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GB/Z 44074-2024 Switchgear and controlgear and their assemblies for low voltage-Environmental aspects 1 Scope This document provides guidance to manufacturers of low-voltage switchgear and controlgear and their assemblies in evaluating and improving the environmental impact of their products, and in enabling effective communication using common references for environmental information throughout the supply chain. This document provides: - guidance on the process and general aspects to implement environmentally-conscious product design principles, as given in IEC 62430, essential for low-voltage switchgear and controlgear and their assemblies; - the Product Specific Rules(PSR)for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Note 1: The general methods and the process to execute the LCA are in accordance with ISO 14044 and GB/24040 but not addressed in this document. Note 2: PSR and LCA can be used for quantitative ECD and also apply for some environmental declarations, for example Type III. - standard environmental impact data derived from case studies and a means of using them; Note 3: This is to encourage manufacturers to apply more effective quantitative methods in the ECD process to improve the environmental efficiency of their products. - common rules for communicating information about the presence of regulated substances and the materials contained in the product, according to IEC 62474; - guidance on communicating information about the end of life treatment of the product. Note 4: This document is intended to replace Annex O and Annex W of IEC 60947-1: 2020. 2 Normative references The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. GB/T 7251.1-2023 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies - Part 1: General rules (IEC 61439-1 :2020, IDT) GB/T 24040-2008 Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Principles and frameworks (ISO 14040:2006, IDT) ISO 14021:2016 Environmental labels and declarations - Self- declared environmental claims (Type I environmental labelling) Note: GB/T 24021-2001 Environmental management--Environmental labels and declarations - Self-declared environmental claims (Type Ⅱ environmental labelling) (ISO 14021:1999,IDT) ISO 14044:2006 Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Requirements and guidelines ISO 14044: 2006/ AMD1 :2017 ISO 14044: 2006/ AMD2 :2020 Note: GB/T 24044-2008 Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Requirements and guidelines (ISO 14044 :2006,IDT) IEC 60050-904 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 904: Environmental standardization for electrical and electronic products and systems IEC 62430:2019 Environmentally conscious design ( ECD) - Principles , requirements and guidance Note: GB/T 23686-2022 Environmentally conscious design (ECD) - Principles, requirements and guidance (IEC 62430:2019, MOD) 3.1.6 environmental aspect element of an organization's activities or products that interacts or can interact with the environment Note 1: An environmental aspect can cause (an) environmental impact(s). A significant environmental aspect is one that has or can have one or more significant environmental impact(s). Note 2: Significant environmental aspects are determined by the organization applying one or more criteria. [SOURCE: GB/T 24001-2016, 3.2.2, modified] 3.1.7 environmental claim statement, symbol or graphic that indicates an environmental aspect of a product, a component or packaging Note: An environmental claim may be made on product or packaging labels, through product literature, technical bulletins, advertising, publicity, telemarketing, as well as through digital or electronic media such as the Internet. [SOURCE: ISO 14021: 2016, 3.1.4] 3.1.8 environmentally conscious design systematic approach which considers environmental aspects in the design and development with the aim to reduce adverse environmental impacts throughout the lifecycle of a product Note: Other terminology used worldwide with the same meaning includes ecodesign, design for environment (DFE), green design and environmentally sustainable design. [SOURCE: IEC 62430: 2019, 3.1.1, modified] 3.1.9 environmental declaration program voluntary program for the development and use of Type Ill environmental declarations, based on a set of operating rules (program instructions) [SOURCE: GB/T 24025-2009, 3.3, modified] 3.1.10 environmental impact change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partly resulting from an organization's environmental aspects [SOURCE: GB/T 24001- 2016, 3.2.4] 3.1.11 environmental declaration claim which indicates the environmental aspects of a product or a service, for example a Type ll or a Type IIl environmental declaration or a product environmental footprint Note: An environmental label or declaration may take the form of a statement, symbol or graphic on a product or package label, in product literature, in technical bulletins, in advertising or in publicity, amongst other things [SOURCE: ISO 14020: 2000, 2.1, modified] 3.1.12 Type ll environmental declaration environmental declaration providing self-declared environmental claims according to ISO 14021: 2016 3.1.13 Type Ill environmental declaration environmental declaration providing quantified environmental data using predetermined parameters and, where relevant, additional environmental information Note 1: For a Type IIl declaration, an environmental declaration program is used, including program instructions and product category rules. The predetermined parameters are based on GB/T 24040 and ISO 14044. Note 2: The additional environmental information may be quantitative or qualitative. [SOURCE: GB/T 24025-2009, 3.2, modified] 3.1.14 environmental management system part of the management system used to manage environmental aspects, fulfil compliance obligations, and address risks and opportunities [SOURCE: GB/T 24001- 2016, 3.1.2] 3.1.15 LCA functional unit quantified performance of a product system for use as a reference unit [SOURCE: GB/T 24040-2008, 3.20, modified] 3.1.16 standard data secondary data applicable to a homogeneous product family as resulting from a study 3.1.17 specific data data directly collected, measured or estimated for a specific product 3.1.18 hazardous substance substance that can adversely impact the environment with immediate or retarded effect 3.1.19 homogeneous product family subgroup of a product family where the environmental aspects can reasonably be expected to be similar and therefore scalable over the group through a function of certain parameter, for example electrical ratings or weight 3.1.20 LCA report accompanying document to the life cycle assessment as a basis to the environmental declaration giving further detailed information about the inputs, outputs, used LCl data and the made assumptions in regard to this document Note: The LCA report is not meant for external communication but has to be kept for justification proposes in terms of environmental declaration verification or market surveillance. 3.1.21 life cycle consecutive and interlinked stages of a product system, from raw material acquisition or generation from natural resources to the final disposal [SOURCE: GB/T 24040-2008, 3.1] 3.1.22 life cycle assessment compilation and evaluation of the inputs, outputs and the potential environmental impacts of a product system throughout its lifecycle [SOURCE: GB/T 24040-2008, 3.2, modified] 3.1.23 life cycle inventory inventory of flows from and to nature for a product system Note 1: Inventory flows include inputs of water, energy, and raw materials, and releases to air, land, and water. Note 2: LCl according to the ILCD Guidelines are available in the Life Cycle Data Network (LCDN). 3.1.24 life cycle stage element of a lifecycle Example: Raw material acquisition and production, manufacturing, packaging and distribution, installation and use, maintenance and upgrading, and end of life. Note: The phrase “life cycle phase" is sometimes used interchangeably with “life cycle stage".

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