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D r a g o P Z e r o
2.8. TERMINOLOGY USED
Technical terminology or different meaning from the ordinary used in the manuals. Below is an explanation of the
terms and abbreviations used:
TERM
DESCRIPTION
EQUIPMENT
INTERCHANGEABLE
Device that, after machine commissioning, is assembled to the machine by the same operator in
order to modify its function or attribute a new function, in so far as such equipment is not a tool.
SAFETY
COMPONENT
Component:
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intended to fulfil a safety function,
•
placed on the market separately,
•
the failure and/or malfunctioning of which endangers the safety of people, and
•
which is not essential for the purpose for which the machine was designed or that for such
function it can be replaced with other components.
Attachment V contains an indicative list of the safety components that can be updated according
to article 8, par. 1, letter a).
PLACING ON THE
MARKET
First availability, within the Community, against payment or gratuitously, of a machine or a partly-
completed machine for distribution or use.
MANUFACTURER
Individual or company that designs and/or manufactures a machine or a partly-completed
machine covered by this directive, and is responsible for the conformity of the machine or partly-
completed machine with this directive for placement on the market with its own name or own
brand or for personal use. In the absence of a manufacturer as defined above, the individual or
company which places the machine or partly-completed machine, covered by this directive, on
the market or commissions it, is considered the manufacturer.
AGENT
Any individual or company established within the Community that has received a written mandate
from the manufacturer to fulfil on his behalf, in whole or in part, the obligations and formalities
related with this directive.
COMMISSIONING
First use, compliant with its destination, within the Community, of a machine covered by this
directive.
HARMONISED
STANDARD
Technical specification adopted by a standardisation body, or European Committee for
Standardisation (CEN), the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (Cenelec)
or European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), in the framework of a mandate
issued by the Commission in compliance with the procedures of Directive 98/34/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council dated 22 June 1998, providing an information procedure
in the field of technical regulations and standards and of the rules concerning the services of the
Information company (1), and not having a binding character.
DANGER
This word indicates a danger with a high risk which, if not avoided, entails death or severe
injuries.
DANGER ZONE
Any area inside and/or near the machine where the presence of an exposed person constitutes
a risk for the health and safety of that person.
EXPOSED PERSON
Any person fully or in part inside a dangerous area.
RISK
Combination of probability and severity of an injury or of damage to health that may arise in a
dangerous situation.
