Ebook: Risk Management of Machinery and Work Equipment

Understanding the legislation, directives and standards that apply to machinery and work equipment is a difficult task. 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. This book 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. This book includes guidance on the following: Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008; Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC; Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998; and, Harmonized standards, including BS EN ISO 13849.
Content:
Front Matter
• Introduction
• Table of Contents
1. Corporate Risk Management
2. Risk Manager vs Insurance Manager
3. Health and Safety and the Law
4. The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008
5. The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
6. The Use of Harmonized Standards
7. BS EN ISO 13849-1, Safety of Machinery - Safety-Related Parts of Control Systems - General Principles for Design
8. High-Risk Environments
9. Why Systems Fail
10. The Costs of Non-Compliance
• Bibliography
• Index of Questions by Topic