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News Release from: TRL Compliance | Subject: Machinery Directive compliance services
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 18 May 2005
Notified body aids Machinery Directive
compliance
Specialist UK test and certification company TRL Compliance Services has been appointed as a Machinery Directive Notified Body.
Specialist UK test and certification company TRL Compliance Services - now part of the KTRL group of companies - has been appointed as a Machinery Directive Notified Body, enabling the company to help machinery manufacturers and importers to fulfil their legal obligations to demonstrate full compliance with the requirements of Directive (98/37/EC) Under Directive 98/37/EC, since January 1995 machinery supplied in the EU must satisfy wide-ranging health and safety requirements, and in some cases, it must be subjected to type-examination by a notified body
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 3 Sep 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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In this case, the manufacturer or importer will have to assemble and maintain a technical file for the machine which must carry the CE Mark.
Failure to comply could result in prosecution, penalties and on conviction fines and imprisonment.
Comments Justin Miller of TRL's Solutions Division: "TRL offers a complete solution to machinery manufacturers and importers - tailored to their individual needs - to ensure that they fulfil their legal obligations to demonstrate full compliance with the requirements of the Machinery Directive".
"We can assist at every stage, from product design and development through to placement on the market, to ensure that your equipment can be legally sold throughout the EU".
He continues: "Although 'self-certification' is permitted for most machinery, independent testing provides confidence that the regulations have been correctly applied and demonstrably met".
"We can advise clients in choosing the correct standards for their equipment, build and/or verify the technical file and test and assess the equipment's compliance with the requirements of all the applicable directives".
For machinery that requires notified body approval, TRL will provide the necessary routes to certification of machinery, delivering a full range of notified body services from EC type examination through to the lodging of technical files.
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