CE MARKING OF MACHINERY
PROVISION & USE OF WORK EQUIPMENT
REGULATION INSPECTIONS
MACHINERY SAFETY TRAINING
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EN 60204-1 for machine builders and panel builders – a guide to avoiding common errors – EN 60204-1 A Guide to avoiding common errors
Intended to highlight common issues seen in machinery electrical control panels.
Safe Machine Guide to CE and UK CA Marking – Machinery Guide March 2023
For machine builders supplying CE or UK CA marked machinery to EU and UK.
White Paper on the need for EU Authorised Representatives – Machinery – HTF WP 001321 White Paper
Explains need for an EU AR for non-EU based machinery builders that don’t have another economic operator.
White Paper on the need for EU Authorised Representatives – Other Products – HTF WP 002321 White Paper
Explains need for EU AR for those building equipment other than machinery for non-EU manufacturers.
A new version of the EU guide to the application of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC has been released: edition 2.3. in April 2024.
The biggest change is an explanation of how to provide Digital Instructions for Use; it may now be supplied in accordance with Article 10 of the forthcoming Machinery Regulation EU 2023/1230. Download a copy here.
Other Guidance
Many companies provide guidance for CE and UK CA Marking or for specific areas such as EMC compliance.
SICK – Guide for Safe Machinery – SIX STEPS TO A SAFE MACHINE
This guide is aimed at manufacturers, users, designers, system engineers, and all individuals who are responsible for machine safety.
EMC
Siemens have a guidance document Instructions for Design of Drives in Conformance with EMC Regulations
It is for Siemens products, however the principles are the same for any drive and it has a list of basic rules to follow when planning a control panel with drives.
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