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Guarding critical on older machines, says Procter
Jeremy Procter, managing director of Procter Machine Guarding and a member of BSI's MCE/3 committee, has explained the importance of adequate guarding on older machines.
News from Engineeringtalk, 21 September 2009
White paper explains fixed guard requirement
Procter Machine Guarding has published a white paper that explains the new Machinery Directive requirement for fixings for fixed guards to remain attached when the guards are removed.
News from Engineeringtalk, 7 September 2009
Guide clarifies machinery guarding standards
Procter Machine Guarding has published the sixth edition of its free 'On Your Guard' machinery guarding standards guide.
News from Engineeringtalk, 10 August 2009
Procter provides free guide to workshop safety
Procter Machine Guarding is publishing a new free guide to workshop safety.
News from Engineeringtalk, 14 July 2009
Procter relaunches Nelsa machine shop guards
Procter Machine Guarding is relaunching the Nelsa range of high-quality machine shop guards, backed by a commitment to high standards of customer service.
News from Engineeringtalk, 1 May 2009
Machinery guarding standards updated
Popular free guide to machinery guarding standards includes important standards that have been introduced over the past 12 months.
News from Engineeringtalk, 11 August 2008
Calculator is revised for new safety standard
Procter Machine Guarding has revised its popular Safety Distance Calculator in accordance with ISO 13857, the new standard for machinery safety distances.
News from Engineeringtalk, 13 June 2008
Machine guarding standards - the top ten tips
This article presents ten things that machine specifiers and designers should know about machine guarding standards.
News from Engineeringtalk, 9 April 2008
Risk calculator update meets new standards
Checklists enable risk assessments to be carried out on almost any machinery, with users simply having to enter the data and select values.
News from Engineeringtalk, 10 March 2008
Website upgrade provides safety downloads
Procter Machine Guarding's website now carries far more information about the Satech range of low-cost modular machine guarding.
News from Engineeringtalk, 10 March 2008
Guide explains the new Machinery Directive
A free "Guide to the new Machinery Directive" will help companies prepare for the new Directive 2006/42/EC.
News from Engineeringtalk, 3 January 2008
Safeguarding machinery in schools and colleges
Jeremy Procter, Convenor of the European Standards Committee responsible for Machine Guards, reviews the updated BS4163:2007 code of practice relating to machine safeguarding.
News from Engineeringtalk, 25 October 2007
Safety kit suits machinery designers
The latest seven-page PDF edition of the On Your Guard guide to machinery guarding standards provides the basics, as well as showing readers where they can find out more about specific topics.
News from Engineeringtalk, 1 October 2007
Guide offers machine safety advice
The fourth edition of On Your Guard has been updated and completely redesigned.
News from Engineeringtalk, 20 September 2007
Save money upgrading machine tools
Jeremy Procter, Procter Machine Guarding MD, explains how outsourcing the design and manufacture of guarding can pay dividends for companies upgrading or refurbishing machine tools.
News from Engineeringtalk, 1 August 2007
Guarding machinery in educational workshops.
Jeremy Procter explains the regulatory requirements placed on educational establishments for guarding hazardous machinery in workshops.
News from Engineeringtalk, 4 June 2007
Faster installation at lower cost.
Satech modular perimeter guarding system from Procter Machine Guarding is quick and easy to install
News from Engineeringtalk, 16 April 2007
Round-up of new machinery safety standards
Procter Machinery Guarding explains the different machinery safety standards published in 2006.
News from Engineeringtalk, 16 April 2007
Machine Accident Investigation Kit updated
New version of Machine Accident Investigation Kit (MAIK) introduced by Procter Machinery Guarding.
News from Engineeringtalk, 13 April 2007
Guarding system offers easy installation
Satech guarding is viable as a DIY guarding system that can be installed by any competent maintenance department, team of fitters or subcontractors at a rate of around 50m per day.
News from Engineeringtalk, 12 April 2007
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