Core concepts of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/CE

Contents

• Essential health and safety requirements (Annex I of Directive 2006/42/EC)
• Types of standards (A, B1, B2, C)
• Definition of machinery and partly completed machinery
• Machinery in service: Verification of conformity to Annex V of Legislative Decree 81/08 or CE marking?
• Definition of an assembly of machines: certification of a line
• Risk analysis and assessment according to UNI EN ISO 12100
• The UNI ISO/TR 14121-2 technical report
• The documents that must be provided to the end user: declaration of conformity and/or declaration of incorporation, instructions for use and/or assembly instructions
• Technical background on the main standards for fulfilling the essential health and safety requirements
• The new Regulation (EU) 2023/1230, will replace the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, to become the fundamental reference for operators involved in the design and construction of machinery
• Overview of machinery safety requirements for CE marking from 20 January 2027