Help and advice on directives, standards and associated technology

Regular seminars and workshops

There are at least five Club meetings held each year. These are usually half day events, often hosted by Club members. Check out details and book you place at coming events.

Meetings are held to address issues of concern to companies who are manufacturing, assembling and/or supplying products, systems and components whose performance needs to comply with directives, standards and regulations. Historically these have been mainly concerned with the European EMC Directive but increasingly the Club is dealing with other compliance issues. Below are listed some of the topics dealt with over the last few years.

      EMC Directive
  • Overview of the requirements of the EMC Directive
  • EMC Directives and UK regulations
  • Continuing compliance procedures
  • The use of Standards in EMC compliance and the implications of uncertainty   [Agenda]
  • Getting back to basics - a review of the Directive, and a look at recent revisions  [Agenda]

 

      EMC design
  • Designing for EMC – tips and techniques
  • PCB design for EMC – the five golden rules
  • Standards and technical construction files
  • CE + CE ¹ CE : how to ensure CE system compliance
  • Application beyond 1GHz – pushing the limits of the frequency spectrum
  • Demonstration of EMC phenomena
  • EMC and the safety aspects of large systems and complete installations   [Agenda]
  • Earthing and protection against lightning   [Agenda]
  • Practical design for cost-effective manufacture

 

     Testing - general
  • EMC testing during product development
  • Pre-compliance testing
  • Cost effective tests and testing – know your test house
  • Aspects of large system testing
  • Testing for safety and the LVD
  • Various site visits to test houses, etc
  • Self-testing made easy

 

     Non - EMC and general regulatory issues
  • CE Marking and standards
  • Legal responsibilities for equipment specifiers
  • CE Marking for electrical safety and the LVD Directive
  • Legal implications of the CE Marking Directives
  • The Medical Devices Directive
  • General product safety and liability
  • Trading worldwide – implications for EMC and related standards compliance
  • Case studies in compliance: the EMC, Low Voltage and Machinery Safety directives
  • Compliance and the work of the Trading Standards service   [Agenda]
  • Component obsolescence   [Agenda]
  • Preparing for the impact of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directives   [Agenda]
  • Exporting to the US and Far East - product safety certification and approvals requirements  
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