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Product Safety and Importance of Compliance

and Safety Testing

Abhishek Chhabra
WTC, Mumbai
28th May 2010

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Agenda

What is Safety
Importance of Safety in Products
Safety Standards
How to ensure Safety in products
Compliance Testing
Active Certification Programs
Active System Certifications

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What is Safety?

Safety is the state of being "safe" (from French sauf),

the condition of being protected against physical,
social, spiritual, financial, political, emotional,
occupational, psychological, educational or other types
or consequences of failure, damage, error, accidents,
harm or any other event which could be considered
non-desirable. This can take the form of being
protected from the event or from exposure to
something that causes health or economical losses. It
can include protection of people or of possessions.

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Electrical Safety

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Safety Standards

What Are Safety Standards?

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Safety transformers and similar equipment

IEC 60044: Instrument transformers

IEC 60704: Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination
of airborne acoustical noise
IEC 60742: Isolating transformers and safety isolating transformers
IEC 61558: Safety of power transformers, power supply units and similar devices

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Installation protective equipment

IEC 60127: definitions, general requirements and tests applicable to all types of miniature
fuses
IEC 60257:fuse-holders for miniature cartridge fuse-links
IEC 60269: Low-voltage fuses
IEC 60898: Electrical accessories. Circuit breakers for overcurrent protection for
household and similar installations
IEC 61008: Residual current operated circuit-breakers without integral overcurrent
protection for household and similar uses (RCCBs)
IEC 61009: Residual current operated circuit-breakers with integral overcurrent protection
for household and similar uses (RCBOs)
IEC 61540: Electrical accessories - Portable residual current devices without integral
overcurrent protection for household and similar use (PRCDs)
IEC 61643: Low-voltage surge protective devices - Part 1: Surge protective devices
connected to low-voltage power distribution systems - Requirements and tests

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 Low voltage, high power switching
equipment

IEC 60158: Specification for controlgear for voltages up to and including 1000 V a.c. and 1200
V d.c. Additional requirements for contactors subject to certification
IEC 60439: Low-Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear Assemblies
IEC 60947: Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear
IEC 60974: Arc welding equipment
IEC 61439: Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies
IEC 62019: Electrical accessories - Circuit-breakers and similar equipment for household use -
auxiliary contact units
IEC 62026: Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Controller-device interfaces (CDIs)
IEC 62314: solid-state relays

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Standards for high-voltage switchgear
and controlgear

IEC 62271-100 High-voltage alternating current circuit breakers

IEC 62271-102 Alternating current disconnectors and earthing switches
IEC 62271-107 AC Fuse Switches 1-52kV
IEC 62271-200 AC metal-enclosed switchgear and controlgear for rated
voltages above 1 kV and up to and including 52 kV
IEC 62271-203 Gas-insulated metal-enclosed switchgear for rated
voltages of 72,5 kV and above

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 PPE

EN 353-1: Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Guided type fall arresters including
a rigid anchor
EN 353-2: Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Guided type fall arresters including
a flexible anchor line
EN 354: Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Lanyards
EN 355: Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Energy absorbers
EN 358: Personal protective equipment for work positioning and prevention of falls from a height. Belts
for work positioning and restraint and work positioning lanyards
EN 360: Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Retractable type fall arresters
EN 361: Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Full body harnesses
EN 362: Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Connectors
EN 363: Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Fall arrest systems
EN 374: Protective gloves against chemicals and micro-organisms
EN 388: Protective gloves against mechanical risks
EN 397: Specification for industrial safety helmets

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Power Transformers
IEC 60076-1 General
IEC 60076-2 Temperature rise
IEC 60076-3 Insulation levels, dielectric tests and external clearances in air
IEC 60076-4 Guide to the lightning impulse and switching impulse testing
IEC 60076-5 Ability to withstand short circuit
IEC 60076-6 Reactors
IEC 60076-7 Loading guide for oil-immersed power transformers
IEC 60076-8 Application guide
IEC 60076-10 Determination of sound levels
IEC 60076-10-1 Determination of sound levels - Application guide
IEC 60076-11 Dry-type transformers
IEC 60076-12 Loading guide for dry-type power transformers
IEC 60076-13 Self-protected liquid-filled transformers
IEC 60076-14 Design and application of liquid-immersed power transformers using high-temperature
insulation materials
IEC 60076-15 Gas-filled power transformers

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How To Ensure Safety of Products

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Compliance Testing

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Active Product Testing Programs

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Process Flow

Testing Passed Report Review

Project Started and Report writing And Certificate

Authorization to
Factory Inspection
Mark

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Active System Certification Programs

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Intertek can provide the certification marks
you need for every market you wish to enter

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Our Marks (North America)

Shows compliance to North American electrical safety standards

The fastest growing safety certification in North America
Accepted by AHJs, manufacturers, retailers

Represents compliance to building materials codes and standards

North Americas most recognized building materials certification
mark

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Our Marks (Europe)

Across the European Union, S stands for Safety

Widely-recognized symbol of product quality, responsible
manufacturers

Demonstrates conformity to the German Device Safety Act (GSG)

by displaying the Geprufte Sicherheit (GS) Mark.
Intertek leverages equity in S mark to increase value of
commodity GS Mark in Germany.

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Our Marks (Global)

Intertek is a top-5 global issuer of Management System

Certifications
The mark indicates a clients management system complies with
the prescribed standard.

The new global certification mark for RoHS compliance

Intertek is a becoming a global leader in certifying products across
all industries for environmental compliance.

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Our Marks (UK)

The ASTA Diamond Mark shows that an electrical product has received
full safety certification or approval.
Widely recognized across the UK as the symbol of product safety.

The BEAB Approved Mark is an electrical safety mark that covers

products for domestic and small office use.

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Intertek also provides access to the following
certifications:

The CE symbol is affixed to a product by the supplier

(manufacturer, distributor, or importer) as its assertion that the
product has met all the relevant EU directives and can be sold
within the EU.

Intertek is the worlds largest issuer of CB Scheme certifications. The

IECEEs CB Scheme enables market access to more than 30
countries with a single series of tests.

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 The ETL Listed Mark is the
fastest growing safety mark
in North America

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Questions ?

abhishek.chhabra@intertek.com
+91-22-67197911
+91-9833121721

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