Machinery Directive Harmonised Standards list, 9 March 2018

A revised list of Machinery Directive Harmonised Standards was published in the Official Journal (OJ) of the European Union on 9 March 2018. Follow the link to see the new and amended B-Type and C-Type standards.

Machinery Directive Harmonised Standards list, 9 March 2018

The latest list of Machinery Directive Harmonised Standards was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ) on 9 March 2018 (reference 2018/C 092/01). These Harmonised standards provide a presumption of conformity with the essential health and safety requirements (EHSRs) of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC (see below for definitions of Harmonised Standard and Machinery Directive). This new complete list of standards harmonised to the Machinery Directive can be downloaded from the European Commission website (2.1MB PDF, English language) and it supersedes all previous versions. The standards are categorised as A-type standards, B-type standards (but not B1 and B2 types) and C-type standards, with an explanation provided for each type.