply to industrial control panels? In the US, we generally work to UL 508a, NFPA 70 and NFPA 79, with an occasional reference to some others, depending on the circumstance (like 698a for hazardous locations.) Is there a similar, typical list of standards used for control panels in the EU?
So far, I've identified these directives:
DIRECTIVE 2011/65/EU on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS)
DIRECTIVE 2014/30/EU on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
DIRECTIVE 2014/35/EU on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (LVD)
DIRECTIVE 2014/53/EU on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to radio equipment (RED)
DIRECTIVE 2006/42/EC on machinery (Machinery Directive)
Have I missed any directives that are typically applicable?
The European Commission provides official guidance on which standards are applicable to each directive on their Single Market Standards website. The thing is, each directive has a list of over a thousand different standards. Obviously, they don't ALL apply to ALL products subject to regulation under the relevant directive. Does anyone have the Cliff's Notes guide to which harmonized standards typically apply to industrial control panels? In the US, we generally work to UL 508a, NFPA 70 and NFPA 79, with an occasional reference to some others, depending on the circumstance (like 698a for hazardous locations.) Is there a similar, typical list of standards used for control panels in the EU?