But there are no procedures tthat if you follow them you will precisely and 100% always make any machine safe. There will always be an interpretation aspect, and if you interpret wrongly you may still be brought to court. For example, a lot of safety is down to user instructions. Remove the risk, cover the risk, actively guard the risk, and if there are still risk signage and user instructions will be the last line of defence.mk42 said:Interesting. I had always heard that on your side of the ocean, if the machine builder followed the proper standards and provided that Declaration of Conformity, they were off the hook for anything that happened.
When you start looking at a machine in order to make the risk assesment and decide safety measures, boy can you get into some discussions !
But the more effort you put in, the safer the maschine will be, and you will be better covered.
If there is an accident, and the user was not negligent, then either the manufacturer was negligent or the risk was so difficult to anticipate that the manufacturer is excused for not anticipating it. If the manufacturer has put a dedicated and honest effort into the safety, then there will be no jail sentence, and if there is a fine, then it will not be severe. It is recognized that risks can never be brought completely to zero.The risk is never going to be zero. Are you supposed to be responsible for a life time when there's a calculated risk if something happens?