CE Marking & the New Machinery Regulation in Practice (English)

The Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 replaces the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and applies fully from 20 January 2027. This course covers the entire chain – from the legal basis of CE marking and risk assessment to technical documentation, digital instructions for use, cybersecurity, and market surveillance. Five practical modules with case studies and workplace exercises make the knowledge usable in daily operations: at procurement, delivery checks, risk assessment and on the shop floor.

Practical online training on CE marking and the EU's new Machinery Regulation. Twelve modules cover preliminary study, scope, risk assessment, documentation, conformity assessment, substantial modifications, new technologies and market surveillance, with practical workplace cases throughout.

Course objectives

After the training, participants should be able to explain the meaning and legal basis of CE marking, determine if a product falls under the Machinery Regulation, identify the company's role and obligations, carry out and document a risk assessment, select the correct conformity assessment procedure, compile technical documentation and the EU declaration, and manage substantial modifications, market surveillance, and sanctions.

What you will learn

• Explain what CE marking means and the obligations it entails
• Determine whether a product falls within the scope of the Machinery Regulation and define the company's role
• Conduct and document a risk assessment in accordance with Annex III and EN ISO 12100
• Select the appropriate conformity assessment procedure and identify when a notified body is required
• Compile technical documentation, instructions for use, and an EU declaration of conformity

Who the course is for

Designers, machinery safety and quality managers, production and maintenance technicians, purchasers, importers, and distributors of machinery, as well as anyone who modifies, integrates, or CE marks machinery lines.

How the course is run

Self-paced digital training comprising eight modules. Each module concludes with a module quiz that must be passed before the next module unlocks, and the course ends with a final quiz of 50 questions. A certificate is issued upon successful completion.

What's included

12 modules with 4 sections each, 12 module quizzes with 5 questions each, practical examples, narration and a 40-question final exam. The pass mark is 80%, with up to three attempts.