This week, UK authorities published the recall of a toy magnetic dart board game because the strong small magnets easily detach and are hazardous. The incident highlights that there may still be a lack of awareness among manufacturers to the very serious dangers of magnets in children's products.
The hazards associated with these small strong magnets is that they can cause blockages, restrict blood flow and can cause tissue perforation in the gut or airways - with sometimes fatal consequences.
As the cost of rare earth magnets has decreased, they have found their way into consumer products and toys. They are typically 2 to 3 times stronger than common ferric magnets.
In 2007 such magnets hit the headlines with massive recalls and discussion by governments worldwide. By 2009 the European safety standard EN 71 part 1 was amended to include limits on the size and strength of magnets in toys.
As with all safety legislation, awareness in the supply chain is vital. Manufacturers need to keep informed and up to date, as greater understanding of the new risks are adopted into the safety standards.
To find out more about the product please visit http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/dyna/rapex/create_rapex.cfm?rx_id=341 for the latest Rapex report.
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This course provides an introduction to the basics of EMC, equipment design, the EMC Directive and CE Marking, EMC standards, preparation for testing and related documentation.
Ensuring your electrical or electronic product does not cause electromagnetic interference (EMI) with radio and television reception and that it is not upset by transmitters such as mobile phones are examples of achieving Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC).
Benefits of attending
Avoid obvious mistakes in product EMC design Minimise cost and avoid delays in product EMC testing by adequate preparation. Ensure that equipment is legally placed on the EU market or taken into service to avoid potential penalties. Achieve trouble free export of products within EU.
Who Should Attend
The course is intended for design and test engineers and managers with compliance responsibilities involved in the development or supply of electrical and electronic equipment.
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CE Marking Workshop - Everything you need to know about CE Marking and meeting your legal objectives within Europe.
This training course is intended to provide a practical approach guide to what you need to know about the CE marking requirements for electrical and electronic equipment placed on the European Market.
Dates
Wednesday 2nd March 2011- Coventry
Wednesday 6th April 2011 - Billingham
Wednesday 4th May 2011 - London
Wednesday 1st June 2011- Cambridge
Wednesday 7th September 2011- Manchester
Wednesday 19th October 2011- East Kilbride
Wednesday 23rd November 2011 Fareham
Benefits of Attending
Delegates will gain a good understanding of the key issues relating to CE marking from the principles CE marking represents to the actual requirements that need to be satisfied. This will include some practical skills to enable them to implement and manage these requirements within their own company. They will benefit from the knowledge of the presenter who has 20 years’ experience working in this field.
Who Should Attend
Anyone involved in the design, development, production and selling of products that are placed on the European market. This includes, design engineers, project managers, engineering managers, approvals engineers, quality managers, sales managers. In particular those who sign the Declaration of Conformity. The material is intended to inform those that do not already understand CE marking requirements and to clarify and reinforce the understanding of those already familiar with the concepts.
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Welcome to the third edition of CONSUMER:: Talk, the New Consumer Safety Newsletter from TÜV SÜD Product Service Ltd. We hope to communicate important news and information to keep you informed of changes in Consumer safety standards and regulations, as well as our own activities. The newsletter contains CE Marking workshops, REACH, Wireless mobile charging and more.
We trust you will enjoy the third issue and find it both an interesting and worthwhile read. If you have any recent news that you think may be of interest to the Consumer Safety industry, please do not hesitate to let us know and we shall consider it for our next edition.Click here to download CONSUMER::Talk
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Welcome to the second edition of WIRELESS::Talk, the new Wireless Newsletter from TÜV SÜD Product Service Ltd. We hope to communicate important news and information to keep you informed of changes in radio and telecoms standards, as well as our own activities.
We trust you will enjoy the second issue and find it both an interesting and worthwhile read. If you have any recent news that you think may be of interest to the radio and telecoms industry, please do not hesitate to let us know and we shall consider it for our next edition.
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