Comparison of Legal Requirements: The Machinery Directive vs. the Machinery Regulation
1.7.1.2 Warning devices
Changes
Here is an updated legal reference:
- "the Community-specific directive on colours and safety signals" is replaced by "specific Union legal acts on colours and safety signals"
Proposed measures
- Verify that warning devices continue to meet applicable requirements for colours and safety signals
- Ensure that references in:
- technical documentation
- instructions for use
- internal requirement specifications are updated to “specific Union legal acts”
- Check that no obsolete reference to “Community’s specific directives” remains
Machinery Directive statutory text
1.7.1.2. Warning devices
Where the health and safety of persons may be endangered by a fault in the operation of unsupervised machinery, the machinery must be equipped in such a way as to give an appropriate acoustic or light signal as a warning.
Where machinery is equipped with warning devices these must be unambiguous and easily perceived. The operator must have facilities to check the operation of such warning devices at all times.
The requirements of the specific Community Directives concerning colours and safety signals must be complied with.
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Machinery Regulation legal text
1.7.1.2. Warning devices
Where the health and safety of persons may be endangered by a fault in the operation of unsupervised machinery or a related product, the machinery or related product shall be equipped in such a way as to give an appropriate acoustic or light signal as a warning.
Where machinery or a related product is equipped with warning devices, these shall be unambiguous and easily perceived. The operator shall have facilities to check the operation of such warning devices at all times.
The requirements of the specific Union legal acts concerning colours and safety signals shall be complied with.
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