Thursday, August 29, 2013

New Domestic Safety Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2013

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Domestic Safety are available now:


  • BS EN 60335-2-5, 2003 Edition with Amendments through A12, Household and similar electrical appliances. Safety. Particular requirements for dishwashers
  • BS EN 60335-2-7, 2010 Edition with Amendment A1, Household and similar electrical appliances. Safety. Particular requirements for washing machines
  • BS EN 60335-2-17, 2013 Edition, Household and similar electrical appliances. Safety. Particular requirements for blankets, pads, clothing and similar flexible heating appliances
  • BS EN 60335-2-54, 2008 Edition with Amendments through A11, Household and similar electrical appliances. Safety . Particular requirements for surface-cleaning appliances for household use employing liquids or steam
  • BS EN 60704-1, 2010 Edition with Amendments through A11, Household and similar electrical appliances. Test code for the determination of airborne noise. General requirements
  • IEC 60335-2-21, Corrigendum 1 for Edition 6.0, Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-21: Particular requirements for storage water heaters
  • IEC 60335-2-105, Consolidated Edition 1.2, Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-105: Particular requirements for multifunctional shower cabinets
  • ISO 10377, 1st Edition, Consumer product safety - Guidelines for suppliers
  • ISO 10393, 1st Edition, Consumer product recall - Guidelines for suppliers


To view similar standards, please see our Document Center List of Standards on Domestic Safety.

If you're an appliance manufacturer or involved with products meant for consumers rather than for businesses, you'll want to carefully review the list of standards above.  These recent releases can have an impact on your organization.

Of special interest are the 2 new ISO standards for consumer product safety and product recall.  These really reflect the changes in the standards world that are leading to more and more "management" standards.  These are standards that provide users with guidelines on best practices in the "soft arts," like human resources, quality and environmental management, and customer service.

Years ago when I took over Document Center, standards focused on engineering matters, like materials and products.  There were only a few military documents that addressed quality and other "fuzzier" issues.  With the shift to ISO 9001 certification from the old MIL-Q-9858 system, we've seen an unintended consequence -- more and more areas of business and work life in general are being reviewed for possible standardization.  You can think of standards for teachers as a good example of the kinds of changes I'm thinking of.

It's just not possible to keep up with all these new documents unless you're a standards distributor like Document Center.  The constant inflow of new documents and our interest in spotting trends that can help our customers provide better quality products with reduced liability means that we can help you with the documents you need.  Rely on Document Center Inc. to be your Standards Experts!