CE Marking Handbook (eBook)

Dave Lohbeck (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

1998 | 1. Auflage
144 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-050082-9 (ISBN)

Infos

This book is essential reading for electronic consumer-product manufacturers doing business in the European marketplace. Compliance with directives and procedures can be a complex and confusing process, resulting in wasted money and effort. With the help of the CE Marking Handbook, engineers and managers can more easily identify which rules apply to them and pinpoint what they need to do to comply. Dave Lohbeck was formerly the Manager for Seminars and Training at TUV Rhineland, the largest German testing and certification agency. He has worked for many years as an engineer, including nine years in the field of European safety and EMC compliance.

A once complicated topic is made clear as the author addresses the confusion surrounding CE Marking. Lohbeck offers guidance on both legal and design issues. This book includes a step-by-step design guide aimed at both novice and experienced exporters. With its help, engineers and managers can easily identify which rules apply to their products and pinpoint what they need to do to comply. The information presented here is backed up with facts and examples. Many have been misled, unfortunately, but this book presents the real meaning of CE Marking.

Shows design engineers how to comply with CE requirements for product conformity
Explains legal and technical issues concisely and logically
Presents and illuminates US and EU differences

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
CE Marking Handbook: A Practical Approach to Global Safety Certification 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 8
Preface 12
Chapter 1. Europe's Approach to Total Harmonization 16
The European Union and the CE Symbol 16
Definitions and Considerations 18
History: The German Model 21
The New Approach: 1985 23
Standards versus Directives for Conformity 26
Chapter 2. Directives and Procedures 30
Directives: The European Laws 30
General Product Safety: Protection and Safeguards 33
Product Liability: Victims' Rights 37
Customs Authorities and Border Controls 41
Conformity Assessment Procedures: The Modules 42
Technical Files, Documentation, and Test Reports 46
Declaration of Conformity 48
CE Marking Guidelines 48
Chapter 3. Standards: The Technical Rules 56
Harmonized Standards: Presumption of Conformity 56
Selecting Standards 61
Essential Requirements and State of the Art 64
Chapter 4. Notified Bodies and Certification 68
Notified Bodies and Third Parties 68
Testing, Certification, and Approval Marks 71
Defense of Due Diligence 72
Chapter 5. Quality and Enforcement 80
Product Quality versus Factory Quality 80
Consultants: Benefits and Limitations 83
U.S. and EU Differences 84
The Quality and Safety Mindset 90
Market Surveillance 91
Enforcement 92
Legal Requirements and Market Demands 96
Chapter 6. Design Guide for Safety Conformity 98
Introduction: Electrical Safety for Products and Machines 98
Principles of Safety 100
Design Guidance 103
Safety Checklist 144
Chapter 7. Conclusion 150
Focus on Standards 150
CE's Credibilty at Risk 150
Self-Test: "Where Are You Now?" 151
Total Harmonization and Product Certification 152
Appendix A. European Safety and EMC Acronyms 158
Appendix B. Information Sources 160
Index 162

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.9.1998
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Programmiersprachen / -werkzeuge
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Wirtschaftsrecht
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik
• ISBN-10: 0-08-050082-X / 008050082X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-050082-9 / 9780080500829