LOLER, the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998, adds duties for lifting equipment on top of PUWER, which still applies alongside it.
It calls for planned and supervised lifts, clear marking of safe working loads, and thorough examination: every 6 months for accessories and equipment that lifts people, every 12 months for the rest. Lifting kit has to satisfy both LOLER and PUWER at the same time.
EN IEC 62061 is a machinery standard for safety-related control systems; it grades each safety function by Safety Integrity Level.
Earth fault loop impedance is the total impedance of the fault current path, measured to confirm that a protective device will disconnect the supply fast enough in a fault condition.
Intended use is what a machine was designed and assessed to do, as stated by its manufacturer in the instructions and technical documentation.
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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