What is CE Approval and why it Matters?

[LandmarkTrading]

This little mark will be on all safety equipment you buy (unless it's from outside the EU), most of us see it but do we know what it means? In a recent blog post, we explored the history of this mark, what it means and why it's important to arborists.

 

https://www.landmarktrading.com/blog/what-ce-approval-why-matter/

 

If you have any questions related to safety equipment we're glad to help. 

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

The article only makes brief mention of one of the most important factors to bear in mind when considering CE marking - in the majority of cases, it is a SELF CERTIFICATION process conducted by the manufacturer for their own product.

 

Important to highlight this because unscrupulous manufacturers could  appear to satisfy the standard through producing an adequate paper trail, but cut corners in source materiels, manufacturing process etc...  

 

Easily done - as was demonstrated with significant adverse safety and health implications in the PiP breast implant scandal where industrial, rather than surgical, silicon was used in manufacturing.

 

There is also the matter of easy 'copy representation' of the physical 'CE' mark by manufacturers passing off cheap copy products of genuine articles.

 

If you buy from a car boot / Sunday market should expect to get mugged off, if you buy from a well established retailer you should be in safer territory.

 

Worth considering also - BSI 'kite mark' is only achieved and awarded after a product has been independently tested by a BSI laboratory.

 

http://www.technologystudent.com/prddes1/kite1.html   

 

Always good to see a safety related blog / post  

[Ferguson system]

CE stands for China Export if you ask many Chinese manufacturers.

[openspaceman]

1 hour ago, kevinjohnsonmbe said:

Easily done - as was demonstrated with significant adverse safety and health implications in the PiP breast implant scandal where industrial, rather than surgical, silicon was used in manufacturing.

 

 

Worth considering also - BSI 'kite mark' is only achieved and awarded after a product has been independently tested by a BSI laboratory.

 

http://www.technologystudent.com/prddes1/kite1.html   

 

Always good to see a safety related blog / post  

I don't know how to split Kevin's original to insert comments but agree with it all.

 

I was tasked with producing a technical file  for a piece of kit made in Germany but modified in UK, The PTO was adapted off the engine in a non standard manner such that it exceeded the torque the engine manufacturer allowed, not a safety issue but could prove expensive if it broke so I said it didn't meet the standard. Upshot was the german firm issued a CE mark for it.

 

Not Chinese Export more like Caveat Emptor