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Asia

The three significant manufacturing countries in Asia that have safety directives are Japan, China, Russia and CIS states and their approach is broadly similar, based on certification and type approval tests through either a local or global notified body. Often these directives are reflective of both ISO and IEC standards but may not actually refer to them in the final documentation.

Japan

Japan has the Industrial Safety and Health Law which relates to design issues for certain machinery and plant and states that the machine operator is responsible for risk analysis and safety in the workplace. Provision of a risk analysis and confirmation that the machine has been designed safely is therefore requested at point of purchase. JIS standards (Japanese Industrial Standards) reflect the requirements of both ISO and IEC standards but the Industrial Safety and Health Law does not currently refer to them.

Russia

Russia operates GOST-R certification requiring that technical devices will be subject to a certification process and usually undergo a type approval test via a notified body.

China

China operate CCC certification in a similar vein to Russia where technical products are subject to mandatory certification through an approvals body.