Testing and certification

Testing and certification
040-0712/01
angličtina

Summary

The course deals with certification and testing, used as proof of a safe product. It introduces EU regulations that define how to demonstrate the conformity of product properties with technical requirements in accordance with the new legal framework and EU policy. It mentions accreditation as a system for ensuring the quality of testing and emphasizes the contribution of metrology and standardization to verifying the conformity of product properties with the requirements of technical regulations. It introduces the obligations of entities placing products on the market and the role of supervisory authorities.

Literature

uropean Commission. Commission notice. The ‘Blue Guide’ on the implementation of EU products rules 2016 (Text with EEA relevance). [online]. In: Official Journal of the European Union, C 272, 26 July 2016 (2016/C 272/01).
European Union. Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93 (Text with EEA relevance). [online] Official Journal of the European Union, L 2008/218, 9. 7. 2008, p. 30.

Advised literature

Borchardt Klaus-Dieter. The ABC of European Union law. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2010. ISBN 978-92-78-40525-0
JCGM. International Vocabulary of Metrology – Basic and General Concepts and Associated Terms (VIM 3rd edition), 2012

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Language of instruction	angličtina
Code	040-0712
Abbreviation	TaC
Course title	Testing and certification
Coordinating department	Department of Occupational and Process Safety
Course coordinator	Ing. et Ing. Vendula Laciok, Ph.D.