A method statement is a document setting out how a task will be carried out safely, referenced during audit preparation alongside risk assessments.
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.
Muting temporarily suspends a safety device, typically so that a pallet can pass through a light curtain without stopping the line.
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.
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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