There are no such provisions within the Machinery Directive. I will add my voice to those who have pointed out that the use of the phrase "put into service" is intended to ensure that the Machinery Directive is applied to equipment which is manufactured or imported for the manufacturer's (or importer's) own use.
ยง80 of the Commission Guide to the Machinery Directive states: "A person who manufactures machinery for his own use is considered as a manufacturer and must fulfil all the obligations set out in Article 5...". Nick. At 21:10 +0100 10/8/10, John Woodgate wrote: >You are correct. But other advice you have been >given excludes one possibility. If the machine >is to be used ONLY EVER at one specified place >in the EU, then it might be acceptable to use >the provisions for special equipment intended >for use at a particular site. > - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <emcp...@socal.rr.com> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com>
