An approved body is the Great Britain counterpart of an EU notified body, providing third-party conformity assessment on the UKCA route.
Approved bodies are appointed by the UK government and are needed for the same high-risk categories as their EU equivalents. With CE marking now recognised in GB indefinitely, demand for the UKCA route is limited in practice.
The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 are the UK’s implementation of the Machinery Directive and apply to anyone placing machinery on the market or building machinery for their own use.
EN ISO 12100 is the foundation standard for machinery risk assessment; every machine safety decision traces back to its method.
A notified body is an independent organisation designated by an EU member state to assess higher-risk machinery before it can be CE marked.
For nearly two decades, the Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC) has been the backbone of machinery safety compliance across Europe.
Introduction Machinery is now software-defined, connected, and increasingly autonomous. The Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 treats software failures as
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