Many years ago, my shop had most of its injuries associated with “kick presses”, a sheet metal tool that was human powered. (You inserted your piece of sheet metal into the punch, gave the treadle a swift kick with your foot, and a heavily weighted treadle arm would carry the punch operation through and return the foot treadle to its start position. Sometimes you would move your fingers as you delivered the kick, resulting in small pieces of your fingers being removed with the metal.)
I suppose these things are totally illegal now, but they are an example of a human powered machine that can deliver automated mayhem. Ed Price [email protected] <blocked::mailto:[email protected]> WB6WSN NARTE Certified EMC Engineer Electromagnetic Compatibility Lab Cubic Defense Applications San Diego, CA USA 858-505-2780 Military & Avionics EMC Is Our Specialty > -----Original Message----- > From: Kunde, Brian [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 7:10 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [PSES] CE Requirements for Manual Wire Binding Machine > > But lets say that the device has a spring that returns the activating handle > to the > neutral position. Now is it a machine? > > The Other Brian > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Hulbert > Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 10:00 AM > To: John Woodgate; [email protected] > Subject: RE: CE Requirements for Manual Wire Binding Machine > > Umm. I guess not. Under Article 2 Definitions: > (a) ‘machinery’ means: > − an assembly, fitted with or intended to be fitted with a drive system other > than > directly applied human or animal effort,.... > > Jim Hulbert > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Woodgate > Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 9:33 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: CE Requirements for Manual Wire Binding Machine > > In message > <72B8947772CF0948ADAA9853631663FB643B03A469@PBI-NAMSG- > 02.MGDPBI.global.pv > t>, dated Thu, 15 Sep 2011, Jim Hulbert <[email protected]> writes: > > >. I'm thinking maybe the Machinery Safety Directive. Any thoughts? > > Does it apply to hand-operated devices? > -- > OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk > John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK > When I point to a star, please look at the star, not my finger. The star will > be more interesting. - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <[email protected]> David Heald <[email protected]>
