eDESKc receives GS certification
Highest Safety Standards Guaranteed
With eDESKc, eurofunk presents an innovative, modular product family in the field of control centre furniture, which is already in use in over twenty control centres. The control centre desk was developed to the highest quality standards and offers customers a secure, functional and customisable solution – with state-of-the-art technology. The eDESKc has now also undergone voluntary GS certification by TÜV (Technischer Überwachungsverein). This goes beyond the legal requirements and includes, among other things, regular monitoring of the production environment. This ensures long-term compliance with strict quality and safety standards.
Why the eDESKc is considered a ‘machine’
The eDESKc is more than a classic work desk: in addition to generous space for technical equipment, it has – in its maximum configuration – up to four electric motor adjustment options. These enable optimal ergonomic adaptation to different work requirements. Due to this drive technology, which is not based on human power, the eDESKc is legally considered a machine. This results in extensive obligations within the framework of conformity assessment, including risk analysis and assessment, as well as consideration of relevant EU regulations, directives, standards and recognised rules of technology.
Comprehensive conformity assessment
As a product for the European Economic Area, the eDESKc is subject to binding requirements in terms of safety, health protection and environmental protection. The conformity assessment carried out resulted in comprehensive internal and external documentation. Internally, this includes over 90 pages of test reports and a detailed assessment of potential risks – both during intended use and reasonably foreseeable misuse. In addition, appropriate measures to minimise risk were defined. The conformity of all purchased parts used in the product was also tested and verified – including an assessment of the chemical composition of the composite materials used.
Safety tested by an external body
The successful GS certification additionally confirms the quality of the eDESKc by an accredited, independent testing body. In addition to the documentation review, the product was subjected to extensive mechanical testing. Static and dynamic load tests over thousands of cycles simulate the demanding conditions of a control centre environment and test the durability of the system.
In the course of certification, the quality assurance system was also expanded and further professionalised. The GS test mark awarded by TÜV refers to the basic product, which can be customised within defined limits without changing the safety-relevant properties of the product family.
Safety throughout the entire life cycle
With the voluntary GS test, eurofunk creates additional safety and transparency – from development and production to the operation of the eDESKc. At the same time, the product development process is supported in a structured manner and ecological sustainability is taken into account throughout the entire life cycle. Successful certification ensures that future control centre desks in the eDESKc family will also be designed according to the state of the art and will comply with all applicable regulations and additional requirements for safety, health protection and environmental protection.
Because safety does not end with the product itself: the eDESKc is part of a holistic control centre concept in which ergonomics, room design and user experience are taken into account from the outset. Find out how eurofunk plans and implements modern control centres in line with an integrative control room design.
