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"All
machinery must be accompanied by a translation of the instructions
in the language or languages of the country in which the machinery
is to be used and by the instructions in the original language."
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A large number
of companies exporting to Europe still supply manuals, etc. in English,
however, now that this law is in force, goods may not be allowed to
enter a country without proper documentation in the
language of the end user.
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For your convenience,
we now have a direct link to the sections that pertain to machinery
and translation requirements.
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We have also provided
a link to the entire Council Directive if needed.
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We
have a short version of the CE Requirements and a long version
available.
Click
on one of the links below:
CE
Requirements - short
CE
Requirements - long
Brief
overview:
1.7.4.
Instructions
(a) All
machinery must be accompanied by instructions including at least
the following:
— a
repeat of the information with which the machinery is marked,
except the serial number
(see 1.7.3)
together with any appropriate additional information to facilitate
maintenance
(e.g. addresses
of the importer, repairers, etc.),
— foreseen
use of the machinery within the meaning of 1.1.2(c),
EN Official
Journal of the European Communities L 207/20 23.7.98
— workstation(s)
likely to be occupied by operators,
— instructions
for safe:
— putting
into service,
— use,
— handling,
giving the mass of the machinery and its various parts where
they are
regularly
to be transported separately,
— assembly,
dismantling,
— adjustment,
— maintenance
(servicing and repair),
— where
necessary, training instructions,
— where
necessary, the essential characteristics of tools which may
be fitted to the
machinery.
Where necessary,
the instructions should draw attention to ways in which the
machinery
should not
be used.
(b) The
instructions must be drawn up in one of the Community languages
by the manufacturer
or his authorised
representative established in the Community. On being put into
service, all
machinery
must be accompanied by a translation of the instructions in
the language or
languages
of the country in which the machinery is to be used any by the
instructions in the
original
language. This translation must be done either by the manufacturer
or his authorised
representative
established in the Community or by the person introducing the
machinery into
the language
area in question. By way of derogation from this requirement,
the maintenance
instructions
for use by specialised personnel employed by the manufacturer
or his authorised
representative
established in the Community may be drawn up in only one of
the Community
languages
understood by that personnel.
(c) The
instructions must contain the drawings and diagrams necessary
for putting into service,
maintenance,
inspection, checking of correct operation and, where appropriate,
repair of the
machinery,
and all useful instructions in particular with regard to safety.
(d) Any
literature describing the machinery must not contradict the
instructions as regards safety
aspects.
The technical documentation describing the machinery must give
information
regarding
the airborne noise emissions referred to in (f) and, in the
case of hand-held and/or
hand-guided
machinery, information regarding vibration as referred to in
2.2.
(e) Where
necessary, the instructions must give the requirements relating
to installation and
assembly
for reducing noise or vibration (e.g. use of dampers, type and
mass of foundation
block, etc.).
(f) The
instructions must give the following information concerning
airborne noise emissions by
the machinery,
either the actual value or a value established on the basis
of measurements
made on
identical machinery:
— equivalent
continuous A-weighted sound pressure level at workstations,
where this exceeds
70 dB(A);
where this level does not exceed 70 dB(A), this fact must be
indicated,
— peak
C-weighted instantaneous sound pressure value at workstations,
where this exceeds
63 Pa (130
dB in relation to 20 µPa),
— sound
power level emitted by the machinery where the equivalent continuous
A-weighted
sound pressure
level at workstations exceeds 85 dB(A).
In the case
of very large machinery, instead of the sound power level, the
equivalent
continuous
sound pressure levels at specified positions around the machinery
may be
indicated.
Where the
harmonised standards are not applied, sound levels must be measured
using the
most appropriate
method for the machinery.
The manufacturer
must indicate the operating conditions of the machinery during
measurement
and what methods have been used for the measurement.
Where the
workstation(s) are undefined or cannot be defined, sound pressure
levels must be
measured
at a distance of 1 metre from the surface of the machinery and
at a height of 1,60
metres from
the floor or access platform. The position and value of the
maximum sound
pressure
must be indicated.
EN Official
Journal of the European Communities L 207/21 23.7.98
(g) If the
manufacturer foresees that the machinery will be used in a potentially
explosive
atmosphere,
the instructions must give all the necessary information.
(h) In the
case of machinery which may also be intended for use by non-professional
operators,
the wording
and layout of the instructions for use, whilst respecting the
other essential
requirements
mentioned above, must take into account the level of general
education and
acumen that
can reasonably be expected from such operators.
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