What is BS EN 45554 about?
BS EN 45554 discusses the general method for the assessment of the ability to repair, reuse and upgrade energy-related products. ErP, energy-related products, are products that use energy, or that do not use energy but have an indirect impact on energy consumption. BS EN 45554 provides generic methods to assess the following aspects:
- The ability of products to be repaired
- The ability of products, or parts thereof, to be reused
- The ability of products to be upgraded
BS EN 45554 is especially linked to the generic documents on “Durability” and “Ability of ErPs to be remanufactured,” EN 45552, "General method for the assessment of the durability of energy-related products," and EN 45553, "General method for the assessment of the ability to remanufacture energy-related products," respectively.
Note 1: The ability of a product to be remanufactured is covered in prEN 45553:2018.
Who is BS EN 45554 for?
BS EN 45554 on the ability to repair, reuse and upgrade energy-related products is useful for:
- Energy-related product manufacturers and suppliers
- Environmental agencies
- Designers of energy-related products
Why should you use BS EN 45554?
Energy-related products include water using devices, building insulation products, windows, and such products. In BS EN 45554, common elements for the ability of an energy-related product to be repaired, reused, or upgraded, such as an evaluation of the ability of parts to be disassembled, are addressed at part and product levels. BS EN 45554 includes generic criteria and methods relevant for assessing the ability of certain parts to be removed from products for the purpose of repair, reuse, or upgrade.
The methods in BS EN 45554 include product-related and support-related criteria when the product is placed on the market, considering the knowledge of parts that are likely to fail, need replacing, or have reuse potential. The decision of whether a product should be repaired, reused, or upgraded, is dependent on a range of factors such as health and safety, as well as economic, legal, and environmental aspects.
