OSM-HA

Terms of Reference

The OSM-HA (Operational Staff Meeting for Household Appliances) is responsible to the ECS MCCB (Management Committee of Certification Bodies) Chaiman in accordance with Operational Document ECS 030 for:
1.        Providing specialist advice in the area of
-   Household and similar equipment (product category HOUS
-   Portable tools (product category TOOL
   The list of product categories and standard scope is given in the Standards and Scopes Database of the ETICS website. The classification of product categories is the same as adopted by CTL in the IECEE
2.        Agreeing upon common understanding and application of standards covering the area indicated in Item 1
3.        Clarifying testing practices and methods;
4.        Proposing amendments to existing standards or provisional test schedules to the relevant Technical Committees or Reporting Secretariats of CENELEC;
5.        Strengthening technical cooperation for certification matters for the benefit of the manufacturer;
6.        Liaising with and providing support to other OSMs with respect to relevant issues;
7.        Liaising with IECEE/CTL Expert Task Forces CTL-ETF1 “HOUS, TOOL, TOYS” with respect to relevant issues, with the task of a routine exchange of views on interpretations;
8.        Reviewing of the relevant IECEE/CTL Decisions, with respect to relevant issues, for incorporation into the OSM Decisions Lists.

Mr. Rafael GUIRADO
Chair and Member
LCOE
Getafe, MADRID
Tel: 91 4918168 - Ext. 7216

rafael.guirado@ffii.es

Mr. Christian MAES
Secretary and Member
SGS Belgium N.V.
Division SGS CEBEC
Tel: +32 25560028
christian.maes@sgs.com

 


Members		    

Mr. Peter FAGERSTED

SGS Fimko Ltd.
Helsinki, FINLAND

Mr. Melih ONAYLI

TSE - Türk Standardlari Enstitüsü
Ankara, TURKEY
 
Mr. Stanislav BAGIN

EVPU a.s.
Nová Dubnica, SLOVAKIA		 Mr. Markus JÄGER 

Eurofins Electrosuisse
Fehraltorf, SWITZERLAND
Mr. Esau CARDOSO

CERTIF (IEP)
Almada, PORTUGAL
 		 Mr. Andy CLIFFORD

Intertek
UNITED KINGDOM

Mr. Chris COLGAN

Intertek Testing & Certification Ltd
Leatherhead, Surrey
UNITED KINGDOM

Mr. Aggelos VASSILEIOU

MIRTEC’s Electrotechnical Products Testing Laboratories
Volos, GREECE