CE Marking Handbook : A Practical Approach to Global Safety Certification
by: Dave Lohbeck
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This book is essential reading for electronic consumer-product manufacturers doing business in the European marketplace. Compliance with directives and procedures can be a complex and confusing process, resulting in wasted money and effort. With the help of the CE Marking Handbook, engineers and managers can more easily identify which rules apply to them and pinpoint what they need to do to comply. Dave Lohbeck was formerly the Manager for Seminars and Training at TUV Rhineland, the largest German testing and certification agency. He has worked for many years as an engineer, including nine years in the field of European safety and EMC compliance.
A once complicated topic is made clear as the author addresses the confusion surrounding CE Marking. Lohbeck offers guidance on both legal and design issues. This book includes a step-by-step design guide aimed at both novice and experienced exporters. With its help, engineers and managers can easily identify which rules apply to their products and pinpoint what they need to do to comply. The information presented here is backed up with facts and examples. Many have been misled, unfortunately, but this book presents the real meaning of CE Marking.
Shows design engineers how to comply with CE requirements for product conformity
Explains legal and technical issues concisely and logically
Presents and illuminates US and EU differences
Book Info
Design guide aimed at both novice and experienced exporters, helping both engineers and managers to identify which rules apply to their products and pinpoint what they need to do to comply. DLC: Standardization
- Law and legislation - E.U.C.
From the Publisher
A once complicated topic is made clear as the author addresses the confusion surrounding the CE Marking. Lohbeck offers guidance on both legal and design issues. This book includes a step-by-step design guide aimed at both novice and experienced exporters. With its help, engineers and managers can easily identify which rules apply to their products and pinpoint what they need to do to comply. The information presented here is backed up with facts and examples. Many have been misled, unfortunately, but this book presents the real meaning of the CE Marking.
About the Author
Dave Lohbeck was formerly the Manager for Seminars and Training at TUV Rhineland, the largest German testing and certification agency. He has worked for many years as an engineer, including nine years in the field of European safety and EMC compliance. He is currently employed at Dell Computer.
Contents:
Europe's Approach to Total Harmonization: The European Union and CE Symbol, Definitions and Considerations, History - The German Model, The "New Approach" - 1985, Standards vs. Directives for Conformity
Directive's and Procedures: Directives - The European Laws, General Product Safety - Protection and Safeguards, Product Liability - Victims Rights, Customs Authorities and Border Controls, Conformity Assessment Procedures - The Modules, Technical Files, Documentation and Test Reports, Declaration of Conformity, CE Marking Guidelines
Standards - The Technical Rules: Harmonized Standards - Presumption of Conformity, Selecting Standards, Essential Requirements and State of the Art
Notified Bodies and Certification: Notified Bodies and Third Parties, Testing, Certification and Approval Marks, Defense of "Due Diligence"
Quality and Enforcement: Product Quality vs. Factory Quality, Consultants - Benefits and Limitations, US and EU Differences, The Quality and Safety Mindset, Market Surveillance, Enforcement, Legal Requirements and Customer Expectations
Design Guide for Safety Conformity: Introduction - Electrical Safety for Products and Machines, Principles of Safety, Design Guidance, Safety Checklist
Conclusion: Focus on Standards, CE's Credibility at Risk, Self Test - "Where are you now?", Total Harmonization and Product Certification
Appendices: European Safety and EMC Acronyms, Information Sources
Reviews:
High on Touchy-feely, Low on Content,
The CE Marking Handbook offers a loving philosophical defense of the European Community's (EC's) ideas on product safety, but little in the way of practical resources needed by people who have to sell products in the EC which comply with the appropriate safety standards. After several hours of reading, I had gleaned virtually no useful information, and was ready to send the book to the circular file. The book's organization is obscure and confusing, and the prose more like a novel than a handbook; a difficult and confusing read. The book has a glaring lack of the SPECIFIC, DETAILED, product requirements for the EC (not a single safety standard, nor even a summary of a standard, is printed in the book, as far as I can tell) and a mountain of non-sense about the differences between US and EC safety values. WHO CARES?! Readers who would consider buying this book need help, not moralizing lectures on safety philosophy. Don't waste your time and money, buy something else. I am going to have to.