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The different types of standards
There are different types of standards, including:
management standards
installation standards
product standards.
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Management standards
ISO 9004
: Quality-management systems - guidelines for performance
improvements. Used in setting up a quality-management system.
ISO 9001
: Quality management systems - requirements. Used for certification
audits.
ISO 14004
: Environmental-management systems. General guidelines on the
principles, systems and supporting techniques.
ISO 14001
: Environmental-management systems. Specification with guidance for
use
The majority of Schneider Electric development centres and factories are certified
ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.
Installation standards
The set of IEC 60364-X standards defines the main principles and rules on:
determining general characteristics of installations
protection
selection and installation of equipment
verification and maintenance of installations.
Product standards
They apply to devices or assemblies and are aimed at ensuring correct operation
and safety of the concerned products.
standards on low-voltage switchgear and controlgear:
IEC 60947-1 : general rules
IEC 60947-2 : circuit breakers
IEC 60947-3 : switches and disconnectors
IEC 60947-4 : contactors
IEC 62208 / EN 50298: empty enclosures.
standards on low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies:
IEC 60439-1: general rules
IEC 60439-2: busbar trunking systems
IEC 60439-3: distribution boards
IEC 60439-4: assemblies on construction sites
IEC 60439-5: power distr bution in networks.
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Design and manufacture.
Switchgear and controlgear
assemblies.
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Installation.
Regulations in a given country may make certain standards legally binding and may
also create additional safety requirements.
In addition to providing proof of the conformity of its quality-management system, a
product manufacturer can demonstrate the quality of products by providing proof that
the design and manufacture comply with the requirements in the applicable
standard.
Proof of conformity may be a declaration by the manufacturer or a certificate
supplied by an independent organisation.
Standards
Standards and
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switchboards