A statutory instrument is a form of UK secondary legislation, made under powers granted by an Act of Parliament, that both PUWER and LOLER take the form of.
EN 60204-1 is the standard covering the electrical equipment of machines: supply isolation, control circuits, e-stop functions and verification testing.
Performance Level is the five-step scale in EN ISO 13849-1, from PL a up to PL e, for how reliably a safety function performs when called on.
Respiratory protective equipment is PPE, disposable or reusable, worn to protect the wearer from airborne contaminants.
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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