The European Commission has recently published an update to the list of European harmonised standards for manufacturers of Atex equipment to ensure the correct compliance with Atex 94/9/EC Directive.

This update is very important to any Atex Equipment Manufacturer that have used the "European Harmonised Standards" to prove "CE Compliance" All manufacturers should now re-asses their equipment against the new guidelines and update the "Decleration of Conformity" You can download the changes in pdf format from our website here (you must be registered and logged in to download files)

If you would like assistance with this or any other Conformity issue then please contact laidler, we are only a phone call away and are happy to take the burdon of any complience requirements and produce your Declaration of Conformity for you

CE Marking

All machines sold in the European Economic Area (EEA) from January 1^st 1995, must comply with the Machinery Directive and be safe.

There are few exclusions to the Directive making this one of the most significant of all the New Approach Directives.

The scope of the Machinery Directive defines a machine as the following:

• An assembly of linked parts of components, at least one of which moves, with the appropriate actuators, control and power circuits, joined together for a specific application, in particular for the processing, treatment, moving or packaging of a material.
• An assembly of machines which, in order to achieve the same end, are arranged and controlled so that they function as an integral whole.
• Attachments that are sold separately from the main machine and designed to be changed regularly by the operator.

• Components which are supplied separately to fulfill a safety function when in use and the failure or malfunctioning of which endangers the safety or health of exposed persons.

 

 

For most machinery (other than those listed in Annex IV of the Directive), the compliance route is Self-Declaration. Machinery that is listed in Annex IV has to be approved by a Notified Body.

Laidler Certification is a Notified Body for the Machinery Directive and can complete the conformity assessment procedure.