§159 リスクアセスメントと整合規格

The process of risk assessment is facilitated by the application of harmonised standards, since C-type standards for machinery identify the significant hazards that are generally associated with the category of machinery concerned and specify protective measures to deal with them. However, the application of harmonised standards does not entirely dispense the machinery manufacturer from the obligation to carry out a risk assessment.

A manufacturer who applies the specifications of a C-type standard must ensure that the harmonised standard is appropriate to the particular machinery concerned and covers all of the risks it presents. As a starting point, Annex Z and the entry of the reference in the OJEU should be checked to ensure that the standard’s presumption of conformity does not exclude any essential health and safety requirements. If the machinery concerned presents hazards that are not covered by the harmonised standard, a full risk assessment is required for those hazards and appropriate protective measures must be taken to deal with them.

Furthermore, where harmonised standards specify several alternative solutions without defining criteria for choice between them, the choice of the appropriate solution for the machinery concerned must be based on a specific risk assessment. This is particularly important when applying B-type standards – see §111: comments on Article 7 (2).

reduction (ISO 12100-1:2010).