Experience of bodies for Experience of bodies for inspection of work at market inspection of work at market

surveillancesurveillance

Tamara PacekováTamara PacekováBratislavaBratislava 2006 2006

Legal baseLegal base – – legislation of the Slovak legislation of the Slovak RepublicRepublic

1. Act № 125/2006 Coll. on inspection of work (§ 1 b) 2. Act № 264/1999 Coll. on technical

requirements for products and on conformity assessment

(§ 30)

Activity of the bodies for inspection of Activity of the bodies for inspection of work in the field of surveillancework in the field of surveillance

1. Regulation № 308/2004 Coll. which determines the detailed technical requirements and conformity assessment procedures for electric appliances with certain range of voltage

(Directives 73/23, 93/68) 2. Regulation № 393/1999 Coll. which determines detailed

technical requirements for appliances burning gaseous fuels (148/2002, 302/2002, 252/2003)

(Directives 90/396, 93/68)

3. Regulation № 245/2004 Coll. which determines detailed technical requirements for products from the point of view of electromagnetic compatibility(194/2005)

(Directive 89/336)

4. Regulation № 29/2001 Coll. which determines detailed technical requirements and conformity assessment procedures for personal protective equipment (323/2002)

(Directive 89/686)

5. Regulation № 513/2001Coll. which determines detailed requirements and conformity assessment procedures for simple pressure vessels (328/2003)

(Directive 87/404, 90/488, 93/68)

6. Regulation № 571/2001 Coll. which determines detailed technical requirements and conformity assessment procedures for lifts (327/2003)

(Directive 95/16)

7. Regulation № 576/2002 Coll. which determines detailed technical requirements and conformity assessment procedures for pressure equipment (329/2003)

(Directive 97/23)

8. Regulation № 117/2001 Coll.which determines detailed requirements and conformity assessment procedures for the equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (296/2002)

(Directive 94/9)

– Ministry of work, social affaires amd family of the Slovak Republic

– National inspection of work

– Inspections of work in 8 regions of Slovakia(Bratislava, Trnava, Nitra, Žilina, Banská Bystrica, Prešov and

Košice)

On the basis of ActOn the basis of Act № 125/2006 № 125/2006 Coll. Coll. the bodies for inspection of work arethe bodies for inspection of work are

Types of surveillanceTypes of surveillance

typetype SurveillanceSurveillanceNumberNumber % compared % compared

years years 2005/20042005/2004year year

20052005year year 20042004

23/A Control according to plan 133 237 56,12

23/B Special control 1 2 50,00

23/F Subsequent control - control of eliminated infringements

13 20 65,00

23/CParticipation in acceptance of construction

55 0 0,00

23/D Consideration of complaints 0 1 0,00

23/E Consideration of suggestions 4 11 36,36

23/G Consultations 53 85 62,35

Number of controls- market surveillance

259 356 72,75

2005 2004

personal protective equipment 3,5 % 0,7 %

electrical appliances, lifts, appliances burning gaseous fuels 39,6 % 37,2 %

machinery 38,2 % 51,1%

equipment in explosive atmospheres 11,1% 3,5%

Basic division of shortcomingsBasic division of shortcomings Certain kinds of approved productsCertain kinds of approved products

Ascertainment number of shortcomings[%]

а) § 10 discharge of duties by manufacturers, importers and distributors at placing of products on the market (operation) 244 41,5

b) § 13 Declaration of conformity 200 34,0

c) § 17 Conformity mark 92 15,6

Together 536 91,2

Shortcomings found out at inspection of work in the field of

market surveillance in 2005 (Act No 264/1999 Coll.)

Shortcomings – Act No 264/1999 in 2005

ParagraphParagraph Number of Number of shortcomings shortcomings

% %

shortcomings shortcomings Description of shortcomingsDescription of shortcomings

§ 9 item 2§ 9 item 2 2323 3,93,9 Interdiction of placing on the Interdiction of placing on the market of the approved market of the approved products without declaration of products without declaration of conformityconformity

§ 10 item 2 § 10 item 2 4343 7,37,3 M/IMM/IM AP AP – – discrepancy to TS discrepancy to TS

§ 10 item 3§ 10 item 3 8989 15,115,1 M/IMM/IM AP placing on the market AP placing on the market after assessment of conformityafter assessment of conformity

§ 10 item 4§ 10 item 4 104104 17,717,7 M/IMM/IM placing of AP on the placing of AP on the market according to TS and market according to TS and issuing of DC issuing of DC

§ 17 item 3 § 17 item 3 7878 13,313,3 Conformity markConformity mark

AP –approved product, M – manufacturer, IM - importer, AP –approved product, M – manufacturer, IM - importer,

TS – technical standardsTS – technical standards,, DC – declaration of conformity DC – declaration of conformity

ObjectiveObjective

Improvement of techniqueImprovement of technique Special training of inspectors of work Special training of inspectors of work Addition of information base with state Addition of information base with state

standards and normative documents on standards and normative documents on labour safetylabour safety

Cooperation at the control over the market Cooperation at the control over the market with other bodieswith other bodies