Laidler helps tame the new EMC Directive

Laidler Associates, one of the UK’s leading industrial safety and compliance consultants, is now offering a comprehensive package of services for businesses that have concerns about meeting the requirements of the new EMC Directive, compliance with which became mandatory on 20th July 2009.

Services available in the new package include assistance with testing, preparation of documentation, and support for engineers in solving any problems that may be encountered during the certification and compliance processes.

“While there has been ample notice of the introduction of the new EMC Directive, companies have, in recent months, had other major issues to contend with – not least the effects of the recession,” said Paul Laidler, Managing Director of Laidler Associates. “As a result, many are not ready to demonstrate compliance and may, therefore, be forced to cease offering their products for sale in the EU from 20th July.”

“By drawing on our in-depth knowledge of compliance procedures and our ten years of experience in this sector we can, however, provide these companies with a solution that is fast, efficient and cost-effective,” he continued. “This will enable them to resume normal business and to trade legally with the minimum of disruption and delay.”

The latest EMC Directive 2004/108/EC was transposed into UK law by the EMC Regulations 2006, which came into force on 20th July 2007. Manufacturers were, however, granted a two-year transitional period to meet the new requirements, during which time it was permissible to declare compliance with either the new directive or its predecessor, 89/336/EC. This period ended on 20th July 2009, and from this date compliance with the new directive has been mandatory for apparatus sold in EU states.

All declarations of conformity relating to the old directive ceased to have validity on the same date and they cannot, therefore, be used to support CE marking.

Among the key changes introduced by the new directive are improved definitions, improved clarity of requirements, simplification of assessment procedures and the introduction of the concept of fixed installations. There are also provisions for enhanced market surveillance to help guard against false compliance claims.

While many of the changes are effectively administrative for most companies, the expert guidance available from Laidler Associates is nevertheless invaluable when it comes to looking at the detail of these changes, and deciding on the most appropriate and cost effective methods for implementing them.

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