Technical regulations and standards

ID: 1444
Course type: scientific and vocational
Course coordinator: Mišković Z. Žarko
Lecturers: Mitrović M. Radivoje, Mišković Z. Žarko, Stamenić V. Zoran
Contact: Mišković Z. Žarko
Level of studies: M.Sc. (graduate) Academic Studies – Mechanical Engineering
ECTS: 6
Final exam type: seminar works
Department: Department of General Machine Design

Lectures

Goal

Acquiring of the basic knowledge in the field of technical regulations and standards. Fully understanding the mutual correlation between international and national technical regulations. Full training for the project documentation making in terms of respect for the essential requirements relevant to technical regulations and standards.

Outcome

After the attended course, students gain knowledge about: • the content, significance and types of technical regulations and standards, • technical legislation of EU directives, • conformity assessment procedures, notified bodies, • CE marking, market surveillance, • machine safety, • Risk assessment and national legislation on safety and health at work.

Theoretical teaching

The role, importance and types of technical regulations in mechanical engineering. The place and role in the process of technical regulations and machinery design. Standardization. Application scope. Lows about standardization. Low of Accreditation. Low of Metrology. Laws of Technical Directives. Directives and other regulatory legislation documents. EU technical legislation. EU directives. The meaning of new and global approach. Scope of application of the New Approach Directives. Products and goods covered by directives. Compatibility to the Directives. Standard procedure for conformity assessment. Modules. Quality standards application. Notified bodies. Principles of Accreditation. The process of certification. Notified bodies and subcontracting. Coordination and cooperation of notified bodies. CE marking. The principles of the CE markings. Products which is marked with CE. Market surveillance. Principles of market surveillance. Machine safety. Reliability. Hazard. Risk. Functions of machinery safety. Safety protection. Manual Instruction. Strategy for selection of safety measures. Risk assessment. The evaluation of risk. Law on Safety and Health at work.

Practical teaching

Examples of application and use of various types of technical regulations and standards in the construction and design process. Examples of formation and complete technical documentation for obtaining the CE mark for the product. Examples of forming and completing the documentation for the accreditation of laboratories for product testing. Examples and conformity assessment of products. Examples of designing technical solutions for machinery safety and protection. Example of making manual instructions for machinery, equipment or installations. Examples of risk assessment for machinery and mechanical systems. Examples of completing a documentation for the risk assessment. During course, students will visit the following institutions: - Certified Laboratory for Machinery Elements and System Testing - LIMES, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering; - Directorate of Measures and Precious Metals (DMDM)of the Republic of Serbia; - The Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia; - Institute for Standardization of the Republic of Serbia; - Notified Body of Vinča Institute.

Attendance requirement

There are no special requirements for attending the course.

Resources

- Teaching materials: Instructions for the application of directives based on new approach and global approach - Danish Technological Institute (translated version) 2006, EU Directive, EU Standards, Standards of Republic of Serbia, the Law on Standardization, the Law on Accreditation Act, the Law on Metrology, Lawс on technical regulations. Required additional materials (handouts, Directives Of Republic of Serbia, etc..) are given at the web site or as a hard copy. Large-scale electronic materials can be made available to students in direct contact. - Computer equipped classroom; - Access to Internet; - Laboratory for General Machine Design, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering; - Certified Laboratory for Machinery Elements and System Testing - LIMES, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering; - Certified Laboratory for Vehicle Testing - CIAH, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.

Assigned hours

Total assigned hours: 75

Active teaching (theoretical)

New material: 20
Elaboration and examples (recapitulation): 10

Active teaching (practical)

Auditory exercises: 15
Laboratory exercises: 0
Calculation tasks: 0
Seminar paper: 5
Project: 0
Consultations: 0
Discussion/workshop: 10
Research study work: 0

Knowledge test

Review and grading of calculation tasks: 0
Review and grading of lab reports: 0
Review and grading of seminar papers: 5
Review and grading of the project: 0
Test: 5
Test: 0
Final exam: 5

Knowledge test (100 points total)

Activity during lectures: 5
Test/test: 25
Laboratory practice: 0
Calculation tasks: 0
Seminar paper: 25
Project: 0
Final exam: 45
Requirement for taking the exam (required number of points): 25

Literature

Fundaments of Technical Regulatives, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade, 2015.; Directives and regulation books of Republic of Serbia; EU Directives (MD, LVD, EMC, HACCP, ATEX,...); Websites of Institute for Standardisation of the Republic of Serbia and Directorate for Measures and Precious Metals; Patent base ESPACENET