Machinery Directive Part 1

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Machinery DirectivePart 1
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Objectives

• Understand what it is and what/whom it applies
  to.
• The CE Mark
• Link between Directives, Regulations and
  Standards.
• How you would use this either in design, purchase
  and integration of machinery.

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1974 Health and Safety at Work Act

• Applies to everyone.
• Legislation all activities.
• Employers Duty of Care.
• Suppliers Safe Machinery

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Single European Market

• 1st January 1993.
• Free Movement of goods, people, services and
  capital.
• Shared Laws
• Countries (current and future).
• European Safety Legislation

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European Legislation

• Directives
• Regulations
• European (EN) Standards.

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European Legislation

• Separate Employers and Manufacturers
• Employers
• Free movement of people.
• Management of Health and Safety at Work.
• Same laws across all countries.
• Manufacturers
• Produce safe products.

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CE Mark

• Manufacture claims it complies with relevant EU
  legislation.
• Communite Europeen.
• How does this vary from the UK Kite Mark?

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Product Directives

• Current
• Low Voltage, Simple pressure vessels,
  non-automatic weighing, Machinery, Toys,
  construction products, PPE, Electromagnetic
  Capability, Gas appliances, active implants,
  Telecommunications, Equipment in potentially
  explosive atmospheres.
• Draft
• Medical devices, pressure equipment, measuring
  instruments, recreational craft, equipment for
  lifting people, classic passenger lifts,
  fairground equipment, cable cars.

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Machinery Directive

• Copies
• The supply of machinery (safety) regulations 1992
  S.I. 1992, no 3073.
• The supply of machinery (safety amendment) 1994
  S.I. 1994 no. 2063

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Interpretation

• 1.1 General Remarks
• Satisfy the essential requirements where the
  corresponding hazard exists.
• 1.1.2, 1.7.3 and 1.7.4
• State of the art safety integration may not
  comply with European Safety Regulations.

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1.1.2 Safety Integration

• Safety Integration
• 1.1.2 (a) design of machine to eliminate risk.
• 1.1.2 (b) approach
• Design
• Safeguards
• Risks

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Eight steps

• Does the machinery directive apply?
• Do other legislations apply?
• Who is responsible?
• Hazard Analysis
• Principles of safety requirements
• Use European standards for details
• Documentation
• Declaration and CE Mark

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How do you apply / use the Machinery Directive?

• What is a machine?
• Machinery
• Assemblies of Machine
• Interchangeable equipment
• Safety Components

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Are these machines?

• An office chair?
• A wheelchair?
• An outboard motor?
• Food Processing plant?
• A Power station?
• An oil refinery?

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Options

• New machine
• Sold for use in EEA
• Rented
• Made for own use
• Old Machine
• When imported to EEA
• When significantly modified

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Assemblies of Machines

• Processing equipment
• Packaging Lines
• Assembly Lines
• All new machines
• New and old machines

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Machine suppliers ?

• New Machines
• Reconditioned machines
• Old machines
• Spares and part changes

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Machine Users

• Purchasing
• Building
• Assembling Machines
• Maintenance
• Modifications to machines

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Step 2 - Other Legislations

• Purchasing a new machine
• Supplier
• Purchaser
• Purchasing an old machine (In Europe)
• Supplier
• Purchaser
• Purchasing and old machine (out Europe)
• Supplier
• Purchaser

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Assembly of Machines

• Assembler
• Machinery Directive
• Low Voltage Directive
• Electromagnetic Capability
• Assembly is CE Marked
• Purchaser
• PUWER, regulations 1-10

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Maintaining a Machine

• Purchaser
• PUWER, regulation 5
• Supplier (if involved)

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Modifying a Machine

• Modifier
• Machinery Directive
• Low Voltage Directive
• Electromagnetic Capability
• Issue new declaration
• Purchaser
• PUWER, regulations 1-10

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Step 3 - Who is responsible?

• The manufacturer
• Authorised representative
• UK Regulations

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Step 3 Who is responsible?

• A machine user
• Which Department
• Purchasing
• Production
• Safety
• Maintenance
• Engineering

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Summary

• CE Mark, European legislation, Product
  Directives, MACHINERY DIRECTIVE
• How to know whether the machinery directive
  applies.
• If it does a step by step approach to apply and
  be responsible.
• Next week.