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News Release from: Clare Instruments | Subject: Production line testing standards guide
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 12 March 2007
Production line testing standards guide
To enable all manufacturers of electrical and electronic products understand EN50191, Clare Instruments has updated its popular free guide to this important workplace safety standard.
All manufacturers need to ensure that electrical product test areas on the production line or in the workshop remain safe EN50191 sets out specific recommendations for the installation and operation of electrical test equipment
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 20 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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To enable all manufacturers of electrical and electronic products fully understand their responsibilities, test instrument manufacturer Clare Instruments has updated its popular free guide to this important workplace safety standard.
The full colour 'Guide To EN50191' should be of interest to all those with responsibility for ensuring the safe operation of electrical test equipment in manufacturing, compliance, repair and design organisations.
EN50191 will have an impact on those companies manufacturing electrical or electronic equipment and particularly on those individuals and organisations that have a duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act to maintain safety in the workplace.
In addition, because the standard applies to all facilities where electrical testing is carried out, it is also applicable to test houses, repair workshops and design laboratories.
The practical guide provides the information and data necessary to ensure the safety of test personnel involved in electrical test activities and to assist those responsible manage the various types of test locations to prevent danger.
A full guide to the safety requirements of different electrical test stations and locations is included, together with details of the safety measures required to ensure protection against electric shock.
The text is supported by easy to follow illustrations and tables of supporting technical data and specifications required by the standard. Request a free brochure from Clare Instruments ...
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