This topic was the subject of some discussion last month, and I said I would post the details of any reply I received to my enquiry made of the UK Health and Safety Executive.
I have today received a fax from the specialist inspector dealing with this matter (as well as a friendly telephone call). The main points made are as follows: 1. UK Regulations concerned with CE marking are made by the Department of Trade and Industry and are concerned with the free movement of goods rather than with the safety of equipment. From HSE's point of view, it is the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations which are important, and the requirement for a proper hazard and risk assessment to be completed under these regulations is not waived by the use of CE marked equipment. 2. Where a manufacturer makes equipment for their own use, equipment is still deemed to have been brought into service and therefore the CE marking regulations apply, including the requirement to affix the CE mark. I am told that the newly published approved code of practice on the 1998 PUWER go into this matter in more detail. For those interested, the full citation is: "Safe use of work equipment: Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 - Approved Code of Practice and Guidance. HSE Books, ISBN 0-7176-1626-6, price GBP 8.00." Regards Nick. --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators).
