• Document check

    Document check

    Checking your technical documentation for completeness of content and information and, upon request, suggestions for optimisation.

Document check

The question of whether available technical documentation contains all currently required content and data is of great importance. If you don’t want to take any risks, you should conduct a detailed review of your documents relevant for documentation. As proven experts in the field of technical documentation, KERN offers a complete, independent verification of all document types:

  • Review of all documents by qualified technical editors with many years of practical experience
  • All content is checked for compliance with the relevant specifications and requirements.
  • Suggestions for improving documentation: KERN can improve documents in terms of their completeness and legal security, and also design product support to be more user-friendly and understandable.

The certified verification with regards to legally secure technical documentation will provide you with the necessary security you need to interact confidently and professionally with authorities and clients and it has a positive impact on your public image! 

The document check in accordance with DIN EN 82079/IEC 82079 and product-specific norms, directives and laws, such as the 

  • machinery directive 2006/42/EC
  • low voltage directive 2014/35/EU
  • pressure equipment directive 2014/68/EU
  • Product Liability Act (ProdHaftG)
  • Product Safety Act (ProdSG)
  • directive on hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment RoHs 2011/65/EU

KERN's holistic document check involves a complete review of your instructions for operation, usage and assembly, as well as any handbooks. In short, we provide this service for all technical documentation, thereby checking:

  • classification, composition and structure
  • completeness and accuracy of content (incl. checks for superfluous content)
  • phrasing, to ensure comprehensibility and coherence
  • consistent graphics formatting
  • potential for improvement regarding layout, design and text
  • functionality of any safety policies as well as safety and warning notices
  • adherence to legal stipulations, as well as product-specific standards and guidelines

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