Testing and certification

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	English
Code	040-0712/01
Abbreviation	TaC
Course title	Testing and certification
Credits	4
Coordinating department	Department of Occupational and Process Safety
Course coordinator	Ing. et Ing. Vendula Laciok, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to the problems of testing and certification
2. EU legislation relating to a safe product
3. Old and new legal framework for product safety assessment
4. Market surveillance and safety gate system
5. Methods of product compliance assesment with safe product requirements in regulated and non-regulated spheres
6. Product sectors and modular structure for product conformity assessment
7. Third party assessment - notified person (notified body) for independent conformity assessment - nando database
8. European standardization, european and international standardization organizations, application and importance of harmonized standards for product conformity assessment
9. Testing as a means for objective conformity assessment of product properties with technical specifications, uncertainties of measurement
10. International organizations for accreditation the testing and calibration laboratories and certification bodies
11. Product documentation, declaration of conformity, instructions for use
12. Directive 2006/42/EC on machinery- subject matter, structure and content, essential requirements, case study
13. Directive 94/9/EC (Atex) - subject matter, structure and content, essential requirements, case study

E-learning

The study materials are available in MS Teams/LMS Moodle.

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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