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KOSHA Hosts International Seminar on Safety Certification System 2016.11.24
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KOSHA Hosts International Seminar on Safety Certification System

Providing information to support domestic manufacturers of products requiring KCs certification and S certification to obtain foreign safety certifications

 

The Safety Certification Center of the Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute (OSHRI) of KOSHA (President Young Soon Lee) is hosting the 「International Seminar on Safety Certification System」at the Federation of Korean Industries Tower in Yeoeui-do, Seoul on November 4.

○ Participants of the seminar will include 70 or more officials of manufacturers of products requiring KCs or S safety certification marks that wish to export their goods abroad.

International Seminar on Safety Certification System

- Date: Friday November 4, 2016, at 14:00-17:00

- Venue: Topaz Seminar Room, 2nd floor of FKI Tower located in Yeouido, Seoul

- Participants: KOSHA Director of Technology, Chairman of Korea Safety Equipment Association, about 70 officials of manufacturers of products requiring KCs or S safety certification marks.

 

Acquiring foreign safety certifications is essential for manufacturers of products requiring domestic safety certifications (KCs and S marks) that wish to enter the international market.

○ However, the safety certification system varies by country in terms of its standards and procedures and it was difficult for industries to collect related information.

 

 

 

○ KOSHA has previously hosted a briefing session on the safety certification system of Japan and EU last year to resolve the issue.

Types of safety certification by the Safety Certification Center of OSHRI

- KCs Safety Certification Mark: Safety certification system for domestic protective device and equipment

- S Safety Certification Mark: Safety certification system for domestic industrial machines and devices

□ This seminar invites safety certification experts from safety certification institutes abroad to

○ Provide information on the procedures and other relevant information of the safety certification systems of popular export destinations such as China (CCC), Russia (CU?GOST), and EU (CE).

Foreign Safety Certification Systems

- China: China Compulsory Certification(CCC)

- Russia: CU(technical regulation of Customs Union), GOST(Government Standard)

- EU: CE(Communaute Europeenne) mark

○ It is projected that by explaining their certification procedures this seminar will give Korean industries a chance to acquire foreign safety certifications more easily by providing information about and raising the understanding of foreign safety certification systems .

"I hope that the information provided through this seminar helps domestic manufacturers to find a way out of difficulties in exporting their products," said KOSHA Director of Technology Dong Choon Kim, "KOSHA will continue to put its effort towards providing information on foreign safety certification systems for Korean industries through the core values of Government 3.0 such as openness, sharing, communication, and collaboration."

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