Risk assessment: UK21/G022
Adopted EU recommendation GEN-046. UK approved recommendation on the role of the Approved Body in risk assessment.
Question
Schedule 2, Part 1, paragraph 4 of the Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 2016 as amended (“the Regulations”) states:
The technical documentation… must make it possible to assess the conformity of the marine equipment with the applicable international standards and must include an adequate analysis and assessment of the risks
What is the procedure to be applied for risk assessment as addressed above? What is the role of the manufacturer? What is the role of the Approved Body?
Recommendation
The adequate analysis and assessment of the risk(s) is the responsibility of the manufacturer.
In case the manufacturer evaluates that applicable standards cover all reasonably foreseeable risks, the manufacturer should simply declare this in the technical documentation. This ensures that the risk assessment requirement is fulfilled.
In case that the manufacturer concludes that the applicable standards do not cover all reasonably foreseeable risks, the manufacturer should identify and analyse the risks and describe the measures taken to address them.
The Approved Body involved verifies that the technical documentation addresses a risk assessment.
References
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MSN 1874 as amended
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The Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 2016 as amended
Items affected
- All
More information
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