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Below is a list of documents required for legally compiled product documentation:
| Document | Apply to | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| ISO/IEC/ IEEE 26513 | Systems and software engineering | Requirements for testers and reviewers of information for users |
| ISO 29845:2011 | Technical product documentation — Document types | Establishes and defines the types of documents required to be in the documentation for the specification of products, equipment and plants at all levels of complexity. It deals with the range of document types used from the conceptual phase to finished product, in all engineering fields |
| ISO 10209:2012 | Technical product documentation — Vocabulary | Terms relating to technical drawings, product definition and related documentation |
| IEC/IEEE 82079-1:2019 | Preparation of information for use (instructions for use) of products | Principles and general requirements |
| ISO 21600:2019 | Technical product documentation (TPD) | General requirements of mechanical product digital manuals; specifies the composition, basic principles, preparation process, general requirements, detailed requirements, publication and application requirements, and management requirements of mechanical product digital manuals. |
| ISO 9001:2008 | Quality Management System-Guidance on the Documentation Requirements | Deals with the requirements that organizations wish to meet the standard;allows organization flexibility in the way it chooses to document its quality management system (QMS). |
| ISO 9001:2015 | Guidance on the requirements for Documented Information | Modern forms of communication such as video, audio, and other electronic records, but to allow an organization the flexibility to reuse appropriate information, maintain current versions easier, provide broader access/distribution and reduce costs associated with documentation. |
| IEC 82079-1 | Preparation Of Instructions For Use | Standard specifically covers product documentation. |
| Directive 2011/95/EC (GPSD) | General Product Safety Directive 2011/95/EC (GPSD) | |
| ISO 21600:2019 | Technical product documentation (TPD) | General requirements of mechanical product digital manuals |
| ISO/IEC GUIDE 37:2012 | Instructions for use of products by consumers | Establishes principles and gives recommendations on the design and formulation of instructions for use of products by consumers. |
| ISO 3864-2 | Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety signs | Includes: Location of Warnings: On Product or in the Manual. Design standards for safety warning messages in manuals; Writing Safety Instructions for Consumer Products |
| ANSI Z535.6 | Product Safety Information in Product Manuals | The standard defines collateral materials as printed information that accompanies a product (e.g. product manuals, instructions and other materials containing safety messages). |
| Directive 85/374/EEC | Defective products: liability | It establishes the principle of liability without fault applicable to European producers. |
| ISO 20607 | Safety of machinery — Instruction handbook | The standard provides guidelines for the development of documentation for electromechanical machines and installations. |
For more details, see:
Product Certification by Certified Experts
User’s Manual as a Requirements Specification: Case Studies
Technical documentation and EU declaration of conformity