A competent person is someone with the practical and theoretical knowledge and experience needed to carry out a specific safety-critical task, such as a LOLER thorough examination.
A Declaration of Conformity is the signed legal statement that a machine complies with every directive and regulation that applies to it.
A safety function is a specific protective job a machine’s control system performs, such as stopping motion the moment a guard is opened.
Safety Integrity Level is the scale EN IEC 62061 uses to grade how reliable a safety function must be, from SIL 1 to SIL 3 on machinery.
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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