Activity Details

Course Introduction

Standardization Organization for the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GSO) issued this Gulf Low-Voltage Technical Regulation (LV TR). In order to achieve integration in the GCC Common Market, and ensure the safety and quality of goods that placed to the member states market.aiming for the safety of citizens and residents which is the ultimate goal represented by protect consumer, environment and public health based on the essential requirements for products namely; safety, health and environment.

GSO seeks, by these efforts, to achieve selling safe products with adequate safety level that do not harm the health of consumers, and maintain a sustainable environment for future generations.

GSO Council approved in its 20^th Meeting (Riyadh, 5^th November, 2014) this LV TR. It will come into full force from July 2016, whilst it will be for experimental starting from June 2015 so as to give opportunity for all economic operators to arrange their status in line with the LV TR requirements and to enable the Notified Bodies to work on the corresponding conformity assessment procedures.

Course Objective

This interactive training course aims to give a precise interpretation about the LV TR chapters, articles and clauses. Such as the general and technical requirements, determine the economic operator's obligations, explain the conformity presumptions, and then explain conformity assessments requirements i.e. risk analysis and conformity assessment procedures and finally the general, administrative and final provisions. In addition to present the general principles of the gulf conformity mark technical regulation.

Learning objectives

The main course objectives is as follows:

1- Explain the concept of the new GCC approach to legislative obligation.

2- Introduce the LV TR, most important are:

• The Product Essential Requirements (Safety, Health and Environment)
• Electromagnetic Compatibility requirements.
• Economic Operators obligations.
• Manufactures Obligations; risk analysis and prepare technical documentation
• Notified Body obligations and Notification process.
• Conformity Assessment Procedures

3-     How relevant Authorities in Member States contribute to the mandatory implementation of the LV TR.

Who Should Attend?

• Specialists in National Standardization Bodies of Member States.
• Specialists in Monitoring and legislative Bodies of Member States.
• Specialists in market surveillance authorities.
• Specialists in Conformity Assessment Bodies (testing Labs and certification bodies).
• Specialists in products compliance at manufactures, importers and traders.

Course outlines

The training course outlines are:

• Historical background, goals, objectives and scope.
• Concept of place on the market and safety objectives.
• Essential requirements and protect against hazards.
• Technical measures to meet requirements.
• Obligations of manufactures, legal representative, importer and distributor.
• Conformity presumption and G marking principles.
• Risk analysis and Conformity Assessment Procedures.
• IECEE CB SCHEME considerations
• Prepare the Technical File
• Type examination.
• Conformity declarations

Training Methods

• Interactive Presentations;
• Simulated Case Studies in Interactive workshops

Certificates

Participation certificate issued by GCC Standardization Training Center