From 1997 to 2011,
Michael Sippl, a safety testing specialist for medical electrical equipment at
TÜV SÜD Product Service GmbH, chaired Working Group 14 "Testing to
general safety standard" in Technical Committee No. 62 of the IEC. This
working group prepares international standards and corresponding publications
related to medical electrical equipment, systems and software. In his function
as chair of Working Group 14, Sippl provided many years of services towards
advancing standardisation in the field of medical electrical equipment and
systems in a practice-focused and user-friendly manner. "Test standards
must meet two requirements; they must enhance product safety and enable
practical implementation", says Michael Sippl in explanation of his most
important concern. His interpretation of complex application issues contributed
crucially to the 2nd and 3rd editions of the IEC 60601-1 standard and its first
revision.
The IEC 1906 Award
commemorates the IEC's year of foundation. The award honours IEC experts whose
work is fundamental to the IEC, and has been presented since 2004. "This
is a very personal award, which I am very happy to receive", says Michael
Sippl. While still active in TC 62, he has passed on the chair of WG 14 to his
TÜV SÜD colleague Martin Schneeberg. These two leading experts enable TÜV SÜD
Product Service to provide manufacturers of medical devices with a critical
edge in information, offering them maximum confidence for decision-making on
complex issues.
Further information about TÜV SÜD can be found at http://www.tuev-sued.de/industry_and_consumer_products/_branches/medical_industry.
