Electrical Safety Requirements

A one day course for Electrical Engineers or Technicians directly involved in design, Quality Assurance Engineers and engineers involved in product certification.

Objectives

• To provide familiarisation with the European 'Low Voltage' Directive
• To provide familiarisation with the electrical safety requirements of the European 'Machinery' Directive
• The key features of safety standards eg EN 60950 and their relevance to designers and approvals engineers
• The scope of testing required
• To provide a practical review of hardware to illustrate good and bad safety practices

Programme will include

• The legal background to CE Marking, Product Safety and Product Liability

• The role of harmonised standards
• Selecting the appropriate standard
• Routes to CE Marking
• Technical Files
• Assessment of Product Safety
• Classification of hazards
• Creepage, clearance and distance through insulation
• Interpreting standards
• Case studies and practical examples
• Product descriptions and manufacturing surveillance
• Checklists
• Testing

• Assessment: This course is a non-assessed briefing, a certificate of attendance will be given to each attendee.
• This course is non-residential but details of local hotels are available if needed.

Registration

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