LegalizeThe Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008
| 1. | The responsible person must ensure that a risk assessment is carried out in order to determine the health and safety requirements which apply to the machinery. The machinery must then be designed and constructed taking into account the results of the risk assessment. | The responsible person must ensure that a risk assessment is carried out in order to determine the health and safety requirements which apply to the machinery. The machinery must then be designed and constructed taking into account the results of the risk assessment. | The responsible person must ensure that a risk assessment is carried out in order to determine the health and safety requirements which apply to the machinery. The machinery must then be designed and constructed taking into account the results of the risk assessment. | The responsible person must ensure that a risk assessment is carried out in order to determine the health and safety requirements which apply to the machinery. The machinery must then be designed and constructed taking into account the results of the risk assessment. |
| By the iterative process of risk assessment and risk reduction referred to above, the responsible person shall: | By the iterative process of risk assessment and risk reduction referred to above, the responsible person shall: | By the iterative process of risk assessment and risk reduction referred to above, the responsible person shall: | By the iterative process of risk assessment and risk reduction referred to above, the responsible person shall: | |
| determine the limits of the machinery, which include the intended use and any reasonably foreseeable misuse thereof, | determine the limits of the machinery, which include the intended use and any reasonably foreseeable misuse thereof, | determine the limits of the machinery, which include the intended use and any reasonably foreseeable misuse thereof, | ||
| identify the hazards that can be generated by the machinery and the associated hazardous situations, | identify the hazards that can be generated by the machinery and the associated hazardous situations, | identify the hazards that can be generated by the machinery and the associated hazardous situations, | ||
| estimate the risks, taking into account the severity of the possible injury or damage to health and the probability of its occurrence, | estimate the risks, taking into account the severity of the possible injury or damage to health and the probability of its occurrence, | estimate the risks, taking into account the severity of the possible injury or damage to health and the probability of its occurrence, | ||
| evaluate the risks, with a view to determining whether risk reduction is required, in accordance with the objective of the Directive, | evaluate the risks, with a view to determining whether risk reduction is required, in accordance with the objective of the Directive, | evaluate the risks, with a view to determining whether risk reduction is required, in accordance with the objective of the Directive, | ||
| eliminate the hazards or reduce the risks associated with these hazards by application of protective measures, in the order of priority established in section 1.1.2(b) of this Annex. | eliminate the hazards or reduce the risks associated with these hazards by application of protective measures, in the order of priority established in section 1.1.2(b) of this Annex. | eliminate the hazards or reduce the risks associated with these hazards by application of protective measures, in the order of priority established in section 1.1.2(b) of this Annex. | ||
| 2. | The obligations laid down by the essential health and safety requirements only apply when the corresponding hazard exists for the machinery in question when it is used under the conditions foreseen by the responsible person or in foreseeable abnormal situations. In any event, the principles of safety integration referred to in section 1.1.2 of this Annex and the obligations concerning marking of machinery and instructions referred to in sections 1.7.3 and 1.7.4 of this Annex apply. | The obligations laid down by the essential health and safety requirements only apply when the corresponding hazard exists for the machinery in question when it is used under the conditions foreseen by the responsible person or in foreseeable abnormal situations. In any event, the principles of safety integration referred to in section 1.1.2 of this Annex and the obligations concerning marking of machinery and instructions referred to in sections 1.7.3 and 1.7.4 of this Annex apply. | The obligations laid down by the essential health and safety requirements only apply when the corresponding hazard exists for the machinery in question when it is used under the conditions foreseen by the responsible person or in foreseeable abnormal situations. In any event, the principles of safety integration referred to in section 1.1.2 of this Annex and the obligations concerning marking of machinery and instructions referred to in sections 1.7.3 and 1.7.4 of this Annex apply. | The obligations laid down by the essential health and safety requirements only apply when the corresponding hazard exists for the machinery in question when it is used under the conditions foreseen by the responsible person or in foreseeable abnormal situations. In any event, the principles of safety integration referred to in section 1.1.2 of this Annex and the obligations concerning marking of machinery and instructions referred to in sections 1.7.3 and 1.7.4 of this Annex apply. |
| 3. | The essential health and safety requirements laid down in this Annex are mandatory. However, taking into account the state of the art, it may not be possible to meet the objectives set by them. In that event, the machinery must, as far as possible, be designed and constructed with the purpose of approaching these objectives. | The essential health and safety requirements laid down in this Annex are mandatory. However, taking into account the state of the art, it may not be possible to meet the objectives set by them. In that event, the machinery must, as far as possible, be designed and constructed with the purpose of approaching these objectives. | The essential health and safety requirements laid down in this Annex are mandatory. However, taking into account the state of the art, it may not be possible to meet the objectives set by them. In that event, the machinery must, as far as possible, be designed and constructed with the purpose of approaching these objectives. | The essential health and safety requirements laid down in this Annex are mandatory. However, taking into account the state of the art, it may not be possible to meet the objectives set by them. In that event, the machinery must, as far as possible, be designed and constructed with the purpose of approaching these objectives. |
| 4. | This Annex is organised in several parts. The first one is of general scope and applicable to all kinds of machinery. The other parts refer to certain kinds of more specific hazards. Nevertheless, it is essential to examine the whole of this Annex in order to be sure of meeting all the relevant essential requirements. When machinery is being designed, the requirements of the general part and the requirements of one or more of the other parts shall be taken into account, depending on the results of the risk assessment carried out in accordance with point 1 of these General Principles. Essential health and safety requirements for the protection of the environment are applicable only to the machinery referred to in section 2.4. | This Annex is organised in several parts. The first one is of general scope and applicable to all kinds of machinery. The other parts refer to certain kinds of more specific hazards. Nevertheless, it is essential to examine the whole of this Annex in order to be sure of meeting all the relevant essential requirements. When machinery is being designed, the requirements of the general part and the requirements of one or more of the other parts shall be taken into account, depending on the results of the risk assessment carried out in accordance with point 1 of these General Principles. Essential health and safety requirements for the protection of the environment are applicable only to the machinery referred to in section 2.4. | This Annex is organised in several parts. The first one is of general scope and applicable to all kinds of machinery. The other parts refer to certain kinds of more specific hazards. Nevertheless, it is essential to examine the whole of this Annex in order to be sure of meeting all the relevant essential requirements. When machinery is being designed, the requirements of the general part and the requirements of one or more of the other parts shall be taken into account, depending on the results of the risk assessment carried out in accordance with point 1 of these General Principles. Essential health and safety requirements for the protection of the environment are applicable only to the machinery referred to in section 2.4. | This Annex is organised in several parts. The first one is of general scope and applicable to all kinds of machinery. The other parts refer to certain kinds of more specific hazards. Nevertheless, it is essential to examine the whole of this Annex in order to be sure of meeting all the relevant essential requirements. When machinery is being designed, the requirements of the general part and the requirements of one or more of the other parts shall be taken into account, depending on the results of the risk assessment carried out in accordance with point 1 of these General Principles. Essential health and safety requirements for the protection of the environment are applicable only to the machinery referred to in section 2.4. |
1. ESSENTIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
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