| CE Marking Machine Guards, White Paper - OYG20 |
 CE marking machine guards is a requirement that has been added to the new Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, so Procter Machine Guarding has published a free White Paper that explains what needs to be done. Previously, under the old Machinery Directive, machine guards did not need to be CE marked, though a declaration of conformity was necessary. However, under the new Directive that came into force on 29 December 2009, machine guards have to be CE marked - but only under certain circumstances.
There is no transition period between the old and new Directives, so it is essential that companies building machines or partly-completed machines - and those performing final assembly, importing machinery for use in the European Economic Area or modifying machinery - are aware of the new requirements. In addition, companies that manufacture guards, whether standard, bespoke or assembled from aluminium framework systems, need to understand when they should and should not CE mark machine guards and/or supply a Declaration of Conformity. The White Paper, entitled CE marking of machine guards to the Machinery Directive
2006/42/EC, was written by Jeremy Procter, who is a Member of BSI's MCE/3 committee, former Convenor of the European Standards Committee responsible for Machine Guards (CEN TC114 WG11), and Managing Director of Procter Machine Guarding. As such, he has extensive knowledge of the new Machinery Directive and the harmonised machinery safety standards. Furthermore, the White Paper has been prepared in the light of clarification provided by the HSE (Health and Safety Executive) and taking into account the European Commission's Guide to application of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, which was published in early December 2009 (see also New Machinery Directive - free guide from Procter Machine Guarding). CE marking of machine guards to the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC considers the question of What is a guard? in terms of the definitions and clarification in the new Machinery Directive and the relevant harmonised standard, EN 953:1997 +A1:2009 Safety of machinery. Guards. General requirements for the design and construction of fixed and movable guards. A series of seven scenarios then outline various situations in which safeguards do and do not need to be CE marked, with the information provided in a simple-to-understand format, but with notes to explain the underlying reasoning. CE marking of machine guards to the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC is available as a PDF file from the Free Machine Safety Guides section of the Procter Machine Guarding website or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . |
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