Trade Journals for the Concrete Industry

The essential requirements of the machinery directive addressed here set down safety concepts for plants manufacturing precast elements. The following foundational safety measures can be derived from these: spatial safeguards for hazardous zones (area protection), local safeguards for hazardous zones (enclosures, occlusions etc.), location-dependent safety devices (controlled person location) plus safety control units particularly for interlinked plants. This article will provide information on all the above-named protective measures. In addition, processes in manufacturing will be documented on which these protective measures have a bearing.