IECEE peer assessment training enhances certification processes

Electronic products are an integral part of our lives, from phones to household appliances and medical devices, so we want to make sure they work safely and as intended. While standards and regulations guide manufacturers and product testers, how can we be sure that those doing the testing are up to the job?

The IECEE is the IEC System of Conformity Assessment Schemes for Electrotechnical Equipment. The IECEE Schemes address the safety, quality, efficiency and overall performance of components, devices and equipment for homes, offices, workshops, health facilities among others.

Its Peer Assessment Programme is designed to ensure those carrying out certification processes do so in the most competent way. The result is that that those who participate in the IECEE's programmes, such as all IECEE National Certification Bodies (NCBs) and testing laboratories (CBTLs) apply IECEE rules and procedures consistently and fully comply with them.

In this way, it enables its members to use the principle of mutual recognition (reciprocal acceptance) of test results to obtain certification or approval at national levels around the world. It also builds confidence among participants and the marketplace as well as trust in mutual recognition.

More than 200 participants from the Asian region met in Beijing, China this week to undergo the training, which includes not only assessment administration and practices, but a wide range of other important elements such as impartiality, how to identify infringements, working in foreign language environments, measurement uncertainty and more.

Held with the support of the IECEE Member Body for China and TÜV Rheinland Beijing, the training also featured discussions and the sharing of experiences for testing and certification in a number of areas. These include cyber security, functional safety, solar photovoltaic components, household appliances and electric vehicles.

Wolfram Zeitz, the Executive Secretary for IECEE said the training event was also an opportunity to bring assessors together to discuss if changes or improvements need to be made to the assessment processes.

"Continuous improvement is always the goal and this week was a great opportunity to achieve that."

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