{"id":3495,"date":"2022-07-14T17:44:27","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T17:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/a3cert.com\/certifieringar\/en-1090-1-ce-marking-of-steel-and-aluminium-structures\/"},"modified":"2023-02-14T11:30:42","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T11:30:42","slug":"en-1090-1-ce-marking-of-steel-and-aluminium-structures","status":"publish","type":"certifieringar","link":"https:\/\/a3cert.com\/en\/certifications\/en-1090-1-ce-marking-of-steel-and-aluminium-structures\/","title":{"rendered":"EN 1090-1 &#8211; CE-Marking of steel and aluminium structures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Companies that manufacture load-bearing components (load-bearing parts) that are dimensioned with euro codes must certify themselves against EN 1090-1.<br \/>\nExecution must be done against EN 1090-2.<br \/>\nThe manufacturer then receives the CE marking of its load-bearing products.<br \/>\nThe requirement for CE marking of products covered by EN 1090-1 became compulsory on 1 July 2014. Manufacturer&#8217;s system for manufacturing control<br \/>\n(FPC system) must be certified to EN 1090-1 by a notified body, the certified manufacturer must issue a declaration of performance for the product and CE mark it.<\/p>\n<h2>Questions &amp; answers regarding EN 1090:<\/h2>\n<h3>Are we under EN 1090 requirements?<\/h3>\n<p>If you manufacture or assemble structural components in steel or aluminum, you are probably covered. All construction products covered by a harmonized standard (or ETA) must be CE marked. You can find a list of all harmonized standards here.<\/p>\n<h3>What is the connection between ISO 3834 and EN 1090?<\/h3>\n<p>EN 1090 states that the welding must be in accordance with ISO 3834. Depending on the execution class (EXC), the following level applies to ISO 3834:<br \/>\nEXC 1: ISO 3834-4<br \/>\nEXC 2: ISO 3834-3<br \/>\nEXC 3: ISO 3834-2<br \/>\nEXC 4: ISO 3834-2<\/p>\n<h3>What is performance class and who decides it?<\/h3>\n<p>There are four execution classes (EXC 1-4) where 1 is the most elementary and 4 is the most advanced. It is the constructor who determines the execution class using Eurocoder.<\/p>\n<p>The performance classes look like follows:<br \/>\nEXC 1: Ceilings, railings, animal stalls, carport (given less than S 355)<br \/>\nEXC 2: Warehouse, office, house<br \/>\nEXC 3: Dynamic structures, bridges, really big houses,<br \/>\nEXC 4: Nuclear power, large arenas<\/p>\n<h3>Are there any eurocodes that are free?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes, the Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning and SIS have an agreement that allows you to get Euro codes free here.<\/p>\n<h3>Where to buy the EN 1090 standards?<\/h3>\n<p>You can buy these at SIS &#8211; Swedish Standards Institue.<\/p>\n<p>ISO 5817, Quality levels for discontinuities and shape deviations on welds are purchased here.<\/p>\n<h3>We are a so-called micro company with less than 10 employees, do we not have to certify ourselves?<\/h3>\n<p>No, EN 1090 falls under something called 2+ systems where a notified body (certification body) is required.<\/p>\n<h3>Can you have several different welding responsible persons?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes, the Swedish translation &#8220;welding responsible&#8221; is a poor translation of English&#8217;s &#8220;Welding coordination&#8221;, correct translation should be &#8220;Welding coordination&#8221;. This means, for example, that you can he an IWS to handle EXC 2 jobs and an IWE that takes care of EXC 3 jobs.<\/p>\n<h3>Must our welding manager \/ welding manager have IWS \/ IWT \/ IWE diploma?<\/h3>\n<p>No, there is no formal requirement for it. If the person responsible for welding is undiplomatic then we will do a deeper interview during the audit and assess what level they are at.<\/p>\n<h3>We have heard that it costs several million SEK to go through a certification against EN 1090, is that correct?<\/h3>\n<p>No, it sounds unreasonably expensive. We have certified over 200 companies and estimate that it costs from perhaps SEK 50,000 to a couple of hundred thousand swedish kronor, entirely depending on the starting position for the company and the desired EXC level.<\/p>\n<h3>You seem to know this with EN 1090, can you help me fix a system, weld tests, WPQR and the like?<\/h3>\n<p>No, we are impartial and independent. We neither get nor want to do anything other than to certify finished systems.<\/p>\n<h3>What are ZA and methods for CE marking?<\/h3>\n<p>EN 1090-1 contains four different methods for CE marking.<br \/>\nZA 3.2 Geometric data and material properties (Ex. Welded beam with flanges and life)<br \/>\nZA 3.3 Declaration of components&#8217; carrying capacity (Ex. Company with own design and turnkey contract)<br \/>\nZA 3.4 Declaration against component specification (Ex. Smith who works against drawing)<br \/>\nZA 3.5 Declaration of the component&#8217;s strength value (s) from the buyer&#8217;s order (as ZA.3.3 with additional requirements, such as a higher snow zone or the like)<\/p>\n<h3>Why can&#8217;t I find ZA.3.5 in my EN 1090-1: 2009?<\/h3>\n<p>In the Swedish edition of 2009, ZA.3.5 has been dropped. In the current version EN 1090-1: 2009 + A1: 2001 it is included, it is bought <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sis.se\/en\/standards\/buyastandard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Where to read more about EN 1090?<\/h3>\n<p>The steel building institute and the Welding commission, where A3CERT is a member, have good information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2775,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-3495","certifieringar","type-certifieringar","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/a3cert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/certifieringar\/3495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/a3cert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/certifieringar"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/a3cert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/certifieringar"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/a3cert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/a3cert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}