Lockout tagout is the procedure of isolating a machine’s energy sources and locking them off so it cannot start while someone is working on it.
It covers every energy source, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, gravity and anything stored in springs or accumulators, with each person fitting their own lock and tag. Proving the machine dead before work starts is the step that saves lives.
CE marking is a manufacturer’s own declaration that machinery meets the EU’s essential health and safety requirements.
A personal fall-arrest system is a harness and safety line arrangement that physically catches a climber within a short distance if they fall, far more reliable than a cage alone.
Machinery safety is the discipline of keeping people from being hurt by the machines they operate and maintain, through design, guarding and safe use.
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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