Today we want to be very straightforward. If your role involves being directly or indirectly responsible for safety at your facility (as a production manager, maintenance manager, or occupational safety and health manager), you must be familiar with the current regulations regarding the safety of machinery and work equipment. Here are the applicable laws, royal decrees, and regulations that you need to know:
Applicable regulations
MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLIERS
Article 41 of Law 31/1995 on Occupational Risk Prevention.
Royal Decree 1495/1986, approving the Machinery Safety Regulations.
Royal Decree 1435/1992, dated November 27, on Machine Safety, and Royal Decree 56/1995, dated January 20, amending it. (In force until December 28, 2009).
Royal Decree 1644/2008, Decree of October 10, which establishes the rules for the marketing and putting into service of machinery, which will come into force on December 29, 2009, except for Article 14, which regulates the procedure for authorization and notification of Spanish control bodies for the implementation of certification procedures, which came into force on October 11, 2008.
Royal Decree 1801/2003, on general product safety.
Industrial Safety Regulations.
COMPANIES
Royal Decree 1215/1997, establishing minimum health and safety requirements for the use of work equipment by workers.
Royal Decree 2177/2004, dated November 12, amending Royal Decree 1215/1997, of July 18, establishing minimum health and safety requirements for the use of work equipment by workers, regarding temporary work at heights.
Industrial Safety Regulations.
PUBLIC SERVANTS
Article 29 of Law 31/1995 on Occupational Risk Prevention.
At Grupo TICE Ingenieros, we are experts in industrial safety and are here to assist and advise you on any questions you may have regarding the application of these regulations at your workplace. Feel free to contact us at 961 55 40 72 or by emailing us at comercial@grupotice.es.
