How You Will Benefit
This course is designed to be a roadmap through the maze of technical requirements for U.S. products entering the European Union and other Eastern European countries.By bringing this course on-site to your facility you save time and money. The instructors will tailor the course to meet the specific needs of your organization. This gives you the opportunity to train your entire staff at once and to discuss your special situations.
Topics Include
* New European-Wide Laws
* The Standards Products Must Meet and Why
* Testing Certification and Quality Control Requirements
* Risk Assessment Requirements
* Technical Construction File
* User's Manuals
* Notified Bodies
* CE Marking
* Export Documentation
* Authorized Representatives
* Product Liability
Fee of $449 Includes:
* User's Guide to the European Market (a 50-page guide)
* Course Notes
* Certificate of Attendance
* 0.7 CEUs
* Refreshments and Coffee Breaks
Who Should Attend
This course is for CEOs, marketing managers, engineers, designers, quality control managers, members of a company's strategic planning team, or government officials who need to know more about technical requirements entry into the European Union.
You should also attend if your company's products fall under the following New Approach Directives (laws governing health, safety, and environmental aspects of products):
* Appliances burning gaseous fuels
* Construction products
* Electromagentic compatibility
* Energy efficiency requirements for household refrigerators and freezers
* Equipment and protective systems in potentially explosive atmospheres
* Explosives for civil uses
* Elevators
* Low Voltage equipment
* Medical devices (active implantable, general, in vitro diagnostic)
* Non-automatic weighting instruments
* Packaging and packaging waste
* Personal protective equipment
* Pressure equipment
* Recreational craft
* Safety of machinery
* Safety of toys
* Simple pressure vessels
* Radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity
About the Instructor
Helen Delaney has spent a full career in the standards community, and has over twenty-seven years of experience in the field. She is the former Standards Attaché of the U.S. Mission to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium. As Standards Attaché she counseled two U.S. Ambassadors and advised many U.S. companies in overcoming technical obstacles to trade in Europe.
Ms. Delaney is also the former Washington Representative and Director of Global Affairs for ASTM, a world leader in standards development and one of the co-sponsors of this course. She has headed her own consulting firm since 1989, interrupting it only to serve in the Foreign Commercial Service from 1995 to 1998. Currently, she is the President of Delaney Consulting, Inc. in Bethesda, MD.
A native of Philadelphia, PA, Ms. Delaney has attended Temple University, the University of Maryland in Germany, and the Federal City College of Washington, D.C.
About ASTM and Sponsoring Committee
Organized in 1898, ASTM is one of the world's largest voluntary standards development organizations. ASTM standards have grown to be among the world's most wide-ly used and accepted documents. They cover subjects such as metals, paints, plastics, textiles, petroleum, construction, energy, the environment, consumer products, medical services and devices, computerized systems, electronics, and many others. The 82-volume Annual Book of ASTM Standards (available on CD ROM) contains 11,000 standards written by 34,000 members on our 140 technical committees. These standards are widely used throughout the world as the basis of purchasing and other contracts, codes, laws and regulations.
On-Site Training Available
ASTM can bring this course to your site. For more information, contact: Scott Murphy, phone: (610) 832-9685, fax: (610) 832-9668.