HB 98-2003

1 - HB 98-2003 GUIDANCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS IN SPECIFICATIONS AND DESIGN BRIEFS FOR ELECTROTECHNICAL PRODUCTS
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - INTRODUCTION
7 - 1 SCOPE
7 - 2 REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
7 - 3 DEFINITIONS
7 - 3.1 End of life (EOL)
8 - 3.2 Energy recovery
8 - 3.3 Environment
8 - 3.4 Environmental aspect
8 - 3.5 Environmental impact
8 - 3.6 Hazardous substance
8 - 3.7 Input
8 - 3.8 Life cycle
8 - 3.9 Life cycle assessment (LCA)
9 - 3.10 Life-cycle thinking (LCT)
9 - 3.11 Output
9 - 3.12 Pollution
9 - 3.13 Prevention of pollution
9 - 3.14 Product specification
9 - 3.15 Recyclability
9 - 3.16 Recycling
9 - 3.17 Specification writer
9 - 3.18 Waste
10 - 4 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS ON PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
10 - 4.1 Introduction
10 - 4.2 Product specifications and the environment
12 - 4.2.1 General considerations
12 - 4.2.2 Environmental impacts
13 - 5 INFLUENCE OF PROVISIONS IN PRODUCT SPECIFICATION ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE ROLE OF SPECIFICATION WRITERS
13 - 5.1 Environmental relevance of provisions in product specifications
13 - 5.2 The role of specification writers in environmental considerations
14 - 6 INPUTS AND OUTPUTS TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
14 - 6.1 Introduction
14 - 6.2 Inputs
14 - 6.2.1 Materials
14 - 6.2.2 Energy
15 - 6.3 Outputs
15 - 6.3.1 Air emissions
15 - 6.3.2 Water effluents
15 - 6.3.3 Waste materials
15 - 6.3.4 Other releases
15 - 7 TOOLS FOR INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS IN PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
16 - APPENDIX A - CHECKLIST FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS

Providing specifiers and intending purchasers of electrotechnical products with guidance regarding the impact that design aspects of a product can have on the environment and to assist in design parameters being set which will allow the impact to be reduced by the product designers.

This handbook is intended for the writers of design briefs, purchase specifications and similar documents (referred to as specification writers) and gives guidance on how to consider aspects relating to the impact on the environment of electrotechnical products when preparing briefs, specifications or similar (referred to as specifications) for such products. Its purpose is (a) to raise awareness that provisions in product specifications can affect the environment in both negative and positive ways; (b) to outline the relationship between product specifications and the environment; (c) to help avoid provisions in product specifications that may lead to adverse environmental impacts; (d) to emphasize that addressing environmental aspects during the development of product specifications is a complex process and requires balancing competing priorities; and (e) to recommend the use of life-cycle thinking when addressing environmental aspects in the context of product specification. This handbook converges as far as possible with ISO Guide 64.

First published as HB 98-1997.
Second edition 2003.