The Essentials of CE Marking Workshop
This one-day course provides System Design Authority (SDA) engineers with a clear understanding of CE marking requirements and the associated legal obligations. It will explore how these requirements apply within Atlas UK, using practical examples and product-specific scenarios to demonstrate compliant approaches. In your role as SDA, you are accountable for ensuring that all CE marking evidence is generated, reviewed, and consolidated within the Technical Construction File (TCF) throughout the design and
Description
KEY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:
- To enable your company to assess against the product Directive(s)
- To enable your company to perform a risk assessment of your product
- To be able to identify and apply relevant standards
- To enable you company to legally place your product on the market
Day 1: Workshop
The EU and New Approach Directives
- Legislation and mandatory requirements
- Why do we need to CE mark?
- Guidance – the Blue Guide etc.
- How does the process apply to spare parts?
Brexit
- Product compliance in the UK and the UK mark
Economic Operators and their obligations
- What is a ‘Manufacturer?’
The six steps of CE Marking (using the Machinery Directive as a guide) – an overview
- Scope, Definitions and Exclusions (is military equipment excluded?)
- Categorisation and Routes to Conformity
Risk Identification, Management & Assessment
- Undertaking a Risk Assessment in accordance with the Machinery Directive
- How do I use the risk assessment to manage change?
Risk Reduction
- Risk Reduction methods and Safety Control Systems
Conformity assessments and Harmonised Standards
- Where do I find harmonised Standards?
- Can I use a DEF-STAN instead?
Introduction into the Low Voltage Directive
- Electrical Safety, an insight into the requirements of the Standards, what goes into a Technical Construction File?
The EMC Directive
- What is EMC, what Standards apply, what tests are performed and what are the requirements
The RoHS Directive
- How this applies to manufacturers who integrate electrical/electronic equipment
Technical Files, Standards and D of C
- Technical Documentation Requirements
- Instructions for use
- Labelling, marking and packaging requirements