Legislation, directives, standards
European directives
Duties of the machine producer
Standards
The various types of standards
Notified bodies, insurance & authorities

Six steps to safe machines

1.) Risk assessment
The risk assessment process
Machine functions
Identifying hazards
Risk determination & risk evaluation
Documentation
Risk assessment with Safexpert

2.) Safe design
Mechanical construction
Operating and maintenance concept
Electrical equipment
Downtimes
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
Fluid technology
Use in potentially explosive areas

3.) Technical protective measures
Defining the safety functions
Determining the necessary level of safety
Implementing the safety functions:
-Designing the safety function
-Creating the safety concept
-Selecting the protective equipment
-Positioning/dimensioning the protective equipment
-Integrating the protective equipment in the control system
-Product selection
-Verification of the safety function
-Validating all safety functions

4.) User information on residual risks

5.) Overall validation of the machine

6.) Placing the machine on the market