CE Marking Consultancy

With many years of experience in CE marking our own designs, Omega Engineering Services now provide a consultancy service for many of our customers to help them understand where they are with both new and legacy products and what needs to be done to meet the CE marking requirements.

What is CE marking?

In creating the European single market, the European Union (EU) has put in place specific safety legislation for certain categories of products sold on the market. This legislation goes beyond general safety requirements that all products must meet.

Under this legislation, manufacturers must make an explicit declaration that their products are safe. This declaration includes affixing the CE marking on the product. Importers have to verify that the manufacturer has undertaken the steps necessary to fulfil the declaration while distributors must act with due care and be able to identify and withdraw products that are unsafe

It is important to know that the CE marking does not indicate that products have been approved as safe by the European Union or by another authority. Nor, for example, does it indicate the origin of a product!

How does the system work?

As mentioned above manufacturers have to make sure that their products comply with the relevant safety requirements. They do this, for example, by evaluating the possible risks and by testing samples of the product. Once they have done this, they must affix the CE marking on the product.

For certain products that present inherently higher risks, such as gas boilers or chainsaws, safety cannot be checked by the manufacturer alone. In such cases, an independent organisation, appointed by national authorities, has to perform the safety check. Only once this is done can the manufacturer affix CE marking on the product.

What can OES do to help?

We can provide part or all of the service required to:

• Understand the CE marking legislation
• Understand the features of a product
• Recommend actions for compliance to the appropriate standards
• Deliver against our recommendation
• Complete EMC testing
• Document a technical construction file in accordance with the regulations

Please call us for more information.