Bibliographic Information
PDF,
27 Pages,
1. Edition 2022
ISBN 978-3-96393-057-7 (ebook PDF)
From Risk Assessment to Information for Use
Author(s): Tillmann, Klumpp, Schmeling, Lahr, Götz
Publisher: Gesellschaft für Technische Kommunikation – tekom Deutschland e.V.
Publishing Company: tcworld GmbH
- Subjects:
- Legal Requirements & Standards
- Categories:
- White Papers
- Keywords:
- standards
- Produkthaftungsrecht
35,00 € (for Members 0,00 €) ebook PDF, 27 Pages Delivery time: 2-3 working days Status: Available
Products must be designed for technical safety. If risk cannot be avoided by design, suitable safeguards must be included. The information for use of the product must inform users about these safeguards and any residual risks by means of safety-related information such as safety notes and warning messages, but also by means of product safety labels; users must be instructed on how to avoid potential harm. To allow creating effective safety notes and warning messages, the responsible technical communicators must be able to understand the risk assessment and draw the correct conclusions for the design of the information for use.
Products must be designed for technical safety. If risk cannot be avoided by design, suitable safeguards must be included. The information for use of the product must inform users about these safeguards and any residual risks by means of safety-related information such as safety notes and warning messages, but also by means of product safety labels; users must be instructed on how to avoid potential harm.
To allow creating effective safety notes and warning messages, the responsible technical communicators must be able to understand the risk assessment and draw the correct conclusions for the design of the information for use.
This whitepaper explains
- why risk assessment is pertinent,
- who is responsible for it,
- what to expect of a good risk assessment and
- how its contents can be processed to create the required safety notes and warning messages.