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Document ID (ISN)112593
CIS number 12-0314
Year 2011
Convention or series no. INDG 270(rev1)
Author(s)
Health and Safety Executive
Title Supplying new machinery
Bibliographic information HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, Sep. 2011. 10p. 5 ref.
Internet access Supplying_new_machinery_[INTERNET_FREE_ACCESS] [in English]
Abstract This booklet is a short guide to the law and responsibilities when supplying machinery for use at work. It explains the main safety and health requirements of the law and what needs to be done in practice to meet them. Besides CE marking, there are other legal requirements which are also important, and which are discussed.
Descriptors (primary) United Kingdom; machinery; responsibilities; plant safety organization; legal aspects
Descriptors (secondary) European Union; safety devices; safety guides; public OSH institutions; comment on directive
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceUnited Kingdom
Subject(s) Safety organization and training
Broad subject area(s) Mechanical hazards, transport
Browse category(ies) Safety and health information
Small and medium-sized enterprises