A safety function is a specific protective job a machine’s control system performs, such as stopping motion the moment a guard is opened.
Each one is defined by its trigger, its response and how reliable it must be, expressed as a required Performance Level or SIL. The list of safety functions falls out of the risk assessment, and each is validated before the machine goes into service.
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the foundational UK law setting out the general duties employers and employees owe each other for health and safety at work.
A duty holder is the person or organisation legally responsible for ensuring compliance with a given piece of health and safety legislation.
The working load limit is the maximum load a piece of lifting equipment is rated to lift, which the equipment must be marked with and used within.
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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