The technical file is the evidence pack behind a CE or UKCA mark: drawings, calculations, the risk assessment, standards applied and test results.
It has to be kept for at least ten years after the last unit is placed on the market, and gaps tend to surface at the worst possible moment, after an incident or a market surveillance challenge. Knox Thomas offers a free technical file checklist.
EN ISO 13849-1 is the standard for designing and validating the safety-related parts of machine control systems; the yardstick is Performance Level.
LOLER, the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998, adds duties for lifting equipment on top of PUWER, which still applies alongside it.
Putting into service is the point at which machinery is first used for its intended purpose, distinct from but closely linked to placing it on the market.
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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