El Regulations
(EU) 2023/1230 a revised version of the current version of the
Directive 2006/42/EC, entered into force on July 19, 2006 and will be applicable to the
manufacturers as of January 20, 2027, at which date it will become a
replaced and definitively repealed the Directive.
The new
The European Machinery Regulation introduces a number of important changes with respect to the
to Directive 2006/42/EC, some of which have a significant impact on
the construction and mining machinery sector. This third article of
the collection dedicated to the new machinery regulation focuses on the changes
relating to information for use.
The
information for use is mainly constituted by the
information provided on the machine itself (warning signs, etc.).
acoustic and visual information, written information, pictograms, symbols, etc.), and
by the accompanying information (instructions for use). The
The importance of the instructions for use is enormous, not only in terms of
security, but also from a legal point of view, since, in the event of
accident, it is often a point of reference to clarify and distribute
responsibilities between manufacturers and users.
In the
This article will deal with the different provisions relating to the
instructions for use contemplated by the new Regulation, such as the delivery, the
format, language, wording or minimum content of information to be used for the
utilization.
You can read the full article in the following link.
