# 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 3.3.4: Movement of pedestrian-controlled machinery

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

Movement of pedestrian-controlled self-propelled machinery must be possible only through sustained action on the relevant control device by the driver. In particular, it must not be possible for movement to occur while the engine is being started.
The control systems for pedestrian-controlled machinery must be designed in such a way as to minimise the risks arising from inadvertent movement of the machine towards the driver, in particular:
crushing,
injury from rotating tools.
The speed of travel of the machinery must be compatible with the pace of a driver on foot.
In the case of machinery on which a rotary tool may be fitted, it must not be possible to actuate the tool when the reverse control is engaged, except where the movement of the machinery results from movement of the tool. In the latter case, the reversing speed must be such that it does not endanger the driver.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2006/42/annex/I/division/1/division/n7/division/3.3/division/3.3.4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2006-42/annex-I/division-1/division-n7/division-3.3/division-3.3.4
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