EN ISO 12100 is the foundation standard for machinery risk assessment; every machine safety decision traces back to its method.
It is the only type-A standard: an iterative loop of hazard identification, risk estimation, evaluation and reduction, with inherently safe design first, safeguarding second and information for use last. It sets the method; the detailed technical requirements live in the C-type standards built on 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.
Placing on the market is the point at which discrete machinery is first made available in the UK or EU, triggering full legal responsibility for its compliance.
Isolation is the act of disconnecting a machine’s energy sources, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic or stored, so it cannot operate during maintenance.
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
A question we hear regularly from clients is which assessment do they actually need for their machinery —
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