Risk Management of Machinery and Work Equipment John Glover Risk Management of Machinery and Work Equipment Risk Management of Machinery and Work Equipment John Glover First published in the UK in 201 by 389 Chiswick High Road London W4 4AL © British Standards Institution 201 All rights reserved Except as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 988, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means – electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise – without prior permission in writing from the publisher Whilst every care has been taken in developing and compiling this publication, BSI accepts no liability for any loss or damage caused, arising directly or indirectly in connection with reliance on its contents except to the extent that such liability may not be excluded in law The right of John Glover to be identifi ed as the author of this Work has been asserted by him in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 Typeset in Frutiger by Helius – www.helius.biz Printed in Great Britain by Berforts Group www.berforts.com British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 978-0-580-6751 5-7 B i o g rap h y John Glover, a graduate of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, has practised health and safety law and safety of machinery for a number of years He has extensive knowledge of the subject and has had published several magazine articles on health and safety practice Afte r h avi n g s p e ci al i z i n g co n s u l tan cy, his vi s i o n s e r vi ce s wo rke d in wo rl d - l e ad i n g m ach i n e r y s afe ty, G l o ve r As s o ci ate s fo r th e to fo r a p ro vi s i o n co m m e rce an d of J oh n & h e al th set up C o n s u l ti n g m ach i n e r y his s afe ty o rg an i z ati o n o wn h e al th Ltd Th i s s afe ty i n d u s tr y al i ke, an d an d i n cl u d i n g an d co n ti n u e s o ccu p ati o n al e n e rg y an d s afe ty to fu l fi l s afe ty p o we r g e n e rati o n www.gloverassociates.co.uk v I n tro d u cti o n H e al th th e an d s afe ty at i m p l e m e n tati o n 2007 N u m e ro u s i m p l e m e n te d E u ro p e an o f th e in co m p an i e s h i g h - p ro fi l e th e l aw, an d ag n s t care, d e ath cau s i n g th e s m al l e s t ri s e bu s i n e s s e s Th i s in b o o k g i ve s o f th e s i g n i fi can t M an s l au g h te r an d be i n g m ost i ssu ed th e wi th H o m i ci d e by B ru s s e l s m e m b e r s tate s Act P revi o u s l y, to m ake s it Act an d o f th e cal l s ag n s t e as i e r to h ave th e Act h ave co u l d fo r l arg e C o r p o rate co n vi ct b re ach e d p ro s e cu ti o n s so re n ewe d fo r m an s l au g h te r Th e n u m b e r o f co r p o rate th e i r d u ty o f fai l e d ag n s t p o te n ti al l y s e e m an s l au g h te r cas e s a ag n s t s i ze s fre q u e n tl y co n s i d e rati o n , i n d i vi d u al s l ed p ro s e cu ti o n s s e n i o r m an ag e rs som e wo rk e q u i p m e n t h ave fai l e d co m p an i e s, th e o f al l acci d e n ts H o m i ci d e wh o s e d ram ati c al s o i n cre as i n g l y l aw acro s s fo l l o wi n g o rg an i z ati o n s bu t are E u ro p e an M an s l au g h te r an d al l C o r p o rate D i re cti ve s i n to b e co m i n g U n i on S u cce s s i ve ch an g e s wo rk i s m u ch - n e e d e d as ke d H o weve r, an d so th i s g u i d an ce q u e s ti o n s th e re are b o o k al s o on an d h i g h l i g h ts m ach i n e r y s afe ty som e o th e r key co ve rs th e fi el d are as som e an d th at n eed o f co r p o rate ri s k m an ag e m e n t An i n ci d e n t ki l l e d to in a i s o l ate b o o k In th at h ap p e n e d mining a p i e ce 2009 l e g i s l ati o n th e an d acci d e n t of b ack i n due to m ach i n e r y, s am e ( an d th e m ay m i s take s g u i d an ce 72, wh e n m y g ran d fath e r was l ack o r fai l u re h ave are s ti l l s o wn be i n g i m p ro ve m e n ts ) th e of a si m pl e seed s m ad e, n ow i n s ys te m fo r th i s d e s p i te al l th e p l ace vii Wh i l e is th e re s tro n g n o w m o re l e ad e rs h i p m ach i n e r y s afe ty h ave d i ffi cu l ty in o ve rwh e l m i n g It is ti m e b o o k, to wh i ch an swe r s tyl e an d line \ vo l u m e th ro u g h h as be e n th at wi l l a h e al th an d is a l eve l in ab o u t \ a s afe ty, take in an d a in to an d an as a h e al th e m p l oye e h ope wi th i n yo u th i s wi l l viii in th e o fte n s afe ty m yth s to an d m ake s ti l l p e rce i ve at wi th th i s it as an yo n e wh o to to g e n e ral i s ts s e cto rs d eve l o p an m ach i n e r y s afe ty; u n d e rg rad u ate s u b j e ct, an d i s: o r p ri vate o r wi s h e s re fe re n ce q u e s ti o n s p e ci al i s ts, p u bl i c re l ati n g s tu d e n t an d wh o wi s h e s s afe ty co n s u l tan t, re s p o n s i bl e as find b o o k, John Glover n eed Bu si n esses e n g i n e e rs, fo r carr yi n g an i n te g ral l o n g - l as ti n g an d th at it wi l l as s e t val u e ou t o r p o s tg rad u ate to l e ar n m o re as a l e ctu re r, o r as trai n i n g e m p l oye e s e n g i n e e r o r m an ag e r re s p o n s i bl e e q u i pm e n t I a n o - n o n s e n s e, p ar ti cu l ar to m ach i n e r y s afe ty fo r th e i r o wn \ s afe ty s i m p l e, i ssu es o r p ar t- ti m e h e al th an d re s p o n s i b i l i ti e s, o f th e s ti l l acce s s i bl e s afe ty p o s i ti o n to is m an ag e m e n t co n te n t o f be n e fi t an d th e re l e g i s l ati o n , h e al th wri tte n e ffe cti ve m ach i n e r y s afe ty; wo rki n g an an d on m o re th e th e be an d ab o u t fu l l - ti m e an d to al i ke, u n d e rs tan d i n g \ fo cu s s i m p l e r an d m an ag e rs in h e al th re l ati n g in cu t in of a co u rs e s in o r cl i e n ts ; fo r m ach i n e r y an d wo rk o f th e i r o rg an i z ati o n fro m co n tri bu te th e to i n fo r m ati o n s avi n g l i ve s co n tai n e d Contents Corporate risk management Risk manager vs insurance manager Health and safety and the law 17 The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 35 The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 998 55 The use of harmonized standards 63 BS EN ISO 3849-1 , Safety of machinery – Safetyrelated parts of control systems – General principles for design 71 High-risk environments 77 Why systems fail 81 The costs of non-compliance 87 Bibliography 93 Index of questions by topic 97 ix Bibliography EU legislation The Treaty of Rome (1 957) The Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) The Use of Work Equipment Directive (89/655/EEC) The Machinery Directive (98/37/EC and 2006/42/EC) The Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (2004/1 08/EC) UK legislation The Factory Health and Morals Act 802 The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 974 (Chapter 37) The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 992 (SI 992 no 3004) The Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 994 (SI 994 no 3260) The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 998 (SI 998 no 2307) The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 998 (SI 998 no 2306) The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 999 (SI 999 no 3242) The Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 no 341 8) 93 The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007 no 320) The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (Chapter 9) The Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008 (Chapter 20) The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008 no 597) Standards BS 71 21 -1 :2006, Code of practice for safe use of cranes – General BS EN 3557, Cranes – Controls and control stations BS EN 474-1 :2006, Earth-moving machinery – Safety – General requirements PD IEC/TR 61 508-0:2005, Functional safety of electrical/electronic/ programmable electronic safety-related systems – Functional safety and IEC 61508 BS EN 692, Machine tools – Mechanical presses – Safety BS OHSAS 8001 :2007, Occupational health and safety management systems – Requirements BS EN ISO 21 00, Safety of machinery – Basic concepts, general principles for design BS EN 60204-1 :2006, Safety of machinery – Electrical equipment of machines – General requirements BS EN 60204-32:2008, Safety of machinery – Electrical equipment of machines – Requirements for hoisting machines 94 Risk Management of Machinery and Work Equipment Safety of machinery – Functional safety of safetyrelated electrical, electronic and programmable electronic control systems BS EN 62061 , Safety of machinery – Guards – General requirements for the design and construction of fixed and movable guards BS EN 953: 997, Safety of machinery – Interlocking devices associated with guards – Principles for design and selection BS EN 088: 995, BS EN I SO 41 - : 20 7, Safety of machinery – Risk assessment – Principles Safety of machinery – Rules for the drafting and presentation of safety standards BS EN 41 4, Safety of machinery – Safety related parts of control systems – Part 1: General principles for design BS EN 54- : 9 7, Safety of machinery – Safety-related parts of control systems – General principles for design BS EN I SO 3849-1 : 20 08, Safety of machinery – Safety-related parts of control systems – Validation BS EN I SO 3849-2, Publications H SE I n fo r m ati o n Bibliography sh eet M I SC1 56 95 I n d ex Accident , o f q u e s ti o n s wh at th e m s e l ve s Accidents Accidents wi l l h el p , h ow bi g , s u re l y a p ar t th e th e o u r e m p l oye e s (3 : 4, d oes th e e m p h as i s are th e re is n ot an y key facto r p l ay? p h ys i cal n u m b e r o f acci d e n ts ? , are as an i n j u r y to p2 4) h u m an on cau s e s th at an d (9 : 4, we (9 : 2, p8 ) e n g i n e e ri n g co n tro l s p8 ) sh ou l d be l o o ki n g at? it j u st a cas e o f g e tti n g pe o pl e to take m o re care ? p8 ) Asset , wh at is th e m ost BS EN ISO 3849-1 s tan d ard ? (7: , BS EN ISO 3849-1 54- ? (7: , (7: 4, 62061 ? (7: 5, BS EN ISO 3849-1 m ach i n e s ? is it n o w an , wh y , are , wh at , wh e re an y o rg an i z ati o n ? ap p l i cabl e m ach i n e r y (1 : 6, p2 ) s afe ty is it re p l aci n g th e re an y BS EN s i m i l ari ti e s 54- ? b e twe e n (7: 2, it p72) an d BS EN ap p ro ach can we take to s i m p l i fy th e n ew p73 ) BS EN ISO 3849-1 EN , to p72 ) BS EN ISO 3849-1 s tan d ard ? i m p o r tan t p71 ) BS EN ISO 3849-1 BS of to p i c p8 ) Accidents (9 : 6, i f on e o r an o th e r p e rs o n ? re d u ce Accidents (9 : 5, h ap p e n s by (7: 6, are th e m n th ey j u st d i ffe re n ce s b e twe e n it an d p73 ) , wh y d on ’ t h ave th e on e s tan d ard fo r p74) 97 BS EN ISO 3849-1 (7: 7, wh at , is s tan d ard sh ou l d a s tan d ard ? (7: 8, 54- ? (7: , CE mark , d oes Civil action e m p l oye e it j u st a cas e , , CE is it , can we co m p l y + CE = are th e a cl m , can yo u (4: 24, p e rfo r m an ce l eve l s in e i th e r th i s or BS EN ag n s t , th e m ? wh at exp l n Corporate risk management Declaration of conformity , , a co n fo r m i ty? is , , is Employers’ liability insurance , an is o rg an i z ati o n i t? (3 : 7, m e an t it by (1 : , h ave th i s i f an p27) th i s ? is p44) d i ffe re n ce ? sh ou l d wh e n (4: 21 , to ab o u t wh at wh at (4: , (3: 9, th e bi t wh at Declaration of incorporation of p52) o f s afe ty? ‘Conduct of their undertaking’ (3: 0, by u s i n g co n s e q u e n ce s Civil law and criminal law Common law CE ? a g u aran te e wh at wi n s d e cl arati o n o f s e l e cti n g p75) CE marking (3: 8, p2 ) p1 ) th i s ? (3: 2, p1 7) p1 ) on i t? (4: 20 , ap p ro p ri ate p48 ) rath e r th an a p48 ) wh at if th e e m p l oye r d o e s n ’ t h ave i t? p21 ) Employers’ liability insurance certifi cates ce r ti fi cate s ? (3: 9, European Union , sh ou l d yo u ke e p p revi o u s p2 ) , h o w m u ch of an i n fl u e n ce is it on U K l e g i s l ati o n ? p1 ) Harmonized standards 98 bu i l d e r u s e ? p75 ) BS EN ISO 3849-1 (3: 6, m ach i n e p74) BS EN ISO 3849-1 th i s , , wh at is th e b ackg ro u n d to th e s e ? (6: , p6 ) Risk Management of Machinery and Work Equipment Harmonized standards , Hazardous substances (8 : 4, wh at , b e n e fi ts wh at are th e o ffe r? p h ys i cal (6: 2, p ro p e r ti e s p63 ) o f th e s e ? p78 ) Hazards , wh at are th e bi g g e st Health and safety at work , h az ard s ? wh at is it al l (8: 2, re q u i re m e n ts o f S e cti o n 6? (4: , Health and safety inspectors Health and safety inspectors (3 : 25, , wh at (3: , are p1 7) th e re l evan t p41 ) , wh at p o we rs , h ave th ey an y th ey h ave ? ad d i ti o n al (3: 21 , p2 ) p o we rs ? p3 ) Health and safety law (3 : 1 , p77) ab o u t? Health and Safety at Work etc Act 974 , wh at am I re s p o n s i bl e fo r as an e m p l oye r? p2 ) Health and safety legislation (3 : 3, th ey , is it al l fai rl y , is it j u st , wh o n ew an d co m p l i cate d ? p1 ) Health and safety legislation d u ti e s ? (3 : 4, (3: 22, h ave e n fo rce s th i s in th e U K? , wh at if a , wh at is co m p an y fai l s to co m p l y wi th p3 ) Health and safety notices Health and safety policy (3 : 5, th at p2 ) Health and safety notices th e m ? e m p l oye rs p1 ) Health and safety legislation (3 : 20 , th e it th e , wh at is , wh at i f we ap p e al an d we p ro ce s s ? re al l y (3: 23, n eed p3 0) on e? p2 ) Health and safety policy Index of questions by topic d on ’ t h ave on e? (3: 6, p2 ) 99 Health and safety Health and safety (3: 2, , can yo u , wh o , wh at b ri e fl y h as u l ti m ate are th e High-risk work environment High-risk work environment Human error Human error , h ow d o yo u g i ve , can yo u exp l n , , a b i o l o g i cal wh y (3: 5, in an p1 8) o rg an i z ati o n ? is th i s ? yo u (8: , go (3: 3, p2 4) p77) ab o u t as s e s s i n g on e? cl as s i c it in m o re facto rs sh ou l d we exam p l e ? be d e tai l ? p l ay a so key (9: 3, p8 ) (9 : 7, p ar t? i n te re s te d in p8 ) (9: 9, p8 ) th e s e at wo rk? p8 ) , wh at Improvement notice Insurance , , h ow d o e s are can an it th e s e ? be (9: 8, p8 4) exte n d e d ? i n s u ran ce (3 : 24, co m p an y p3 ) wo rk o u t th e co s t? p1 ) Insurance brokers re ce i ve , co m m i s s i o n wh y fro m Insurance manager m an ag e r? (2: 3, , th ey ch arg e th e wh at is i n s u re r? th e a fe e (2: 4, d i ffe re n ce wh e n th ey al re ad y p1 ) b e twe e n th i s an d a ri s k p1 ) Machinery Directive , can yo u , d oes g i ve me som e b ackg ro u n d i n fo r m ati o n ? p3 ) Machinery Directive 00 d i re cto rs ’ d u ti e s ? wh at can Human violations (4: , re s p o n s i b i l i ty , , Human factors (2: 7, ri s e ? p79 ) Human error (9: , i ts p23 ) Health and safety (8: 5, d e s cri b e it ap p l y to al l EU co u n tri e s ? (4: , p3 ) Risk Management of Machinery and Work Equipment Machinery Directive b as e d in m an u factu re d E E A? (4: 6, D i re cti ve , l o cal wh o wh at th e wh at , wh e n is E E A, am if I a m ach i n e wh at d i re ctl y (4: 5, I fro m h ave a m an u factu re r to i m p o r ti n g d o? (4: 4, p3 7) m ach i n e r y p3 7) exp o r t m ach i n e r y to co u n tri e s o u ts i d e n e i th e r th e fu l fi l s fo r C E m an u factu re r n o r th e i r th e o bl i g ati o n s m arki n g th e of th e M ach i n e r y e q u i p m e n t? p46 ) an y ch an g e s , I we u n d e rs tan d n eed to be re g u l ati o n s, it h as aware wh at re ce n tl y b e e n o f? (4: 22, th ey revi s e d : are p49 ) re q u i re me to d o? p3 ) EN I SO m ach i n e r y , m ach i n e r y? Machinery is , , m ach i n e r y? Machinery u sed , th e re (4: 7, wh at s u b s tan ti al l y Machinery , can 3849-1 : 20 08 s tan d ard ? Machinery be if I re s p o n s i bl e Machinery standards BS th e E E A? , Machinery Directive (4: 2, in i m p o r ti n g re p re s e n tati ve Machinery Directive th e re am p3 ) Machinery Directive au th o ri ze d , o u ts i d e Machinery Directive (4: 6, if I an o th e r co u n tr y Machinery Directive th e , (6 : 7, g i ve som e re p l ace s BS b ackg ro u n d EN 954-1 , i n fo r m ati o n as th at is on a key p6 7) ap p l i e s to th e s al e o f s e co n d - h an d p40 ) i f th e th e re (4: , ol d m ach i n e r y (4: , I am s u p p l yi n g h as be e n p41 ) o th e r l aws th at might be re l evan t to th e su ppl y o f p42 ) h ow d oes s afe l y? th at a l aw th at re fu rb i s h e d ? are yo u (4: 1 , th e m an u factu re r m ake s u re th at m ach i n e r y can p42 ) Index of questions by topic 01 Machinery , d oes n ew m ach i n e r y h ave p ar ti cu l ar s tan d ard s ? Machinery , wh at U K o r e l s ewh e re s afe g u ard s Machinery (4: , , wh at th e , wh e n to co n fo r m , by s o m e o n e E E A an d a s u p p l i e r) is I ( as d evi ce s are acce p tabl e el se co n s i d e r th at i n ad e q u ate ? fo r th e e i th e r i n (4: 4, i n s tru cti o n s (4: 23 , it be i ssu ed wi th a d e cl arati o n wh at d oes it m e an in th e co n text , wh at , is is , it i t? (3 : 7, th e p44) fo r th e o f co n fo r m i ty? o f ri s k m an ag e m e n t? h o w can p25) an e m p l oye r d e fe n d m an d ato r y to u se a n o ti fi e d a cl m ? (3: 8, p26) b o d y fo r te s ti n g ? p51 ) Professional indemnity insurance policy , wh at d oes it co ve r? , wi l l co ve r an p1 ) Professional indemnity insurance policy o rg an i z ati o n fo r th e acti o n s wh o ad vi ce o r s e r vi ce s p ro vi d e of co n s u l tan ts, on it s u b - co n tracto rs th e i r b e h al f? (2: 6, o r ag e n ts p1 ) Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 998 b ackg ro u n d to th e s e ? (5: , eq u i pm en t is co ve re d by th e re g u l ati o n s ? (5: 2, ap p l y to ? (5: 3, wh at , wh at , wh o is p5 ) Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 998 re g u l ati o n s , p5 ) Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 998 02 th e p1 ) Notifi ed body th e an y p47) wi l l Negligence claim th e to p47) Negligence (2: 5, m ad e m an u factu re d l an g u ag e (4: 7, ‘Negligence’ (2: 8, in is be p43 ) o r o th e r p ro te cti ve m ach i n e r y? Machinery if it (4: 2, to p5 ) Risk Management of Machinery and Work Equipment Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 998 th e re g u l ati o n s re q u i re me to d o? (5: 4, th e re g u l ati o n s l e g i s l ati o n ? (5: 5, co m p are an d re l ate to o th e r h e al th an d (5: 6, th e s afe u se o f wo rk e q u i p m e n t , h ow d o o r m ach i n e r y? p6 ) , wh at are th e ri s ks fro m rad i o acti vi ty in th e wo rkp l ace ? p79 ) Radon , can it g et i n to Risk management Risk management (1 : 5, h ow p6 ) e n s u re Radioactivity (8: 6, , s afe ty Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 998 e m p l oye e s wh at p5 7) Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 998 , wate r s u p p l i e s ? , wh at co u l d , can g u aran te e , wh at , is I it (8: 7, fo r m y p8 ) bu s i n e s s ? s u cce s s by (1 : 2, p1 ) i m p l e m e n ti n g i t? p2 ) Risk management Risk management i m pl e m e n t i t? (1 : 1 , Risk management Risk management g i vi n g Risk management fai l i n g to Risk management (1 0: 6, wh at , so a exp l i ci t wh o , a is th e ro l e p o o r l eve l fo r n o th i n g ? , , an by ‘ d yn am i c’ ? (1 : 0, re q u i re m e n t in p5 ) l e g i s l ati o n to p6 ) , i m pl e m e n t m e an t th e re away s o m e th i n g Risk management is are yo u g ood wh at of i n s u ran ce ? o f ri s k m an ag e m e n t (1 0: 3, an y p ar ti e s ’ ? re al - l i fe ri s k m an ag e m e n t ab o u t th e co s ts p9 ) sou n d s l i ke p8 ) th e ‘ i n te re s te d h ave (2: , to (1 0: 4, exam p l e s p o l i cy? p8 ) o f th e (1 0: 5, co s ts of p8 ) s m al l e r o rg an i z ati o n s ? p8 ) Index of questions by topic 03 Risk management th an on e bu s i n e s s (1 0: 8, are th e re l o cati o n ? Risk management s tu ff? , , is th e re (1 : 9, , i m p l e m e n ti n g on e? Risk manager , (1 : 4, sh ou l d Risk managers , th e re fo r al l o f th i s co s t re d u cti o n we h ave on e as we l l a s afe ty , wh at is th i s ? , wh at are th e (1 : 3, p1 ) co n s e q u e n ce s of n ot I e m p l oy o n e ? atte n d to (1 : 8, th e p4) co m p an y’s i n s u ran ce n eed s? p9 ) (1 0: , , wh at , can is th e e ffe ct of p o o r p e rfo r m an ce ? p87) Safety performance co n s e q u e n ce s Standards Standards yo u o f p o o r s afe ty , wh y , wh at , can g i ve som e typ i cal p e rfo r m an ce ? th ey al ways are a h ave o f th e key exam p l e (1 0: 2, d i ffe re n t o f th e p87) p re fi xe s ? m ach i n e r y s afe ty (6: 3, p64) s tan d ard s ? p6 4) Standards yo u m ach i n e r y s afe ty Standards , can g i ve a b ri e f o ve r vi ew o n s tan d ard s, yo u te l l us as it a bi t seem s m o re th e cl as s i fi cati o n co m p l ex? ab o u t th o s e (6: 5, C o f th e p6 ) s tan d ard s ? p6 7) Technical fi le Technical fi le 04 ou t p1 ) th ey Safety performance (6: 6, m o re p5 ) Risk management system (6: 4, h el p wi th p8 ) sh ou l d Risk management system (2: 2, (1 : 7, fo r o rg an i z ati o n s p9 ) Risk management policy p o l i cy? i m p l i cati o n s , wh at is , wh e re i t, an d can it wh at be sh ou l d ke p t? be (4: 8, i n cl u d e d in i t? (4: 5, p45 ) p47) Risk Management of Machinery and Work Equipment Terminology Toxic , wh at Training , co m p an y , is d oes wh at to th e re th i s sor t som e m e an ? th at (8: 3, o f trai n i n g u n d e r take ? Index of questions by topic (5: 7, we n eed to u n d e rs tan d ? (1 : 7, p3 ) p78 ) wo u l d an e n fo rce m e n t o ffi ce r exp e ct my p6 ) 05 Risk Management of Machinery and Work Equipment John Glover Understanding the legislation, directives and standards that apply to machinery and work equipment is a difficult task But if your organization uses or supplies machinery as part of its operations it is absolutely essential that this understanding is in place as the first step towards legal compliance Risk Management of Machinery and Work Equipment brings together all of the relevant information needed to manage the risks presented by the use of machinery in your organization By answering the most frequently asked machinery safety questions this book offers practical health and safety solutions in a simple and straightforward format Includes guidance on the following: • Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008; • Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC; • Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 998; and • Harmonised standards, including BS EN ISO 3849 About the author John Glover, Glove a graduate of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, has practised health and safety law and safety of machinery for a number of years Having worked for a world-leading health and safety organization specializing in machinery safety, he has extensive knowledge of the subject and is the founder of Glasgow-based consultancy Glover Associates & Consulting Ltd BSI order ref BIP 21 84 BSI Group Headquarters 389 Chiswick High Road London W4 4AL Understanding the legislation, directives and standards that apply to brings together all of the relevant information needed to manage the risks presented by the use of machinery in your organization By answering the most frequently asked machinery safety questions this book offers practical health and safety solutions in a simple and straightforward format Risk Management of Machinery and Includes guidance on the following: • John Glove About the author BSI Group Headquarters 389 Chiswick High Road London W4 4AL The British Standards Institution www.bsigroup.com Is incorporated by Royal Charter www.bsigroup.com The British Standards Institution Is incorporated by Royal Charter