Regulatory ESSENTIAL
United Kingdom - Machine Safety Product Cat.1

Scope of this ESSENTIAL

This ESSENTIAL describes the UK regulations (for England, Scotland and Wales) on Machinery, defined in regulation (4) - Products to which Regulations apply; definition of “machinery” Based on - The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 - The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 - BREXIT Guidance dokuments published by the UK government (see: Link/Reference to other reference documents) NOTE: 1) Northern Ireland regulations are not covered by this CRF 2) Partly completed machinery regulations are not covered by this ESSENTIAL (see ESSENTIAL GBR Machinery Product Cat. 2) All numbering of regulations and annexes/parts refer to the consolidated version of: SI 2008 No.1597/ SI 2019 No.696.'

Hints

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Abbreviations

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Analysis of regulatory requirements

Legislation in force for this PCT

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Legislation in force for this PCT

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Scope of legislation

The Regulations apply to: (a) machinery, described as: (i) an assembly, fitted with or intended to be fitted with a drive system other than directly applied human or animal effort, consisting of linked parts or components, at least one of which moves, and which are joined together for a specific application (ii) an assembly as referred to in sub-paragraph (i), missing only the components to connect it on site or to sources of energy and motion (iii) an assembly as referred to in sub-paragraph (i) or (ii), ready to be installed and able to function as it stands only if mounted on a means of transport, or installed in a building or structure (iv) assemblies of machinery as referred to in sub-paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) or partly completed machinery, which, in order to achieve the same end, are arranged and controlled so that they function as an integral whole (v) an assembly of linked parts or components, at least one of which moves and which are joined together, intended for lifting loads and whose only power source is directly applied human effort (b) interchangeable equipment, described as: devices which, after the putting into service of machinery or of a tractor, are assembled with that machinery or tractor by operators themselves in order to change its function or attribute a new function, in so far as they are not tools (c) safety components, described as components: (i) which serve to fulfil a safety function (ii) which are independently placed on the market (iii) the failure or malfunction of which endangers the safety of persons; and (iv) which are not necessary in order for the machinery to function, or for which other components which do not fall within the previous sub-paragraphs may be substituted in order for the machinery to function (d) lifting accessories, described as components or equipment that: (i) are not attached to lifting machinery (ii) allow a load to be held (iii) are placed between the machinery and the load or on the load itself, or are intended to constitute an integral part of the load; and (iv) are independently placed on the market (e) chains, ropes and webbing, described as being: designed and constructed for lifting purposes as part of lifting machinery or lifting accessories (f) removable mechanical transmission devices, described as: removable components for transmitting power between self-propelled machinery or a tractor and another machine by joining them at the first fixed bearing (when such components are placed on the market with a guard the components and the guard together shall be regarded as one product). (g) partly completed machinery (not covered by this CRF)'

Responsible actors

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Regulatory market access conditions for the actor(s)

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Penalty by this legislation

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Exemption clauses

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Sub-federal legislation of states/counties

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FTA/MRA status with EU

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Authority

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Market surveillance authority

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Link/Reference to other reference document(s)

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Link/Reference to other reference document(s)

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Comment on the comparability to EU legislation

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Route to compliance

Formal and administrative requirements

Registration at related authority required?

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Local representative legally required?

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Equipment authorization (approval process)

Approval process (conformity assessment procedure)

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Conformance document(s) to show compliance to the authority

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Conformance document validity and renewal

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Which documents are required by an approval body?

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Is a factory inspection legally required

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Hint to voluntary certification scheme

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Testing & Standards

Specific requirements for testing

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General information to the application of standards

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Is in-country testing legally required?

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Source for standards for conformity assessment

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National Standardisation Organisation

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Are national standards based on IEC/ISO standards?

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Acceptance of foreign test reports

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Hints

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Regulatory labelling, markings and user information

Regulatory label (mandatory)

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Required information on the product and/or packaging

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User instructions language(s)

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User instruction requirements and specific compliance notes

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Digital user documentation allowed?

here you will get textual information User instructions allowed by QR-Code/internet or digital medium or integrated in device with display? Safety instruction allowed by QR-Code or digital medium?

Warnings, symbols

here you will get textual information e. g. ANSI Z 535.4

Code, Continent	GBR, Europe
Economic Area
Official Language	English (plus 6 regional official languages) De facto official language of the United Kingdom is English. Welsh, an official language in Wales, and the only de jure official language in any part of the UK and Scots
Standard Institute	BSI - British Standards Institution | https://www.bsigroup.com/en-US/Standards/
HS Codemember	Yes, since 1952