BS EN IEC 61318:2021

What is BS EN IEC 61318 about?  

BS EN IEC 61318 discusses about tools, devices and equipment. 

BS EN IEC 61318 defines methods to assess defects and to verify that products after the manufacture process meet the requirements of the corresponding standard. 

BS EN IEC 61318 gives general requirements, determination of defect type, explains defect assessment methods and verification methods applicable to electrical tools, devices and equipment.   BS EN IEC 61318 also provides recommendations for developing test methods. 

In BS EN IEC 61318, the principles of assessment of defects for live working products are detailed to assist the product standard developers in prescribing the best means to achieve the suitable quality of every finished tool, device and piece of equipment. 

Note 1: BS EN IEC 61318 does not cover the following elements: 

• Type tests 
• Provisions and description for routine, sampling and acceptance tests 
• Risk analysis 

Note 2: BS EN IEC 61318 does not cover conformity assessment of commercial shipments or certifications. 

Who is BS EN IEC 61318 for? 

BS EN IEC 61318 on assessment and verification for live working tools, devices and equipment is useful for: 

• Quality assurance authorities 
• Electronic device manufactures 
• Manufacturers of electrical tools, devices and equipment 
• Suppliers and dealers of electronic device and of electrical tools & equipment 

Why should you use BS EN IEC 61318? 

Assessment of defects and verification involves tests, records of process, sampling plans and quality control documentation. 

BS EN IEC 61318 ensures you the methods used in product manufacturing to prevent defects and ensures the standard requirement with testing, documentation process and quality assessment, which helps you while working live with electrical tools, devices and equipment in a secured manner. 

BS EN IEC 61318 provides you with various types of testing and verification methods which involves the systematic means of identifying and preventing possible product defects.  BS EN IEC 61318 also helps you ensure that manufactured products meet all the requirements associated with product standard. 

What’s changed since the last update? 

BS EN IEC 61318:2021 supersedes BS EN 61318:2008, which is now withdrawn. 

BS EN IEC 61318:2021 includes the following changes: 

• Change of the purpose of the document from a prescriptive testing standard to a standard assisting the project team in the conformance to respective product standard 
• Introduction of conformance test, record of process, quality control documentation, adapted to the standard product 
• Change of prescribed sampling procedure to adapted sampling tests to the product standard 
• Suppression of the term “conformity assessment” 
• Introduction of the term “verification method” replacing “conformity assessment application”.