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This book describes the prerequisites for the placing on themarket and the safe use of machinery in compliance with the relevant EUDirectives, especially the Machinery Directive 2006/42. It provides readerswith high-level knowledge concerning the Essential Health and SafetyRequirements (EHSR) that machinery must fulfill. The approach and principles ofthe Machinery Directive were most recently made worldwide acknowledged in the ILO code of practice on safe machinery, released in 2013. The book addressesthat code, as well as providing valuable insight into other EU Product andWorkplace legislation.

Focusing on the key aspect of safe machinery, the “machinerysafety risk assessment”, which allows readers to better understand the moredifficult aspects of risk assessments, the book equips readers to tackleproblems at the manufacturing stage and in different use scenarios, introducingthem to risk reduction techniques and functional safety aspects.

This book details how safety (i.e. the absence of unacceptablerisks) is ensured in areas where potentially explosive atmospheres (ATEX) canarise. The book also offers readers essential information on how to comply withthe newest (April 2016) EU legislation when the presence of ATEX cannot beavoided.

By presenting general guidance on issues arising out of the EUATEX legislation – especially on zone classification, explosion risk assessment,equipment categorization, Ex-marking and related technical/chemical aspects –the book provides equipment manufacturers, responsible employers, and otherswith the essential knowledge they need to be able to understand the different –and often complicated – aspects of ATEX and to implement the necessary safetyprecautions. As such, it represents a valuable resource for all those concernedwith maintaining high levels of safety in ATEX environments.