Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 28th November 2024 Issue no. 1140
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HSL - Machinery Directive course updated
The Health & Safety Laboratory's new Machinery Directive course is being held on 24th February 2016 in Buxton, Derbyshire. It will give delegates a thorough understanding of the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2009 legislation, (as revised) as well as the key current European and International safety standards that support the Regulations.
Delegates will also be shown how to build a technical file and have the opportunity to practice assessing conformity to the essential health & safety requirements. The purpose and content of a declaration of conformity and incorporation will be explained, along with when to use which.
The course will cover:
- Machinery Directive and UK Supply of Machinery (Safety) regulations 2008
- Assemblies of machines
- Principles of safety by design
- Introduction to control system safety
- Ergonomics in machine design
Intended primarily for people who design and supply machines and create assemblies of machines, this course is is also relevant for people who specify and install new machines or assemblies or make significant modifications to existing machines. The course will also be helpful to anyone who is interested in a detailed understanding of the safety of industrial machinery, the supply of machinery safety regulations as amended.
T: 01298 218806
W: www.hsl.gov.uk
28th January 2016