A lifting accessory is a component, not attached to the lifting machinery, that’s used to attach a load, such as a chain sling, C-hook or lifting beam.
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.
Risk reduction is the process of driving machinery risk down to an acceptable level; design measures come first and PPE comes last.
EN ISO 13850 is the standard that sets the design principles for emergency stop functions: actuation, reset, priority and span of control.
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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