Both PUWER (The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations) and the EU's directive on works safety demand that a user determines, or employs someone to determine, whether the safety technology of equipment commencing operation is in order. This not only involves the actual protective systems, but also their installation and integration in the higher-ranking control level. Here, however, incorrectly integrated safety systems are found again and again. This is proven by random inspections, which focused on power-driven machinery (44% of all equipment tested) and hydraulic presses (39%).
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