CE mark and Loler

[matt padden]

Since leaving Europe does all climbing equipment have to be CE marked for LOLER or are other internationally approved standards acceptable? Looking at getting a replacement Weaver harness from the US which would be approved there but are no longer sold here (apparently because the market was no longer big enough for them to bother), so haven't been available with a CE mark for years.

[Will C]

Until we have another law in place I believe the ce mark still stands. 

[GarethM]

It's probably CE marked but also CE British Standard.

 

A lot of EU CE rules are of a UK origin, take most electric regulations as an example, it was easier for everyone to just use or very lightly modify them.

[Logjam]

CE marks continue in use until December 2024, from January 2025 the UKCA standards become applicable. It seems the American standard would not be sufficient unless the harness is currently CE marked or is certified to the UK alternative post December 2024.

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[krummholz]

Erm actually UKCA, which was to replace the CE mark, was dropped in August. The UK will use and recognise the CE mark indefinitely, and anything with the UKCA mark will obvs still be fine.

 

Another pointless act of economic self-debasement.

 

@matt padden your harness will need to have a CE or UKCA mark to get LOLERed

 

 

 

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Using the UKCA marking - GOV.UK

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Find out if you need to use the UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) marking on products you...

 

UK to retain EU safety mark in latest Brexit climbdown | Brexit | The Guardian

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Government bows to pressure from industry over costs of switching over to British marking

 

[Mark Bolam]

Just buy the Weaver harness but don’t get it LOLER’d.

[Stubby]

1 hour ago, Mark Bolam said:

Just buy the Weaver harness but don’t get it LOLER’d.

And a few tins of dubbin . 🙂

[Logjam]

Thanks for the update Krummholz, 3 months is obviously a long time in politics! Good to hear they are actually listening to industry & shelved the changes.