Designing & Specifying Safety Related Control Systems

Training Course • Health & Safety Executive

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Control systems for machinery; whether electrical; pneumatic; hydraulic or combinations there-of; are often required to perform safety-related functions. There are regulatory requirements for these control systems and established approaches for dealing with their design; which are laid out in European Standards. This course will help delegates understand how to specify and design safety related control circuits which comply with the requirements of both the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 (Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC) and the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations.

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