Safeguarding is the combination of guards and protective devices that keeps people away from a machine’s dangerous parts while it runs.
It spans fixed and interlocked guards, light curtains, laser scanners, pressure mats and two-hand controls, chosen to suit how often people need access. In the EN ISO 12100 order of priority it comes second, after designing the hazard out and before relying on procedures.
EN ISO 10218 is the standard for industrial robot safety, deriving the Performance Level of a robot’s safety functions from a risk assessment against EN ISO 12100.
The WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU governs the disposal and recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment, sharing its scope and exclusions with RoHS.
Span of control describes exactly what an emergency stop will actually bring to a halt, which must be clear to the person pressing it.
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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