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To enable customers to use Nikon products in safety and with peace of mind, safety needs to be secured throughout the product life cycle, from the product planning stage through waste disposal and recycling. The Nikon Group strives to build products that conform to international safety standards, having created on its own "Safety Design Principle" that establishes specific safety standards.
At left:Certificate of conformance with ISO/IEC 17025 (General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories)
At right:The Japanese version of ISO/IEC 17025
In addition to standards established under legal restrictions and by outside bodies, Nikon products are produced in accordance with Nikon's own "Safety Design Principle," which establishes stricter, specific design rules.
After safety checks conducted as needed in Nikon's own facilities such as the Product Safety Test Room and the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Test Room, Nikon products also acquire certification by third-party control bodies.
The "Product Safety Test Laboratories" are themselves certified through strict examination by TÜV SÜD (TÜV SÜD Product Service GmbH, Germany), a European certification body for test laboratory (see photo at right).
Products exported to European Union member nations require strict safety certification. Products are tested to confirm that they meet EU safety requirements and to earn the right to affix CE marking (certification that ensures the free movement of the product within the countries of EU).
EMC Testing
EMC Testing Laboratory
Product Safety Testing
If a problem with product safety or quality arises, information is disclosed to customers as soon as possible and countermeasures are taken immediately after thorough investigations into the matter.