Machinery Directive: CE Marking for Users & Suppliers of Machines and Safety Components

Course details

This course will provide an overview of the legislative position on CE Marking of Machinery/Safety Components, including the Low Voltage & EMC Directives. It will also cover the technical and procedural aspects involved in Machinery Directive assessments, including testing requirements.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this training course, delegates should be able to:

• Structure and implement a CE Marking Safety Strategy
• Understand the technical requirements of the Machinery & related EU Directives
• Understand the legislation with regard to Machinery & related EU Directives
• Interpret compliance requirements/standards and implement them during design, development, manufacture, operation and maintenance of machinery

Course Programme

• An overview of the EU legislative situation in relation to CE Marking
• Legislative background
• Directives v Standards
• Applicable Directives
• Relevance of Low Voltage and EMC Directives to Machinery Directive
• The Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC requirements
• The relevant provisions of the Directive
• Conformity assessment –what you must do to demonstrate compliance
• The Essential Health & Safety requirements explained
• Electrical aspects of machine compliance
• The detailed requirements entailed in EN60204-1: protection against electric shock, earth bonding, wiring, control circuits, testing etc
• Complying with the Machinery Directive
• Developing a Safety Strategy
• Risk Assessment and Risk Reduction (EN ISO 12100)

Risk Reduction/Mitigation

Safety related parts of control systems (EN13849-1)

EMC aspects of machine compliance

Immunity & Emissions

Standards and tests

Design guidance