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10th March 20084 Comments
When the new Machinery Directive comes into force at the end of 2009 there will be a requirement that fixings for fixed guards must be retained when the guard is removed. Jon Severn discusses the available options for machine builders who need to plan ahead for this change.
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28th March 2008 at 5:41 pm
If anyone would like to download a copy, MachineBuilding.net has published a Free Guide to the New Machinery Directive – see http://www.machinebuilding.net/service/mmdynpage.php?art=B0019
31st October 2008 at 10:18 pm
MachineBuilding.net has now published a second edition of the Guide to the New Machinery Directive. More information about this is available at http://www.machinebuilding.net/n/n0265.htm or request the free guide now from http://www.machinebuilding.net/service/mmdynpage.php?art=B0019
12th June 2009 at 1:06 pm
Compliance to the Safety Machinery Directive is enforced by the law in order to protect both manufacturers and consumers. It assures that safety measures have been undertaken to provide high quality standard of production.
26th October 2010 at 9:37 pm
Following the publication of the 2nd Guide to Application of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC by the European Commission in June 2010 (which runs to 400+ pages), MachineBuilding.net has updated its own guidance on the Machinery Directive, which is written in plain English.
In addition, this 5th edition of the MachineBuilding.net Guide contains new material relating to assemblies of machinery (also known as integrated manufacturing systems) and an updated section listing sources of Further information.
Copies of the Free Guide to the New Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC can be requested from http://www.machinebuilding.net/service/mmdynpage.php?art=B0019