The Eurobuilding

Owain · 2004-04-10T12:22:26+00:00

Following hot on the heels of the introduction of new wiring colours toharmonise British and European electrical installations, the EU is launchinga consultation process into further integrating building constructionmethods across Europe.Plumbing.The marking of hot and cold taps with country- or language-specificdesignations such as 'H' & 'C' is an impediment to the free trade ofplumbing fitting within the EU and does not accord with official EU policieson multilingualism. The EU is also concerned about the safety implicationsof a disparity of markings within the EU. The existing alphabetic-basedlegends are also contrary to the EU's policy on social inclusion for theliteracy challenged. Accordingly, the Commission will introduce a Directiveto ensure that all hot and cold taps are marked with Euro-standardpictograms of a snowflake for cold and a thermometer for hot. All new tapsfitted after 4/2006 will have to comply with the Directive. Existing taps donot have to be replaced, but where a mix of old and new taps is present onan installation, an approved warning notice in all Community languages mustbe displayed adjacent to the mains water supply point.The Commission is also concerned that the practice of putting the cold tapon the right is both handist and disablist, discriminating as it doesagainst left-handed and one- or -no-handed persons. The Commission will in aforthcoming Euro Water Directive require all taps fitted from 4/2008 to beof an Approved Euro Tap design with equal access to both hot and coldtap-handles from either side together with a child-proof temperaturelimiter.Windows.The use of outward-opening windows in some countries and inward-opening inothers presents obvious safety risks of persons inadvertently falling out ofwindows. The Commission believes that significant economic benefits could begained by the opening up of the first fix and replacement window marketacross the EU and accordingly will harmonise window styles and sizes acrossthe...

Apr 10, 2004 21 Replies

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PoP 22 years ago

Correct. ISO900x describes the process, not the product.

If your ISO900x manual says you make crap product and your process conforms to the description of the process then ISO900x is fine.

OTOH if you make an excellent product which meets and exceeds every spec imaginable but your process doesn't conform to the ISO900x documented procedures, you fail.

Do what you say, say what you do.

Been there. Done that. Tee-shirt is now my property :)

And usually costly.

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Andy Hall 22 years ago

Yes, but the point is that you are not required to include

*everything* or anything much at all. If it is not a controlled procedure in the quality manual it isn't subject to inspection.

No , but you'd be suprised at how much can be left out that can be highly relevant to the business but uncontrolled.

You don't have to go to BSI to get ISO900x certification of course......

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