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6. Impact of a safety strategy at the design stage
There's a tendency among some professionals to say that we're doing far too much when it comes to safety, that we're entering an overprotected society...
Would they accept a car that brakes as well today as it did in 1970?
Would they be willing to carry a baby in a bassinet whose handles fail after a month's use?
The notion of safety is subjective, and evolves in the same way as the notion of "the safety that consumers can legitimately expect". Surveys have shown that, in the minds of consumers, the products on the market are safe because they are all controlled. In reality, while market surveillance is carried out by the DGCCRF in France, the only products systematically inspected are certified products. But the difference between CE marking, a certification mark and other commercial markings is little or unknown...
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Impact of a safety strategy at the design stage
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Bibliography
- (1) - - http://www.minefi.gouv.fr/minefi/recherche/ index.htm
- (2) - - http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr
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Standards and norms
- Safety aspects – Guidelines for including them in standards - Guide ISO/CEI 51 - 2014
- Instructions d'emploi des produits par les consommateurs - Guide ISO/CEI 37 - 2012
- Sécurité des machines. Principes généraux de conception. Appréciation du risque et réduction du risque - NF EN ISO 1200 - 2010
- Modèles anthropométriques de la population masculine et féminine - X 35-002 - 07-82
- Machine...
Regulations
Consumer Code http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCode.do?cidTexte= LEGITEXT000006069565
European regulations :
Directive 2001/95/EC of December 3, 2001 on general product safety.
Directive 85/374/EEC of July 25, 1985 on product...
Directories
Organizations
DGCCRF (Direction générale de la concurrence, consommation et représion des fraudes): market surveillance http://www.economie.gouv.fr/dgccrf/
French Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry http://www.economie.gouv.fr
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