# Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast) (Text with EEA relevance), Division 1.4.3: Special requirements for protective devices

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Protective devices must be designed and incorporated into the control system in such a way that:
moving parts cannot start up while they are within the operator's reach,
persons cannot reach moving parts while the parts are moving, and
the absence or failure of one of their components prevents starting or stops the moving parts.
Protective devices must be adjustable only by means of an intentional action.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2006/42/annex/I/division/1/division/n5/division/1.4/division/1.4.3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2006-42/annex-I/division-1/division-n5/division-1.4/division-1.4.3
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