Functional safety is the part of a machine’s safety that depends on its control system working correctly, from sensor through logic to actuator.
It is engineered under EN ISO 13849-1 or EN IEC 62061 and measured as a Performance Level or Safety Integrity Level. As guarding relies ever more on electronics and software instead of steel, this is where much of modern machinery safety is decided.
The safe working load is another term for the rated maximum load a piece of lifting equipment can lift, used interchangeably with WLL.
A machinery safety audit checks your machines against PUWER and current standards and ends in a prioritised, risk-rated action plan.
The Health and Safety Executive is the UK regulator responsible for enforcing workplace health and safety laws, providing guidance, and inspecting the workplace.
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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