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Automotive Mechanical
Safety
 TÜV Product Service
is an NRTL and a Notified Body for the EU Machinery Directive, providing
experts throughout the world to guide you through the certification process,
saving your company time, effort and money.
In providing mechanical safety services,
TÜV partners with your organization to provide you with a comprehensive
understanding of international machinery safety requirements, and how
they apply to your product.
EU Machinery Directive
As an EU Notified Body, TÜV
can test your machinery to meet the essential health and safety requirements
outlined within the directive. Once complete, and your product meets the
basic requirements, your technical construction file is compiled and the
CE Marking can be applied. With TÜV's expertise and assistance, market
access is assured.
Additionally, utilizing a Notified Body
improves your top management's level of confidence that the legally binding
CE Marking process has been done effectively and efficiently the first
time.
About the Machinery Directive
The Machinery Directive (98/37/EC)
applies to machinery, moving machines, machine installations, and machines
for lifting and transporting people as well as safety components. The
specified essential health and safety requirements (EHSR) of this directive
cover the entire scope of mechanical engineering and are a vital aspect
of the industrial community.
The Machinery Directive applies to machinery that has:
- An assembly of linked parts or components
- At least one movable part
- Actuators, controls and power circuits
- Processing, treatment, moving or packaging
of a material
- Several machines acting in combination
- Interchangeable equipment
- Dangers not covered by the Low Voltage
Directive
- Not covered elsewhere by a specific Community
Directive
The Machinery Directive
also requires a Hazard Analysis / Risk assessment to be completed for
all products falling under its scope. Risk analysis provides information
required for the risk evaluation, allowing an evaluation to be made of
the safety of the machinery.
Additionally, the Machinery Directive requires that a Notified Body (such
as TÜV) perform an EC type examination for Annex IV machines and
safety components.
Click
here to visit the machinery portion of our website for full details.
NRTL Services
 TÜV
America Inc. and TÜV Product Service GmbH are recognized NRTL's (Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratories) providing electrical safety testing to
U.S. standards. As an NRTL, TÜV also provides field labeling services
for machinery equipment. The TÜV-Mark
for Safety
TÜV also offers certification
marks beyond the CE Marking for Machinery. Thousands of products are required
to have the CE Marking. A TÜV Product Service certification mark
demonstrates more.
The TÜV-Mark demonstrates that your product not only meets the Essential
Health and Safety Requirements of the Machinery Directive, but it is backed
by an independent third-party testing organization. The TÜV-Mark
is recognized globally, providing your company the marketing advantage
needed to position your products ahead of your competitors.
For more information, contact
us.
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