MACHINE SAFETY


to provide adequate warning labels where there are moving parts that might trap parts of the body of personnel using the machine. Another would be the requirement to provide safety guards to machine tools. The responsible person must also ensure that the technical file is compiled and remain available for inspection by a competent national authority, such as the UK Health and Safety Executive, for a period of ten years. However, it does not have to include detailed information such as the sub-assemblies of the machine, unless a knowledge of them is essential for verification and compliance with the EHSRs.


The appropriate conformity assessment procedure must also be followed, using either: * Regulation 10 - Machinery not referred to in Annex IV, which details categories of machinery * Regulation 11 - Annex IV machinery manufactured fully in accordance with published harmonised standards * Regulation 12. - Annex IV machinery not manufactured fully in accordance with published harmonised standards


The responsible person must also ensure that appropriate instructions are made available to operate machinery safely; that a declaration of conformity is drawn up; and that the UKCA marking is affixed. In the UK, there has been an extension to the acceptance of CE marking until 1st January 2023, after which the UKCA marking requirements apply. Quite simply, machinery must not be placed on the market or put it into service unless it is safe. Getting this right is vital as non-compliance with a regulation is a criminal offence, punishable by fines and imprisonment.


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