The Machinery Directive
Electrically operated shutters come within the scope of the Machinery Directive and you are breaking the law if you accept an electrically operated shutter that has not been properly CE marked.
The Machinery Directive (89/392/EEC) and subsequent amendments (98/37/EC) were implemented in the UK by the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 1992 and the Supply of Machinery (Safety)(Amendment) Regulations 1994.
Proposals for a Third Amendment were published and broadly consisted of improvements designed to simplify and clarify the existing Directive. This new Directive (2006/42/EC) came into force in the EU on 29th June 2006 with a full implementation date across the EU of 29th December 2009 when the previous Directive (98/37/EC) will be revoked.
The Machinery Directive sets out the procedures that manufacturers must conform to with certain essential health and safety requirements. Machinery that conforms to all relevant requirements can then carry the CE mark, showing compliance.
All electrically operated roller shutters supplied and installed by VBS UK come with certificates of Declaration of Conformity to the Machinery Directive.
