It's May. NPSS is expecting 5 to 10 TUV engineers covering CE Marking
to the Low Voltage Directive, the Medical Directive(s) and the
Machinery Directive. The gravevine says don't miss this meeting and
get there early if you want a good seat, because over 50 of your
associates are expected. NPSS is happy is say 10 new members joined
and 44 of your associates attended the 24-Apr-96 Dinner meeting
featuring a presentation by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. For
this month see the TUV Essen, TUV Rheinland and TUV Product Service
outlines included below.
NORTHEAST PRODUCT SAFETY SOCIETY, INC.
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P.O. Box 651, Boylston, MA 01505-0651
YOU ARE INVITED TO THE MAY NPSS MEETING, MAY22th AT EMC CORP AT 7:00PM
Mark Swank et al of TUV Essen, Jill Geppert of TUV Product Service and
Dave Lohbeck of TUV Rhineland all have confirmed to make technical
presentations per the outlines they provided below at the 22-May-96
NPSS meeting.
22-May-96 TUV Essen: Mr. Mark Swank, Gregor Dzialas, and
Walter O'Conner are all well known in the Northeast.
22-May-96 TUV Product Service: Ms. Jill Geppert is from Danvers, MA
and Mr. Gene Panger wants to attend from the west coast.
22-May-96 TUV Rhineland: Mr Dave Lohbeck is coming from Chicago, IL
and Mr. Ed Spooner wants to attend from the west coast.
Mr. Ed Eslari and Mr. Tony Fucci from the Marlboro, MA
office may also attend.
I hope to see all of you at the 22-May-96 NPSS meeting at EMC Corp at
7:00pm or better yet drop by early at O'Tooles Pub North Pond House
between 5:00pm - 6:45pm for a beer or something to eat before the
meeting. Unless otherwise noted, NPSS meets on the 4th Wed of every
month after working hours starting at 7 pm at EMC Corporation in
Hopkinton, MA off RT495, exit 21B. Bear right at the bottom of the ramp
and turn left onto South Street at the traffic light. The meetings are
held in the EMC Corporate Auditorium at EMC's 42 South Street Training
Facility. 42 South street is the first right after turning onto South
Street, just up the road on the right is O'Tooles Pub North Pond House.
The hosts from EMC Corp are Cliff Stark and Dave Lorusso. Many NPSS
members start getting together after 5:00pm at O'Tooles Pub North Pond
House for a beer or something to eat before the meeting.
All of the presentors are well known in the compliance industry and I
have personally enjoyed learning from their excellent presentations in
the past. See outlines included below
----- Begin Included Message by Mr. Mark Swank ------
The speakers for TUV Essen will include Mark Swank, Walter O'Connor and
Gregor Dzialas. Mr. Mark Swank is the Product Safety Division manager,
Mr. Walter O'Connor is the Follow-Up Program manager and Mr. Gregor
Dzialas is the Northeast manager for the Medical Department. TUV Essen
is a subsidiary of RWTUV, an international multi-disciplinary company
situated in Essen, Germany with over 125 years in safety testing and
certification. TUV Essen has its headquarters located in San Jose, CA
with offices in Clifton, NJ and Billerica, MA.
Mr. Gregor Dzialas: Medical Directives: AIMD, MDD & IVD
Mr. Walter O'Connor: The ISO9001 revisions proposed by TC176
Mr. Mark Swank will cover: EU and Global Conformity Process
-Responsibilities of mfg, third parties and attestations
-Singular Directive versus Multiple Directive approach
-National Criteria role confusing the "single market concept"
-System versus Component Conformity Programs
-Third Party versus Industry View of Global Conformity
----- End Included Message by Mr. Mark Swank ------
----- Begin Included Message by Mr. Dave Lohbeck -----
Re: 22-May-96 Technical Presentation by TUV Rheinland
Mr. Dave Lohbeck is the TUV Rheinland Division Mgr for seminars. TUV
Rheinland seminars have been very successful, attracting over 1000
attendees each year. Three one-day seminars are offered to help
manufacturers and exporters comply with European directives, standards
and regulations. Since 1872 TUV Rheinland's has earned the enviable
reputation for efficient service through offices in over 30 countries
and 7,000 employees worldwide. Dave will present: "The CE Marking,
limiting the confusion".
It is Dave's view that there is much confusion surrounding the CE
marking and that the value of the CE marking, for selling products in
Europe, has been overstated. As examples, some manufacturers
incorrectly assume that the CE Marking is a certification and that
components with the CE Marking must be in compliance. When in reality a
CE marking on a component is of no real use for the system/product
manufacturer (except for a very few cases under the EMC Directive).
Also, the CE marking is not a mark and must not be confused with a mark
or certification issued by a EC notified body, but is rather closer to
a declaration of conformity. More illustrations will be presented and
discussed at the meeting.
If time permits Dave would like to briefly present TUV Rheinlands new
programs such as USA-NRTL, CB (pending), Japan S-Mark, Russia-Gost,
Mexico-NOM, seminars, etc.
----- End Included Message by Mr. Dave Lohbeck -----
----- Begin Included Message by Ms. Jill Geppert -----
Jill Geppert is the Account Representative for TUV Product Service,
based out of Danvers, Massachusetts. Jill's experience includes
extensive research, sales, and consulting with companies on technical
requirements necessary for marketing products worldwide. She has
gained vast knowledge of electrical and mechanical product safety,
electrical emissions, electrical immunity and software requisites for
the European Union, United States, Canada, Mexico, Asia and Pacific
Rim. As a keynote speaker for various manufacturing societies she has
presented seminars in a wide range of industries.
Topics will include:
The Machinery Directive:
Applicability/Scope
Essential Requirements
(and their relation to most common harmonized standards)
Routes to Compliance
(including technical file and appropriate marking)
The Low Voltage Directive:
Applicability/Scope
Essential Requirements
(and their relation to most common harmonized standards)
Routes to Compliance
(including technical file and marking)
Conclusion to include streamlining the Conformity Assessment process
----- End Included Message by Ms. Jill Geppert -----
----- End Included Message -----
