The principles of prevention are the recognised order of priority for controlling risk, favouring collective controls over protecting individuals.
UKCA marking is Great Britain’s post-Brexit conformity mark, introduced in 2021 as the domestic equivalent of CE marking.
Safety distance is the minimum gap between a person and a hazard, set so the dangerous parts cannot be reached before the machine stops, or at all.
A safety function is a specific protective job a machine’s control system performs, such as stopping motion the moment a guard is opened.
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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