Question

Product Safety Engineering

Q. In some European countries, there are laws that make the manufacturers of industrial equipment responsible for the safety of the equipment. How does this differ from the OSHA requirements? Which would appear to be more effective?

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Answer 1

European health and safety requirements The Directive aims to establish an equal level of safety and health for the benefit of all workers (the only exceptions are domestic workers and certain public and military services) . liges employers to take appropriate preventive European directives cover a wide range of business health and safety requirements. In the EU, the Heath and Safety Framework Directive is the key piece of legislation. This Directive ensures a higher degree of protection for employees at work by using preventative measures that protect against accidents and work-related ciseases, Under the Directive, employers are obliged to: measures to make work safer and healthier. The Directive introduces as a key element the principle of risk assessment and defines its main elements (e.g, hazard identification, worker participation, introduction of adequate measures with the priority of eliminating risk at source, documentation and periodical re- assessment of workplace hazards) . ensure free health and safety for workers in every part of their work e The new obligation to put in place prevention measures implicitly stresses the importance of new forms of safety and health management as part of general management processes. . evaluate occupational risks specific to job type and provide adequate protective and preventative services e * keep accident records and reports take necessary measures for first aid, fire-fighting, evacuation of workers, and action required in serious and dangerous events e inform, consult and discuss health and safety at work with employees provide adequate health and safety training for every employee throughout their employment . The Directive also requires workers to: use machinery, other means of production, personal protective equipment and safety devices correctly e give waming of any serious or dangerous situation at work and to report any poor protection arrangements . work with employers to ensure health and safety requirements are followed and that the working environment is safe . THE EUROPEAN OSHA FRAMEWORK . The term 'working environment was set in accordance with International Labour Organization (ILO) C a modern approach taking into account technical safety as well as general prevention of ill-healtih No. 155 and defines