Ferry Vermeulen

In the EU, a manufacturer can use European harmonized standards to comply with the relevant essential health and safety requirements of the CE marking directives and accordingly affix CE marking. Many of these CE marking directives also set requirements for instructions for use.
Although there are many similarities, the process of product compliance in the US is slightly different from the process of EU compliance.

Last week, Ferry Vermeulen and Michael Gerrits, discussed the EU requirements for insin the EU. In the next part, which is published next week, the US requirements for instruction for use are laid out, and a comparison is made with the EU rules.

In Europe, a manufacturer can use European harmonised standards to comply with CE-directives and accordingly affix the CE marking. Safety companies in North America, like UL, have their own standards, which have to be taken into account when exporting to the US. Standards related to instructions of use may be similar but also vary depending on the market where you intend to place your product. Let’s take a look at the American ANSI Z535.6 standard.