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Machinery Directive
What is the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC ?
Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC will replace Machinery Directive 97/23/EC on the 29th of December 2009. From that date the requirements of 2006/42/EC are a legal requirement for machinery within the EU.
Article 1 of the Machinery Directive specifies its scope as follows. Machinery is:
(a) machinery;
(b) interchangeable equipment;
(c) safety components as defined in Annex IV.
(d) lifting accessories;
(e) chains, ropes and webbing;
(f) removable mechanical transmission devices;
(g) partly completed machinery.
This means that all Machinery products are covered by the Machinery Directive unless excluded by chapter 3 of Article 1. However, "at least one of which moves" means that static assemblies such as shelving, racking etc. are excluded.
Even though the directive indicates "linked together", machinery, which is sold in dismantled form for ease of transport, has also to comply with the Directive. Moreover, chapter 5 of Article 1 excludes machinery where the risks are mainly of electrical origin, which is covered by The Low Voltage Directive.
As for other Directives, the Machinery Directive applies for products, which are placed on the EU market for the first time. This definition means that used machines shall comply with the directive if they are imported from a non-EU member state. Machines that have already been in service in the EU prior mandatory date of the Directive do not need to comply.
Depending on the type of machinery and the components, there are other directives beside the Machinery Directive which may apply to the product. Some of which are the EMC Directive, the Low Voltage Directive and the Simple Pressure Vessel Directive, Pressure Equipment Directive (97/23/EC). The training course will also include how areas overlapping with other Directives, are handled.
Training objectives
- To have a clear understanding of the Directive and its scope
- To know the routes to compliance under the Directive
- To know the standards available for demonstrating conformity
- To identify the context of the technical file
- To establish the resources available to help your comply
Training Objectives
- Scope of the Directive
- Routes to compliance
- The technical file
- The declaration of conformity and the declaration of incorporation
- The CE marking
- Standards
- Risk assessment
- Case studies
Please contact us for further details at safety@uk.tuv.com
