Understanding SLO: Safe Laser Off
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Arex™ 400
Machine Safety
The European Community Directives establish that industrial machinery should
not present a risk for workers and operators. The manufacturers should retain
full responsibility for certifying the conformity of their machinery to the provi-
sions of Mac
hine Directive.
The CE mark (
) is the only marking which guarantees that machinery con-
forms to the requirements of the Machine Directive.
The Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC compels machine manufacturers to meet a
minimum
set of requirements before a machine may be placed on the market,
Annex I, of such directive, provides a list of Safety Requirements to which
machinery must comply where relevant.
It is the responsibility of the final machine manufacturer to ensure that all the
Sa
fety Requirements are satisfied.
Several harmonized Standards have been published to support Ma
nufacturers in
Safety Requirements fulfillment.
For Laser Processing machine:
EN 60825-1
EN ISO 11553-1
The process that brings evidence that all potential machine hazard are
addres
sed is the risk assessment.
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