LOLER Facts.

[bob]

what a supprise

[Mesterh]

Finally, do we care and is it relevant?

 

I didnt, then I did (hence this thread etc) now I dont since none of it helps to make me money, or improve my business it just costs money and I can well do without that!

[Arbocop]

When a product falls under the scope of a 'New Approach Directive' (which PPE does), it must comply with the requirements of the relevant directives to be CE marked. For PPE this directive is, I believe, 89/686/EEC. A product that conforms to the 'New Approach Directive' is shown to do so through the Certificate Of Conformity (and it goes through a conformity assessment process to do so).

 

Now I get confused, as there's also a Declaration Of Conformity where manufacturers operating in the EU have to demonstrate that a product complies with H&S requirements of the relevant directives, but... and this is the bit that I don't get... this shows conformity to the European Directive and not necessarily the European Standards.

 

So, manufacturers can comply with the technical requirements of the Directive directly, or they can comply with European Harmonised Standards and in that case it provides presumption of conformity to essential H&S.

 

Geez, this is damnably confusing...

 

What's the difference between a Certificate Of Conformity and a Declaration Of Conformity? Is it that the Certificate shows that a product has undergone testing and has been shown to conform? Does the Declaration show that a manufacturer believes there product conforms, even though no official testing has been done?

 

Finally, do we care and is it relevant?

 

 

from our point of veiw it makes no real differance one proves the other so just dont dig too much

 

kev