The MD explains that a notified body must perform an EC-type examination for Annex IV machines and safety components. This finite list contains
Machinery:
· Circular saws, sawing machines.
· Hand-fed surface planning machines for woodworking.
· Thicknessers for one-side dressing.
· Band saws.
· Combined wood working machines.
· Hand-fed tenoning machines.
· Hand-fed vertical spindle molding machines.
· Portable chain saws.
· Presses including press breaks for cold working of metals.
· Injection or compression machines for plastics or rubber molding.
· Machinery for underground work (e.g., machinery on rails, hydraulic-powered roof supports, or internal combustion engines).
· Manually loaded trucks for collection of household refuse incorporating compression mechanisms.
· Guards and detachable transmission shafts with universal joints.
· Vehicle-servicing lifts.
· Devices for lifting persons who are at risk of falling more than three meters.
· Machines for the manufacture of pyrotechnics.
Safety Components:
· Electro-sensitive devices (e.g., nonmaterial barriers, sensor mats, electromagnetic detectors, light curtains, etc.).
· Two-handed controls.
· Automatic movable screens.
· Rollover protection structures (ROPS).
· Falling-object protective structures (FOPS). |