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Best Practice for Machinery Risk Assessments (CE and UKCA Compliance)
Make machinery safety watertight: this in-depth guide shows how to run ISO 12100 risk assessments, apply harmonised EN standards, and achieve CE/UKCA compliance. Includes step-by-step process, real-world examples and checklists for hazard identification, risk reduction and verification—practical, defensible and audit-ready.
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EN349:1993 explained
🔧 EN 349:1993 – Safety of Machinery – Minimum Gaps to Avoid Crushing of Parts of the Human Body EN 349:1993 is a harmonised European standard that specifies minimum safe gaps to prevent parts of the human body from being crushed between moving machine parts or between moving and fixed elements. It provides design guidance based on human…
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BS EN ISO 12100 explained
BS EN ISO 12100:2010 – Safety of machinery: General principles for design – Risk assessment and risk reduction is a key European standard that provides a structured approach to ensuring the safety of machinery throughout its lifecycle. It is harmonised under the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, making compliance with it important for achieving CE marking in the…