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Certification of electrical appliance

Alison Hodge

In the Church of England Faculty Rules, they stipulate the following: 

"For the purposes of Schedule 1 and work to an electrical installation or electrical equipment,

“accredited certification scheme” means a scheme of product conformity certification for industrial
and commercial electrical work which applies to the work that is to be carried out and which is

accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS)." 

How can we as church users get an item of electrical equipment tested to comply with this statement please? We have designed a small heater unit to reduce the moisture in church bell ropes. Many thanks indeed. 

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    This seems most odd.

    UKAS are the over arching body,  appointed by government,  their role is to assess and accredit all the other organisations that provide services including certification, testing, inspection and calibration.

    They do not themselves test stuff as a service,

    Now, for CE marking or UKCA, which are the product standards against which you should be declaring.

    In terms of UKCA/CE marking, a heater needs to meet, probably among others the low voltage directive, the EMC directives and

    EN 60519-1  Safety in Electric Heater Installations Part I: General Requirements IEC 60519-1:2006)

    EN 60519-2  Particular Requirements for Resistance Heaters Part II: (IEC 60519- 2:3006)

    Mike.

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    This seems most odd.

    UKAS are the over arching body,  appointed by government,  their role is to assess and accredit all the other organisations that provide services including certification, testing, inspection and calibration.

    They do not themselves test stuff as a service,

    Now, for CE marking or UKCA, which are the product standards against which you should be declaring.

    In terms of UKCA/CE marking, a heater needs to meet, probably among others the low voltage directive, the EMC directives and

    EN 60519-1  Safety in Electric Heater Installations Part I: General Requirements IEC 60519-1:2006)

    EN 60519-2  Particular Requirements for Resistance Heaters Part II: (IEC 60519- 2:3006)

    Mike.

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    Thanks a lot Mike. So how or where do we get the whole unit assessed and accredited? They are electrically (PAT) tested. The main concern is from insurance about fire risk. We bought electrical component parts from a reputable supplier with, we hope, the relevant standards met according to their data sheets (am I allowed to mention company names?) - the rest is a simple mechanical housing.  

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