The WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU governs the disposal and recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment, sharing its scope and exclusions with RoHS.
Safeguarding is the combination of guards and protective devices that keeps people away from a machine’s dangerous parts while it runs.
COSHH is the UK regulation governing the control of substances hazardous to health, covering everything from chemical storage to housekeeping in an audit.
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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