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UKCA / CE AUDIT

We will visit your machinery supplier on your behalf and carry out a CE Audit, UKCA Audit or Pre-delivery Audit on the machine/s you have purchased to ensure the legal requirements have been met. The Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) is an ideal time to carry out a CE Audit / Pre-delivery Audit.

During the audit, we will inspect the machine, safety equipment and documentation to ensure it is compliant with the applicable Directives and Standards. Non-conformance items will be documented and discussed, allowing the non-compliant items to be corrected prior to shipment of the machinery.

RISK ASSESSMENT

Safemach carry out comprehensive machinery risk assessments on machinery and follow the international Standard EN ISO 12100:2010 Safety of machinery – General principles for design – Risk assessment and reduction.

A risk assessment is a legal requirement for machinery manufacturers, those who modify or build machinery in-house and system integrators. It is also an important and key step in the CE Marking process.

During a risk assessment, our engineers will assess your machinery against the relevant Directives and Standards, and will provide you with a comprehensive report detailing any non-conformance’s and guidance in the rectification of the non-conformance items.

We also carry our Design Risk Assessments’s for our manufacturing partners assisting with risk reduction and control methods.

CE MARKING

Machines that are being placed on the market in the Europe Union are required to be CE Marked under the Machinery Directive before they are put into service. The Directive applies to machines that are new, but also applies to machines that have been built for own use, or where they have been modified or re-badged.

SafeMach can support you through the CE Marking process from carrying out risk assessments, conformity to the Essential Health & Safety Requirements (Annex I) or applicable harmonised Standards, preparing the technical construction file and completing the Declaration of Conformity. We can also support manufacturers who provide partly completed machinery. We also support manufacturers of partly completed machinery.

Following the UK leaving the EU on the 31st December 2020, SafeMach will support manufacturers in applying the new conformity mark, UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) for machinery supplied in to the UK market. Safetmach can also assist machinery manufacturers exporting to the EU with our Technical File holding and Authorised Representative services.

More information and guidance will follow on the application of the UKCA Mark. Please see our UKCA Marking page.

PUWER INSPECTIONS

PUWER place duties upon individuals and companies who own, operate or have control over work equipment. PUWER also places responsibilities on businesses and organisations whose employees use work equipment, whether owned by them or not.

Our engineers will carry out a thorough inspection of your machinery following the PUWER Regulations, focusing on components that could affect the equipment’s capability to be operated and maintained in a safe manner.

Following the inspection, you will receive comprehensive PUWER report, including a separate non-compliance report. Following any corrective actions, we will then carry out an additional inspection to close out any non-compliance items.

Safemach also carry out asset audits detailing equipment that requires PUWER Inspections, following this, we will prioritise and schedule PUWER Inspections.

Safemach use Machinesafe Compliance Software to document PUWER and other inspections.

UKCA MARKING

Machines that are being placed on the market in the Europe Union are required to be CE Marked under the Machinery Directive before they are put into service. The Directive applies to machines that are new, but also applies to machines that have been built for own use, or where they have been modified or re-badged.

SafeMach can support you through the CE Marking process from carrying out risk assessments, conformity to the Essential Health & Safety Requirements (Annex I) or applicable harmonised Standards, preparing the technical construction file and completing the Declaration of Conformity. We can also support manufacturers who provide partly completed machinery. We also support manufacturers of partly completed machinery.

Following the UK leaving the EU on the 31st December 2020, SafeMach will support manufacturers in applying the new conformity mark, UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) for machinery supplied in to the UK market. Safetmach can also assist machinery manufacturers exporting to the EU with our Technical File holding and Authorised Representative services.

More information and guidance will follow on the application of the UKCA Mark. Please see our UKCA Marking page.

SAFETY VALIDATION

When it comes to safety related changes on your machinery, it is vital that the correct steps are carried out in order to maintain compliance.

The safety related control system for your machinery will be measured against Designated / Harmonised Standards such as ISO 13849 or IEC 62061. A detailed report will follow.

In addition, SafeMach can carry out a machinery risk assessment, determine the required Performance Level (PLr) or Safety Integrity Level (SIL) prior to validation of the safety related control system using tools such as Sistema or PAScal to determine the achieved PL or SIL is great or equal to the Required Performance Level (PLr)

LIGHT CURTAIN TESTING

Electro-sensitive protective equipment (ESPE) such as light curtains and safety scanners are a common component used as a part of perimeter guarding. When used correctly, they offer great benefits and aid productivity.

However, ESPE has to be selected, integrated and tested to ensure it offers the level of protection laid out in EN ISO 13855. The HSE’s document HSG 180 requires that initial inspections and tests are carried out following the installation or changes to the operating conditions and that periodic inspection and tests are carried out every 6 or 12 months depending on the installed equipment and risk assessment.

Using our stop time measurement equipment, SafeMach can validate your ESPE installation to ensure:

  • The correct components are being used.
  • The installation complies to ISO 13855.
  • The actual stop time of the machinery complies to ISO 13855.
  • Muting and override functions are correctly programmed.
  • The installation complies to EN ISO 13849 or EN IEC 62061

We will compile an ESPE asset register for the devices in your factory and validate their performance using state of the art equipment, You will then receive a report detailing the results and any non-compliance’s that maybe found.

AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE

Safemach can act as your Authorised Representative for foreign manufacturers exporting into the England, Scotland and Wales and for British manufacturers exporting into Europe.

Authorised Representative UK
If you are a supplier of machinery in to the UK, then the machinery you supply will have to be UKCA marked and be supplied with a UK Declaration of Conformity / Incorporation. Safemach can assist you with the UKCA process and also act as your Authorised Representative and holder of your Technical File.

Authorised Representative EU
If you are a supplier of CE marked machinery into the EU, then you need to be prepared for the new Regulation 2019/1020 on market surveillance and compliance of products, that include machinery. This Regulation comes into force on 16th July 2021 and seeks to improve market surveillance by Member States. However, this also has implications for manufacturers and suppliers. Regulation 2019/1020 introduces requirements relating to an ‘economic operator’.

Please visit our dedicated website for more information on our Authorised Representative services to our customers worldwide wishing to supply machinery in to the UK and/or Europe.

More information coming soon, however please do not hesitate to contact us should you wish to discuss in greater detail.

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