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Quality Standard Marks
Standards and Directives
9.1 Directives
Directives are European laws that apply to all EU member states. Directives that follow Article 175 permit member states some local variation, but directives that follow Article 95 apply equally and unaltered to all member states.
9.2 Standards
A variety of documents exist to ensure a product confirms to relevant directives and safety requirements.
9.3 Quality and Safety Marks
It is important that a product is suitable for the method of installation, environmental conditions and usage it will encounter.
9.4 Product/Corrosion Compatibility Guide
When designing an installation in an area that is potentially harmful due to concentrations of chemicals in the atmosphere care must be taken to ensure that the materials used in the construction of the luminaire are suitable for the environment it is being used in. Different materials have differing tolerances to chemical agents and all materials used in the luminaire need to be considered. |
