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News Release from: BSI British Standards | Subject: Machinery Directive 98/37/EC
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 07 July 2006
Latest guidance on Machinery Safety
Machinery designers, developers, manufacturers, installers and service engineers need to comply with the requirements set out in the Machinery Directive 98/37/EC.
from British Standards Machinery designers, developers, manufacturers, installers and service engineers need to comply with the requirements set out in the Machinery Directive 98/37/EC As a first stop for authoritative guidance on best practice guidelines, standards and supporting documentation which will ensure compliance to the Machinery Directive 98/37/EC, BSI is pleased to announce the publication of a newly revised machinery safety standard
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 16 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Newly revised BS EN 60204-1:2006 Safety of machinery.
Electrical equipment of machines.
General requirements provides requirements and recommendations relating to: * Safety of people and property * Consistency of control response * Ease of maintenance The standard applies to electrical, electronic and programmable electronic equipment and systems which are not portable by hand while working, including a group of machines working together.
BS EN 60204-1 is relevant to the electrical equipment or parts of the electrical equipment that operate with nominal supply voltages not exceeding 1,000 V for alternating current and not exceeding 1,500 V for direct current, and with nominal supply frequencies not exceeding 200 Hz.
ISBN 0 580 46819 4 Price £180*, £90 BSI Subscribing Members.
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