ISO 9001:2008 is no more just QMS, it is now a Business Management System that requires you to do RISK Management when designing the QMS. You have to understand the Risks to the business, and determine the Processes to be develoed. This may require you to do HACCP studies, if you are a food processor, and understand Product liability and the implications of Product Recall as in ISO/PC 240. For guidance in designing your QMS, you must refer to ISO 9004:2009.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
UL vs CE Marking
The UL Listing and CE marking are two completely different kinds of product evaluations.
UL Listing: An independent Type Testing and certification when product meet applicable North American, UL & ANSI requirements depending on the declared application.
Prerequisites: Critical components used in an end product like SMPS or Controller should be UL Listed / Recognized and selected of the correct rating with respect to end product requirements.
Please specify: Normal Area use / hazardous area use? if individual components like SMPS, GPRS modem etc. are bought out items?
CE Marking: is a self declared marking after testing to the requirements of applicable directives. If used in Zone 1 or higher hazardous areas, ATEX directive compliance needs to be strictly issued by Notified Body like UL. RF Testing will be needed for wireless components unless previously tested and labelled.
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