CE Marking of Consumer Products and Professional Electronics - July - Fareham

What is CE Marking?

This CE marking training course is intended to provide a practical approach guide to what you need to know about the CE marking requirements for consumer and professional electronic products when placed on the European Market.

Course Objectives

• Understand what CE marking is
• Explain CE marking to others
• Understand how to demonstrate compliance
• Create a Declaration of Conformity
• Prepare a technical file

Course Content

CE marking and your legal obligations:

• What is CE marking?
• What are EU Directives?
• Who is reponsible for CE markinng?
• New Legal Framework
• What is Due Diligence?
• How is CE marking enforced?

Applying Directives

• How to identify which Directives apply
• Scope and exemptions
• RoHS, EMC, LVD, R&TTE
• Routes to conformity
• Essential requirements and Harmonised standards

Technical documentation required to demonstrate compliance

• Declaration of Conformity
• Technical File Contents
• Technical File Compilation

Placing a product on the market

• Summary
• Obligations of Fulfilment Houses

Beyond CE marking Directives

• General Product Safety Directive
• Applying CE marking or not

Benefits of Attending

Delegates will gain a good understanding of the key issues relating to CE marking, from the principles to the actual requirements that need to be satisfied. This will include some practical skills to enable you to implement and manage these requirements within your company.

Your Presenter - Alastair McLaughlin

Alastair McLaughlin, Product Safety Specialist, has over 17 years experience in Consumer Product Testing and Compliance Management, working for suppliers to WH Smiths and Woolworths, and for Radica Games, Mattel and TÜV SÜD Product Service.

Who Should Attend

Anyone involved in the design, development, production and selling of products that are placed on the European market. This includes, design engineers, project managers, engineering managers, approvals engineers, quality managers, sales managers. In particular those who sign the Declaration of Conformity. This course is intended to inform those that do not already understand CE marking requirements and to clarify and reinforce the understanding of those already familiar with the concepts.

For further information please contact Sandie Houghton, sandie.houghton@tuv-sud.co.uk