IEC TR 62785-2013 PDF

Full title and description

IEC TR 62785:2013 — Guidance on the environmentally conscious design of fibre optics related products and subsystems. This Technical Report provides guidance and industry best practices to help the fibre‑optics sector integrate environmental aspects into product and subsystem design, reiterating key normative elements from IEC 62430 and illustrating their application in fibre‑optics contexts.

Abstract

IEC/TR 62785:2013 summarizes and highlights the mandatory "shall" requirements from IEC 62430:2009 (Environmentally conscious design for electrical and electronic products) and presents examples, experiences and best practices specific to fibre‑optics products and subsystems. Its objective is to raise awareness of environmentally conscious design (ECD) within the fibre‑optics industry and to support lifecycle thinking across design, manufacturing, use, recycling and disposal stages.

General information

• Status: Withdrawn (withdrawal published by IEC in November 2020).
• Publication date: 20 February 2013.
• Publisher: International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), Technical Committee TC 86 (Fibre optics).
• ICS / categories: 33.180.01 — Fibre optic systems in general.
• Edition / version: Edition 1.0 (2013).
• Number of pages: 11 (IEC PDF); some national publications and national forewords distributed by national bodies show an extended pagination (commonly listed as 16 pages) depending on local cover/foreword content.

Key bibliographic identifiers and metadata (ISBN, file size and national publication notes) are recorded in IEC catalog entries and in national bodies' product listings.

Scope

IEC/TR 62785:2013 is intended to be read in conjunction with IEC 62430:2009. It reiterates the essential normative "shall" texts from IEC 62430 that are relevant to electrical and electronic product design and then frames those requirements with examples, lessons learned and recommended practices specific to fibre‑optics equipment and subsystems. The report covers lifecycle stages from design and material selection through manufacturing, use, end‑of‑life handling, recycling and disposal, with a focus on reducing environmental impacts and improving design for end‑of‑life.

Key topics and requirements

• Reiteration of mandatory requirements from IEC 62430 for integrating environmental aspects into product design (design process, documentation, and decision points).
• Guidance on lifecycle thinking applied to fibre‑optics products: material selection, energy and resource use during manufacture and use, reparability and recyclability, and end‑of‑life management.
• Examples and best practices from the fibre‑optics industry illustrating ECD implementation for components and subsystems.
• Information on documenting environmental considerations and aligning development processes with ECD objectives (risk/impact assessment, verification and traceability).
• Recommendations to help manufacturers reduce negative environmental impacts across product lifecycles and to increase industry awareness of IEC 62430 requirements.

Typical use and users

Primary users are designers and manufacturers of fibre‑optics equipment and subsystems, R&D and product‑management teams responsible for product lifecycle and compliance, environmental and sustainability managers, procurement specialists evaluating material and supplier choices, and standards/quality professionals seeking to align fibre‑optics product development with environmentally conscious design principles. The TR is also useful to national standards bodies and regulators as background material when adapting ECD guidance to the fibre‑optics sector.

Related standards

IEC TR 62785:2013 is explicitly linked to and meant to be read with IEC 62430:2009. Other related and referenced documents include IEC 62075 (environmentally conscious design for AV/ICT equipment), ISO/TR 14006 (guidelines for incorporating ecodesign into environmental management systems) and other sectoral guidance documents and technical reports that address lifecycle and environmental design for electronic and fibre‑optics equipment. National publications and product listings commonly show cross‑references to these standards.

Keywords

environmentally conscious design; ECD; fibre optics; lifecycle; product design; IEC 62430; recyclability; end‑of‑life; TC 86; sustainability; eco‑design.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: IEC TR 62785:2013 is a Technical Report providing guidance on applying environmentally conscious design principles specifically to fibre‑optics related products and subsystems; it summarizes key mandatory elements from IEC 62430 and illustrates their application in the fibre‑optics sector.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers lifecycle‑oriented guidance — design, material selection, manufacturing, use, repairability, recycling and disposal — and provides industry examples and best practices for integrating environmental requirements into product development processes for fibre‑optics equipment.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Product designers, manufacturers, environmental/sustainability managers, compliance and quality teams in the fibre‑optics industry, plus standards bodies and procurement professionals who need sector‑specific ECD guidance.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: IEC TR 62785:2013 was withdrawn in November 2020 (withdrawal published by IEC in November 2020). As a withdrawn Technical Report it is not an active IEC publication; users should consult the IEC webstore or TC 86 outputs for any replacement guidance or more recent documents and should continue to use IEC 62430 (and later editions or related standards) as the normative reference for environmentally conscious design.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: It is a sector‑specific Technical Report produced by IEC TC 86 to complement IEC 62430:2009. It sits alongside other IEC guidance and technical reports that apply environmental design principles to specific equipment categories (for example AV/ICT guidance and other sectoral TRs).

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Environmentally conscious design, eco‑design, fibre optics, lifecycle, recyclability, end‑of‑life, IEC 62430, TC 86, sustainability.