Safety Notes and Warning Messages

Roland Schmeling

Roland Schmeling, Dipl.-Phys., is the managing director of the consultancy SCHMELING + CONSULTANTS in Heidelberg (Germany). Since 1999 he is providing consultancy services in the field of technical communication and documentation with a focus on standardization, information concepts, conformity and change. He studied physics and analytical philosophy. Since 2004 he teaches quality assurance at Furtwangen University. As an auditor of TÜV SÜD he inspects and audits documentations and editorial processes to the DocCert standard. For tekom Roland Schmeling participates in diverse working groups, committees and preparation of publications. As a voluntary member of the Advisory Board for Legislation and Standards he participates in the work on IEC/IEEE 82079-1 both on the national
and international level.

Martin Tillmann

Dipl.-Ing. Martin Tillmann studied mechanical engineering from 1985 to 1990 with the focus on energy and processing technology at Essen University (Germany). Upon several professional career stations, for instance, as scientific assistant for power station research, technical operations manager of a malt factory and manager of the subsidiary of a technical documentation service provider, he founded Engineering & Dokumentation Tillmann in 2002, which became part of ED-Technik GmbH in 2019. This engineering service provider supports manufacturers and operating companies in the areas of CE Marking of products and preparation of technical documentation. Martin Tillmann is a trained technical communicator, certified CE coordinator and expert for CE conformity assessment and technical documentation certified to EN ISO/IEC 17024.

Martin Rieder

Martin Rieder is managing director of CAVEO. He provides support on topics such as technical safety & documentation, product conformity & liability as well as legal-technical support for questions regarding regulations, standards, and regulatory affairs. His customers are manufacturers and operators from various industries, ranging from SMEs to internationally operating companies. He is lecturer at the master program *Technical Documentation* at FH Joanneum Graz and board member of tekom Austria. As a member of the Advisory Board Legislation and Standards of tekom Europe and as an expert/delegate in international/national standardization committees, he works on the development of safety and documentation standards. He passes on his knowledge as a trainer, speaker, and author.

Jens-Uwe Heuer-James

Jens-Uwe Heuer-James is a lawyer and partner at Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft, specialising in product safety and product liability law. He is responsible for the tekom legal service and is also involved in the tekom Standards Advisory Board and the tekom Europe Advisory Board Legislation and Standards.

Torsten Gruchmann

Torsten Gruchmann studied physical engineering. Until 2001, he was a research assistant at Münster University of Applied Sciences
and responsible for practical training in medical device technology and medical physics.
In 2001, he founded Use-Lab GmbH, a consultancy for medical tecnology and pharmaceutical companies active in the field of usability engineering and user interface design. He is a member of the national and international Human Factors Committee for Medical Devices and has represented medical technology on the tekom Legal and Standards Advisory Board since 2014.

Matthias Schulz

Matthias Schulz is a state-certifi ed technical translator and technical editor. Since 1992, Schulz has been deeply involved with the EC Machinery Directive and all areas of CE marking. He specialises in risk assessment and the optimisation of safety-related information in information for use. Schulz currently works as a consultant for safety in mechanical and plant engineering for Axelent AB, Sweden, and is managing director of the translation and documentation service provider HiQ text GmbH, based in Lütetsburg (Germany).