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A Part 15 Machinery Safety
1. on Manufacturers & Suppliers
Duties
European Standards relating to machinery
2. Intended to ensure that all machinery
throughout the EC was constructed to the same
standards of h&s
Contained in Annex 1 to the Machinery
Directive and as an appendix to BSEN 292-2
3. Requirements:
Hierarchy of control defined (PoP)
Construction of machine
Lighting
Safe handling
Controls
Protection against mechanical hazards
Characteristics of guards/protective devices
Protection against other hazards
Maintenance
Indicators
Marking
Instructions
4. Annex IV of Machinery Directive lists certain types
of high-risk machine, including:
Circular saws
Woodworking machines
Presses
Injection moulding machines
Locomotives
Passenger carrying vehicles used underground
This specified machinery is required to be subject
to a type examination prior to approval being given
5. Application is made which contains:
Name and address of manufacturer
Technical file (see later)
Example of machine or details of where one may be
examined
Notified body verifies information and issues
EC-type examination certificate.
CE mark can then be fixed and machine can be
sold openly throughout EC
6. For machinery not covered in Annex IV,
approval process is one of self-certification on
the basis that technical file is produced and
reviewed and machinery meets the
requirements of the Directive.
The manufacturer must just draw up a technical
file, upon which he bases his approval
7. Consists of all relevant material upon which
manufacturer bases decision as to whether to
sign the CE declaration of conformity
Signature completes declaration, allowing CE
marking to be affixed
Not all info has to be kept together, but it must
be made available within reasonable time when
requested
8. Consists of:
Drawings of machine
Drawings of control circuitry
Details of tests carried out against essential h&s
requirements
Description of methods adopted to eliminate hazards
Any technical reports obtained to support declaration
Any test results against harmonised standards carried
out
Measures taken to ensure production machinery is to
same standard
9. Drawing up the declaration procedure
whereby responsible person declares
machinery which he supplies into EC complies
with all the essential h&s requirements
applying to it
10. It includes:
Name and address of responsible person and
manufacturer
Description of machinery including:
Make
Type
Serial no.
Indication of all provisions with which machinery
complies
State the name and address of approved body which
issued type approval (if applicable)
Signature of responsible person
11. Can only be applied when a declaration of conformity is
supplied, or for the high risk machinery, the approvals
process confirms compliance
Marking must include the following information
(indelible):
Name and address of manufacturer
CE mark (to include year of construction)
Designation of series or type
Serial no., if any
If designed for such, info regarding use in an explosive
atmosphere
Any safety related info regarding the machinery in use e.g. max
speed of rotating parts
12. Type A: Basic Safety - Applicable to all machines
Type B: Group Safety - Dealing in a single safety aspect
that can be applied to a wide range of machines
Type B1: Specific safety aspect e.g. noise, lighting
Type B2: Safety devices, guards, interlocks etc.
Type C: Detailed standards that apply to specific groups
of machine or a single type of machine e.g. chainsaws
The standard for Type A is BSEN 292 “Safety of
Machinery” and is in 2 part
Annex 1 of the Machinery Directive “Essential H&S
Requirements” is included as appendix to BSEN 292-2
13. 2 Parts:
Part 1 - Safety of Machinery: Covers basic concepts,
general principles for design
Part 2 - Safety of Machinery: Covers basic concepts,
general principles for design and technical principles
and specification
Intended to assist designers, manufacturers
and other interested bodies to interpret the
essential H&S requirements in order to achieve
conformity with European Legislation
14. Describes principals for machinery RA
Procedures described for identifying hazards
and estimating and evaluating risk
Appendix table includes examples of hazards
grouped under headings:
Mechanical
Electrical
Noise
Vibrations
Materials and Substances
Ergonomics
15. Manufacturers responsibilities:
RA to identify and assess hazards that could be present when
machine is used
Design out significant hazards and ensure design satisfies EHSRs
and is designed in accordance with applicable standards
Incorporate measures such as physical barriers to prevent access to
dangerous parts; or safeguard against other hazards that cannot be
designed out
Provide warning signs for hazards that cannot be designed out or
safeguarded (e.g. noisy machine signs)
Fix CE marking to show that it complies with EHSRs
Issue “Declaration of Conformity” for machine
Provide user with instructions on how to install use and maintain
safely
Keep information, explaining what has been done and why, in a
technical file