I am forwarding this question on behalf of one of our clients. Please forgive the lack of detail in some areas. CE marking is not within the normal scope of my responsibilities, so my awareness of the specific requirements is not great. I would appreciate clarification of some of these issues so that we can provide the information to my client in the early stages of their design evaluation. It is my understanding that they are working with a US-based lab for portions of this work, but are not confident that they are being provided with accurate information regarding what requirements may exist to achieve CE marking of the equipment.
My company is working with a manufacturer that is intending to send a piece of equipment to Ireland for the first time. The equipment is intended to be installed in a non-classified location, however it uses flammable liquid (hazardous) process chemicals (details unavailable at this time). I am under the impression that the manufacturer plans to assemble a Technical Construction File in order to demonstrate conformance with the applicable requirements of the pertinent CE directives. At this time, they intend to demonstrate compliance with the applicable portions of the Low Voltage, Machinery and EMC directives. Due to the hazardous chemical issues, it has also been suggested that conformance with 94/009 EEC may be required. I would appreciate it if anyone can provide me with guidance on whether this approach is reasonable or whether alternatives need to be pursued. Also if there are specific pitfalls that this manufacturer may encounter, please indicate where those may be, as well. If you require additional detail in order to assist my client with this matter, please let me know what information you require and I will pass the request on to my client. Michael Garretson Sr. Compliance Engineer Electro-Test, Inc. +1 503 653 6781 voice +1 503 659 9733 fax mailto:m.garret...@ieee.org --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to ed.pr...@cubic.com, j...@gwmail.monarch.com, ri...@sdd.hp.com, or roger.volgst...@compaq.com (the list administrators).
