Safe machinery, step-by-step

摘要

Precise knowledge of what is technically feasible and what is permitted from a legal perspective is a prerequisite for designing safety technology that will offer the greatest possible potential for productive machine operation. The directive 2006/42/EC, generally known as the Machinery Directive (MD), provides the legal framework for plant and machinery safety. It is the benchmark by which the functional safety of plant and machinery must be measured within the European Union. We talk of "functional safety" when the safe operation of plant and machinery depends on the correct functioning of the installed safety-related control systems.