1. Machine and plant safety

To achieve risk control objectives and comply with legislation, designers, manufacturers and users must apply solutions that meet the essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex 1 to Directive 98/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, and transcribed into French law in Annex 1 to Article R 233-84 of the French Labor Code. These solutions will be chosen following a risk assessment in accordance with standard NF EN 1050.

Readers are referred to the article Safety in extrusion techniques of this treaty for details concerning :

machine safety standardization ;
determining hazardous phenomena ;
risk assessment ;
prevention strategy ;
performance...

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References

(1) - Sécurité des machines et des équipements de travail. Moyen de protection contre les risques mécaniques. - Publication INRS (Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité), ED 807 (2000).
(2) - Conception des automatismes pneumatiques....

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AUBER (R.), ATLANI (C.) - Prévention des accidents électriques. - [D 5 100] Traité Sécurité et gestion des risques (1996).
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Regulations

EEC Directives

Directive 2006/42/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to machinery. Adopted in April 2006. Published in June 2006 in the EU Official Journal. It must be transposed by each state into its own law by June 29, 2008 at the latest. Its application date has been set at December 29, 2009. Until then, Directive 98/37/EC remains valid.

Annex 1: Essential...

Standards and norms

Association française de normalisation AFNOR

Machines pour le caoutchouc et les matières plastiques. Machine à injecter. Prescriptions de sécurité. Indice de classement : E63-600 - NF EN 201 - 11-97

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