Standards Development

Scope

This document provides methods and process for manufacturers of low-voltage switchgear and controlgear and their assemblies in evaluating and improving the environmental impact of their products, and in enabling effective communication using common references for environmental information throughout the supply chain.This document provides:–        guidance on the process and general aspects to implement environmentally-conscious product design principles, as given in IEC 62430, essential for low-voltage switchgear and controlgear and their assemblies;–        the Product Specific Rules (PSR) for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), to be used for environmental declarations, and for quantitative ECD;–        standard environmental impact data derived from case studies and a means of using them, to allow assessment of impacts at a system level, where specific data for a device is missing;–        common rules for communicating information about the presence of regulated substances and the materials contained in the product, according to IEC 62474;–        rules and guidance on communicating information about the end of life treatment of the product;–        guidance and uses cases for addressing circular economy and material efficiency;–        preferred communication rules of environmental information, including a data model.This document does not provide:–        The general methods and the process to execute the LCA, provided by ISO 14040 and ISO 14044.