Category: Certification
ISO 17065
Not Always What It Seems
The difference between IEC Reports and CB Scheme Reports/Certificates With this new drive towards leading edge electrical laboratory and medical solutions, manufacturers must maintain high…
Global Distribution – Electrical Equipment Compliance Responsibilities
“We simply ship someone else’s product. It’s not our responsibility to make sure the product is in compliance.“ This thought process comes up quite often…
Fire resistance test of timber doors
Fire resistance is the ability of a closure to meet the requirements of integrity (E), integrity and isolation (EI1 or EI2) or integrity and radiation…
ISO/IEC 17065 Standard “Conformity assessment Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services”
Accreditation Bodies – which are signatory members of the IAF MLA (International Accreditation Forum Multilateral Agreement) – must have their accredited Product Certification Bodies according…
Glancing at Technical Regulations in South America
After giving a general description/opinion about Technical Regulations in the first Post, I would like to make a quick review of main Technical Regulations (hereinafter…
Staying In Compliance
Knowing when a products certification lapses On average, most medium to large scale laboratory/industrial product manufacturers conduct certification with reasonable due diligence during a products…
Leveraging data for improved safety and compliance
As TIC professionals, we have an obligation to leverage data to inform our safety and compliance programs. The insights from incident trends, specific incident conditions and people’s behavior can help assure safety and conformity,
Misunderstanding the CE mark
Reducing potential liability and increasing quality assurance with electrical industrial/laboratory equipment One day, a great idea comes to you. Your mind is made up, your…
Technical Regulations – South American Perspective
During the past decades, many countries realized that conformity assessment can be a good method to regulate markets. A market can be regulated to offer…