It is very similar to North America where products are used in an OSHA regulated area (UK translation OSHA = HSE).
If OSHA applies then equipment must comply and be assessed by an NRTL. The US is more stringent than UK and other countries. This is (I believe- Horst, please correct me if I am wrong) the same philosophy of a major German Trade Union(s) that negotiated a requirement that any equipment used by their members must have the TÜV GS Mark. What is compelling (in the sense of morality) about this story is it was not mandated by Governments nor Trade associations to create work - it was created by a Trade Union to protect its membership - I, personally, think that those who took the step deserve great recognition to their contribution to society. Best regards Gregg Gregg Kervill DipIM, MIMgt, MIEEE VP Engineering Test4Safety.com Inc PO Box 310, Reedville, VA 22539. USA Phone ( 804) 453-3141 Texas office (512) 989-1589 http://www.test4safety.com/ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of John Allen Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 3:14 AM To: 'drcuthbert'; 'Joe P Martin'; [email protected] Subject: RE: Custom Units in EU A caveat! Under national implementations of the EC "Workplace Framework" 89/391/EEC:"Measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work" directive and its subsidiary directives, some national legislation requires "own-use" equipment to be compliant to Directives compliant & some also requires that it be CE Marked. This is true in the UK and may be true elsewhere. You have to check directive by directive! John Allen Technical Consultant Safety and Risk Management ERA Technology Ltd Cleeve Rd Leatherhead Surrey KT22 7SA Tel: +44 (0) 1372-367025 (Direct) +44 (0) 1372-367000 (Switchboard) Fax: +44 (0) 1372-367102 (Fax) From: drcuthbert [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 19 February 2003 22:28 To: 'Joe P Martin'; [email protected] Subject: RE: Custom Units in EU Joe, I looked into this last year. It appears to me that one can import non-certified 61010-type equipment for in-house use. But, it technically must still be able to pass safety, EMC, ESD, surge, and so on. Pretty much like self certification without the final step or two. Dave Cuthbert Micron Technology From: Joe P Martin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 1:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Custom Units in EU Greetings, We are planning to manufacture up to 50 units for laboratory use. Each of these units will be one of a kind. These units will be shipped to the EU to our own laboratory and operated by our personnel. If I recall correctly there are exemptions for one of a kind units for EMC, LVD and Machinery Directives. However, I was unable to locate this information in the guidelines to these Directives. Can members of the group provide me with specific information regarding the requirements, if any, for one of a kind units located in the manufacturers facility and operated by employees of the manufacturer in the EU? All responses are appreciated. Regards Joe Martin Applied Biosystems [email protected] This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. 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