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Safety of Machinery: A Guide to European Legislation and Standards with Texts and Commentary.

From design, hazard analysis and risk assessment up to putting into service solutions ensuring functional quality and safety.

1998, 2536 pages, A4, loose-leaf binder
$250.00

In response to the needs of an evolving single European market, new criteria for the safety of machinery have been laid down in a complex collection of laws and regulations. The central document in this collection is the so-called "Machinery Directive" (Council Directive 89/392/EEC), which provides for essential safety requirements. These requirements must be adopted as national law by Member States of the European Union. Finally, these pro-visions form the basis of product-specific, harmonized European Standards.

With the help of this comprehensive guide, your path will be smooth going. It is written by a team of specialist contributors under the editorship of the German Institute for Standardization (DIN), and the International Sectio Machine Safety of the ISSA.

The guide is addressed to all those concerned with the safety of machinery, including designers, manufacturers, dealers and owners of machinery, as well as consumer protection organizations, occupational health and safety authorities and other technical professionals. First, the reader is taken step-by-step through the process of implementing machine safety legislation and standards. Then, commentaries and summaries explain the most important documents, followed by the full texts in English of the Machinery Directive, related directives and all essential European Standards. Lists of useful addresses and sources complete the information provided in the guide.