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Risk Management of Machinery and Work Equipment

John Glover

Understanding the legislation, Directives and standards that apply to machinery and work equipment can be a difficult task. If your organization uses or supplies machinery as part of its operations, you’ll need a clear understanding of what’s required for legal compliance. And employers and staff in any field of work must familiarize themselves with their rights and duties in the workplace under new legislation.

Combining all the relevant information needed to manage the risks associated with machinery and work equipment, this new book is an invaluable guide. Machine builders and users, whether UK-based or exporting machinery into the UK market, will find it a must-have reference, as will employers and managers looking for guidance on their health and safety responsibilities.

How can this book help me manage risk in the workplace?

This book can help you manage machinery risk by providing:

• Answers to the most frequently-asked machinery safety questions
• Practical health and safety solutions in a simple and straightforward format
• A common sense approach on how to meet the stringent legal requirements
• Guidance in line with the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 (implementing Directive 2006/42/EC), in force from December 2009.

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