Dear Moshe, Regarding your first question, EN1050:1996 (Safety of Machinery - Priciples for Risk Assessment) is specified in the OJ and is the standard to be used for your Machinery Directive risk analysis evaluation. This standard requires you to include the analysis with the documentation. The Machinery Directive also states that a TCF must include "a description of methods adopted to eliminate hazards presented by the machinery".
Regarding item 2, I believe it is the manufacturer's responsibility to reduce the risk for safety related hazards as part of the equipment design. In your case, it seems the manufacturer has not designed his equipment properly from the beginning. By CE marking, the manufacturer claimed compliance with the Directive. They cannot ship an unsafe product with the CE Mark and then have to patch it up in the field to comply. Regards, From: [email protected] Date sent: Mon, 2 Nov 98 19:58:48 PST Subject: machinery directive related questions To: [email protected] Send reply to: [email protected] > Hello Everyone, > > here are 2 questions: > > 1. Is Risk/hazard Analysis required as part of formal documentation (TCF?). > Which standard > defines the format of the analysis? > > 2. The machine complies with ESD (up to 8KV) immunity, but still I have > safety related > incidents at customer sites, which are obviously related to ESD (they are > simulated at > 10KV). What are my options? Should I do nothing? Should I fix the design (up > to ?KV)? Should > I just document the issue, require antistatic carpets/humidifiers etc from > the user? > > Thanks in advance > Moshe > -------------------------------------------- > Name: moshe valdman > E-mail: [email protected] > Phone: 972-52-941200 > Telefax: 972-3-5496369 > Date: 2/11/98 > Time: 19:58:48 > You are most welcome to visit my homepage at: > > http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/5233/ > -------------------------------------------- > > > --------- > This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. > To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] > with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the > quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected], or > [email protected] (the list administrators). > PETER S. MERGUERIAN MANAGING DIRECTOR PRODUCT TESTING DIVISION I.T.L. (PRODUCT TESTING) LTD. HACHAROSHET 26, P.O.B. 211 OR YEHUDA 60251, ISRAEL TEL: 972-3-5339022 FAX: 972-3-5339019 E-MAIL: [email protected] Visit our Website: http://www.itl.co.il --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators).
