Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008

Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 regulates the placing on the market, and the putting into service, of machinery in the UK. Since 1st January 2021 the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 became applicable replacing the machinery directive 2006/42/EC which itself superseded the Machinery Directive 98/37/EC. While all are broadly similar, there are significant differences that affect machine builders, those performing final assembly and UKCA marking of machinery, and those placing imported machinery into the market in the UK.

Main requirements of the regulation:

Please refer to the machinery regulations for detailed requirements: Guide-to-machinery-safety-regulations-2008

How we can help

CEM International are an approved body for the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 and can provide assistance with certification.

Services that we offer as an approved body

CEM can offer services to approve all products defined in Annex IV of the regulations and can help our clients, including manufacturers, importers and exporters, with conformity assessment services, which are necessary for UKCA marking the products. These services include:

Type Examination:

CEM can provide full Type Examination of machinery and issue a certificate confirming that it meets the requirements of the Machinery Regulations. This is a requirement if a machine is listed in Annex IV and is not manufactured in accordance with relevant designated standards. It is also available for other machinery where third party certification is desired. An assembly of machines which, in order to achieve the same end, are arranged and controlled so that they function as an integral whole.

Technical File Lodging:

Where designated standards are applied in full, the Technical File must be lodged with an Approved Body. CEM will acknowledge receipt and provide secure storage for 15 years after the date of last manufacture.

Technical documentation

Upon successful assessment, Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 on Machinery requires a technical documentation as laid out in Annex II. The technical documents must enable the assessment of the conformity of the appliance with the requirements of the Regulations.

Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016

The Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016 supersede the EMC Directive 2014/30/EU. The Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016 ensures that electrical and electronic equipment does not generate, or is not affected by, electromagnetic disturbance.

The Regulations applies to:

Please refer to the Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016 for detailed requirements. Electromagnetic-compatibility-regulations-2016

Services that we offer as an Approved Body

Technical File Review:

A Technical File is required in order to comply with the Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016. We will review your Technical File for conformity to the requirements of the regulations and provide recommendations on any areas requiring further action or improvements.

Technical File Lodging:

CEM will acknowledge receipt and provide secure storage for 10 years after the date of last manufacture.

EMC Testing Service:

If required, CEM can make necessary to have equipment tested in accordance with the requirements of the EMC Regulations.

Radio Equipment Regulations 2017

The essential requirements for radio equipment, which include constructing radio equipment to both effectively use and support the efficient use of radio spectrum in order to avoid harmful interference (article 3.2), are designated via the Radio Equipment Regulations 2017, came into force on the 1st of January 2021.

The Regulations apply to:

Please refer to the Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 for detailed requirements. Radio-equipment-regulations-2017

At the time of writing many standards which were designated under the old R&TTE directive are not as yet listed as designated under the new Radio Equipment Regulations 2017. If you need to use a standard which is not yet designated it is advisable to seek advice from an approved body as you will need the services of such to certify your product and therefore have sufficient evidence of compliance to the Radio Equipment Regulations 2017.

CEM International are an Approved Body for the Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 and can provide assistance with certification.

Services that we offer as an Approved Body

Technical File Review:

A Technical File is required in order to comply with the Radio Equipment Regulations 2017. We will review your Technical File for conformity to the requirements of the regulations and provide recommendations on any areas requiring further action or improvements.

Technical File Lodging:

CEM will acknowledge receipt and provide secure storage for 10 years after the date of last manufacture.

EMC and LVD Testing Service

CEM will arrange for equipment to be tested to ensure that it conforms to the requirements of the Radio Equipment Regulations 2017.

Technical documentation

The technical documentation shall be drawn up, in accordance with Article 21 of the Regulations, before the radio equipment is placed on the market and shall be continuously updated.

Construction Products Regulation 2011 (CPR)

The Regulation came into force on the 1st of January 2021 and imposes legal obligations on importers and distributors to participate in ensuring the compliance of the construction products they trade in. Importers and distributors need to adopt a ‘chain of custody’ approach to ensure the relevant supporting documents are able to be transferred from the manufacturer to the end user.

The Regulation permits two methods of compliance:

Note UK marking is only mandatory, where a designated standard is available against which to declare the performance of the product. Where there is no designated standard, the manufacturer may choose to demonstrate compliance via Technical Assessment. The information relevant to UKCA marking and declaration is always found in Annex ZA of each standard.

The Regulation continues to allow the development of TAs, which are specifications pertaining to a particular manufacturer and product type, particularly useful for innovative products or kits. The relevant issuing bodies are known as Technical Assessment Bodies (TABs).

In addition to declaring technical performance against the basic works requirements and in order to comply with the Construction Products Regulation 2011, products must meet certain factory production control requirements. The manufacturer must be able to demonstrate that their production methods will result in consistent product that continues to match the declared performance.

Declaration and marking

The manufacturer’s ‘declaration of performance’ must contain actual performance data in relation to the essential characteristics. This must be ‘made available’ to the end user. Additionally, some information must be marked on the product and/or its packaging.

CEM International are an Approved Body for the Construction Products Regulation and can provide assistance with certification.

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Services that we offer as an Approved Body

Product Compliance Gap analysis

CEM as experts in the arena of UKCA marking are best placed to be able to analyse product and determine in what areas it may need to be improved in order to meet the regulations.

Factory Production Control Assessment

CEM are able to conduct factory production control assessments to determine that the measures in place are sufficient to ensure that all production complies with the standards applicable.

Testing Service

If required, CEM will arrange for product to be tested to ensure that it conforms to the requirements of the construction product regulations.

For further information specific to your products, please contact us at CEM and we will be pleased to discuss your needs.

Testing Services

With its extensive global reach CEM International can provide various types of testing services.

REACH Testing: covers a wide range of consumer goods related to industries, including groceries, children's products, furniture, textiles, shoes, luggage, stationery, sports, leisure goods and other public consumer goods.

CEM can provide testing service of durable consumer products and feeding utensils for child covering over 10 categories, such as baby feeding-bottles and nipple, baby drinking bottle, soothers, baby strollers, baby cart, cradle, baby cribs, baby walking frames, high chairs, table chairs, play yards, rocking chairs, baby carriers and etc. We can test various items such as Mechanical and physical properties, Flammability, Migration of certain elements, Organic chemical compounds, REACH Regulation, SVHC, Cd, Phthalates, PAHs.

CEM can organize the testing of toys intended for use in play by children less than 14 years, such as Plush toys, Plastic toys, Electronic toys, Wood toys and etc.

CEM testing available resource is accepted 3rd party laboratory by CPSC, and authorized cooperative laboratory by Amazon. Before entering the US market, all children products must be tested by a CPSC accredited testing lab for compliance with Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) prescribed regulations.

CEM covers all the safety requirements of different types of infant and toddler tableware. Testing scope: infant and toddler’s drinking bottle, bowl, plate, dinner cup, knife, fork, spoon, chopsticks, etc.

Test Items:

mechanical and physical properties, VOC content, phthalates, heavy metals, FCM testing requirements, REACH Regulation, CPC. It depends on the product and testing standards.

CEM International has the necessary resource to organize various Electronic & Electrical Appliances and Machinery safety compliance testing and activities.

CEM can organize all necessary testing services for medical devices (including: thermometers, oximeters, sphygmomanometers, fetal heartbeat detector, electrocardiographs Color ultrasound system, X-ray machines, etc.) such as Testing of active medical device, EMC testing and debugging service, Reliability Testing, NMPA registration testing service, Biocompatibility test, Software evaluation as the basis for medical devices to enter the global market. If a product is to be exported to the European Union or the United States, then corresponding tests will need to be done to meet the EU or US standards. Among the testing services we provide are included: Transformer Double Voltage/ Double Frequency Testing, Transformer Overload and Short Circuit Testing, Defibrillation Testing, Single Failure Testing, Mold Pressing Testing, Ball Pressure Testing, etc.

CEM can provide all necessary safety performance tests of electronic and electrical products: Input Power Testing, Residual Voltage Testing, Ground Resistance Testing, dielectric withstand voltage test, Current Leakage Testing, Stability test.

CEM International will arrange all necessary Reliability testing for Electronic & Electrical Appliances such as: Electronic Component Testing, Test of Connectors, Cable Testing, Communications/Communications Equipment Testing, Printed boards or printed board assemblies Testing, Electronic Soldering Materials Testing.

Training and Events

CEM can provide training courses related to UK and EU regulations, aiming to help companies from different industries better understand relevant regulations and standard requirements, including the UKCA certification process.

CEM will carefully listen to your individual training needs and then develop a course specifically for you, avoiding large and empty training content. We will carefully design the training program according to the requirements of each organization, so that you can apply the gained knowledge to your enterprise's product design and compliance process.

CEM trainers are experts with extensive industry knowledge and many years of experience in their respective fields.

Should you need our training services, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are confident that in our portfolio of training courses there are suitable options for you.