Respiratory protective equipment is PPE, disposable or reusable, worn to protect the wearer from airborne contaminants.
A risk assessment identifies the hazards around a machine or task, scores likelihood and severity, then sets out controls to bring the risk down.
Machinery safety is the discipline of keeping people from being hurt by the machines they operate and maintain, through design, guarding and safe use.
Muting temporarily suspends a safety device, typically so that a pallet can pass through a light curtain without stopping the line.
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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