As I say, it's an evolutionary process (just take a glance at JB's avatar)!

HTM-8 ... BS 5724 ... 62353 smile


But ... let's not forget the American approach (which may still prevails in many parts of the world, although all manufacturers should be complying with IEC 60601-1 by now).

By the way, I have heard that it was not only the UK Experts who voted against harmonization of 62353. Apparently, representatives from Italy were unhappy, as well. For those who may not be entirely au fait with this issue, 62353 was developed from DIN VDE 0751, which has been used in Germany and Austria for a number of years.

Here is another link (hopefully not entirely unrelated) which may be of use to those with international interests.


If you don't inspect ... don't expect.