Following the departure of the UK from the EU, and the transition period which comes to an end on 31 December 2020, new rules from January 2021 will ensure that only safe and compliant work equipment is placed on the market. HSE guidance has been issued to help you find out what you need to know to prepare and what you can do now.

CE marked goods on the UK market
CE marked workplace products will be accepted in the UK until 1 January 2022. This includes workplace goods which have been assessed by an EU-recognised notified body.

The new UK mark
The UK Conformity Assessed (UKCA) mark is the new UK product mark for workplace products and other goods. From 1 January 2021 UKCA marking will begin to replace

CE marking for goods being placed on the UK market
You should be ready to use the UKCA mark instead of CE marking as soon as possible. From 1 January 2022 you must use the UKCA mark on workplace goods products.

Up until 31 December 2022 the UKCA mark can be placed directly on the product or on an accompanying document. From 1 January 2023 the UKCA mark must be placed directly on the product.

The UKCA mark will not be recognised for products being placed on the EU market.
Placing workplace products and goods on the EU market

If you’ve already placed your goods on the market in an EU country (or in the UK) before 1 January 2021, you do not need to do anything new.

From 1 January 2021, to place workplace products and goods onto the EU market, a conformity assessment must be done by an EU-recognised ‘Notified Body’. The UKCA mark will not be recognised for products being placed on the EU market.

Notified Bodies and Conformity Assessments
From 1 January 2021 UK-based ‘Notified Bodies’ who do not choose to continue to also meet EU requirements will become UK Approved Bodies under UK legislation. UK Approved Bodies will not be able to apply a CE mark (unless agreed as part of a future trade deal with the EU) but will instead apply the UKCA mark.

For the full guidance and details of further information sources, click here. https://www.hse.gov.uk/brexit/regulating-equipment.htm