Comparison of Legal Requirements: The Machinery Directive vs. the Machinery Regulation
1.5.7 Explosion
Changes
There is a minor change (updated legal reference):
- "Community specific directive" is replaced with "specific Union harmonisation legislation"
Proposed measures
- Verify that the machine continues to comply with the relevant explosion protection legislation (e.g. ATEX)
- Ensure that references in:
- technical documentation
- EU Declaration of Conformity
- instructions for use are updated to the correct current legislation ("specific Union harmonisation legislation")
- Check that no outdated reference to "specific directive" remains in the documentation
Machinery Directive statutory text
1.5.7. Explosion
Machinery must be designed and constructed in such a way as to avoid any risk of explosion posed by the machinery itself or by gases, liquids, dust, vapours or other substances produced or used by the machinery.
Machinery must comply, as far as the risk of explosion due to its use in a potentially explosive atmosphere is concerned, with the provisions of the specific Community Directives.
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Machinery Regulation legal text
1.5.7. Explosion
Machinery or related products shall be designed and constructed in such a way as to avoid any risk of explosion presented by the machinery or related product itself or by gases, liquids, dust, vapours or other substances produced or used by the machinery or related product.
Machinery or related products shall comply, as far as the risk of explosion due to its use in a potentially explosive atmosphere is concerned, with the provisions of the specific Union harmonisation legislation.
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