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Read MoreAn update on CE Marking Electrical Cable
CE Marking Wire and Cable In an earlier post, I wrote about the requirements for CE Marking wire and cable and discussed the <HAR> mark. In 2016, the Construction Products Regulation 305/2011 (CPR) came into effect, replacing the Construction Products Directive 89/106/EEC. The CPR included provisions covering any kind of materials that could be used in…
Read MoreISO 13849 – 1 Analysis — Part 6: CCF — Common Cause Failures
Post updated 2019-07-24. Ed. What is a “Common Cause Failure”? There are two similar-sounding terms that people often get confused: Common Cause Failure (CCF) and Common Mode Failure. While these two types of failures sound similar, they are different. A Common Cause Failure is a failure in a system where two or more portions of the system fail at…
Read MoreFive things you need to know about CE Marked Wire and Cable
Wire is simple right? Maybe not! Here are the top five things to know when selecting wire and cable products for use in designs that will be CE Marked: Wire and cable products sold in the EU must be CE Marked under the Low Voltage Directive, and MAY bear BOTH the CE Mark and the…
Read MoreCE Marking Wire and Cable – Necessity or Luxury?
When I set out to investigate the need for CE Marks and <HAR> marks on wire and cable products, I would not have guessed that it would turn out to be as much of an odyssey as it did. For most products, determining the need for a CE Mark is relatively straightforward, but not for wire and cable…
Read MoreUnderstanding European Declarations of Conformity or Incorporation
Updated 2014-10-29 In order to understand the various types of EU Declarations, it’s important to first understand a bit about the system that uses them. Two systems of product safety evaluation are in wide use globally: Certification, and Marking. Understanding the differences between these two systems is important for anyone who gets involved with regulatory compliance activities.…
Read MoreGet the Basics Right!
For more than 15 years I’ve been teaching people about risk assessment, machinery safety and CE Marking of machinery in private, onsite classes and through presentations at safety conferences. Things are about to change! This fall, Compliance InSight Consulting will begin offering open-enrolment workshops in CE Marking, Risk Assessment Functional Safety, and Machinery Safety, all with a focus…
Read MoreNew HSE advice on CE marking assemblies of machinery
This post was originally published on machinebuilding.net. Reprinted with permission. By Jon Severn, machinebuilding.net A degree of confusion surrounds the question of CE marking assemblies of machinery under the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. To help clarify the situation, the HSE (Health and Safety Executive) has published a new page on its website entitledIn situ manufacture or assembly of work…
Read MoreThe Third Level of the Hierarchy: Information for Use
I’ve written about the Hierarchy of Controls in past posts, but I’ve focused on the ‘engineering’ side of the control equation: Physical changes to machine design to eliminate hazards, and mechanical or electrical control systems that can reduce risk. The first two levels of the Hierarchy, Elimination/Substitution and Engineering Controls, are typically more challenging to…
Read MoreEC Machinery Working Group meets
From our friends at MachineBuilding.net. It is now more than a year since the new Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC) came into force, but the situation is still fairly fluid in some respects. The EC Machinery Working Group meets regularly to discuss matters relating to the Directive and corresponding standards; the last meeting took place on 21/22 December.…
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