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The Machinery DirectiveModifications and amendment and the current status9th June 2006 The New directive publish in the Official journal. Directive 2006/42/EC the new machinery directive was publish today. you must comply with this new updated directive by the end of 2009. This may seem a long way off but it never hurts to get ahead. If you have any questions or don't know how or if the new directive affects your products then give us a call and we could help you. 8th March 2006 The directive is undergoing a substantial revamp. The main aspect of the changes is to make the regulations easier to work with for manufacturers. The current machinery directive has many aspects that are a little complicated as to what you are required to do and are widely misunderstood especially when it comes to the "Annex IV" machines and transposed harmonised standards. Currently the directive gives three routes for an "Annex IV" machine. Only one is available if you do NOT have a specific transposed harmonised standard for your specific machine. If you do have a transposed harmonised standard you can use all three. So confusion exists. The new directive is currently before the EU Council for ratification. It is believed that this will occur during the summer of this year. This means it should come into force by 2010. When it comes into force the rules for special machines will change. For an "Annex IV" machine there will still be 3 choices. For machines that have no transposed harmonised standards there will be 2 choices. One the same as before and the other will be a company audit based method. This method is meant for companies that produce large numbers of "Annex IV" machines. It requires that the design systems in place within the company are sufficient to ensure compliance with the directive for all machines produced. Within the industry this method is referred to as Module H. If there is a transposed harmonised standard all three options are available but the easiest is made even simpler by just manufacturing the machine exactly to the standard applying a CE mark and selling it. These changes have caused difficulties within the machinery safety community since it is then possible to produce one of the "Annex IV" machines that are deemed the most dangerous without the involvement of a Notified Body such as Safenet. In the end it is unsure if the market will accept these new methods. With the current directive even if there was a transposed harmonised standard almost all machines and safety components went through a Type approval before sale. This was to keep the customers confidence that it was safe. Only time will tell what the market will accept. The changes may make it easier if you want, but as the well known phrase goes "The customer is always right". For More Information Contact: |
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