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INTRODUCTION
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Description
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Glossary and pictograms
This paragraph lists some terms which are not commonly used or with a meaning different from the common one. The
meaning of the abbrevia�ons and pictograms used is described below. The abbrevia�ons and pictograms are used to
indicate operator qualifica�ons and state of the machine; they provide, in a quick and uni vocal manner, the informa�on
necessary for the correct and safe use of the machine.
GLOSSARY
(Annex I point. 1.1.1 Dir. 2006/42/EC)
HAZARD
A poten�al source of injury or damage to health;
DANGER AREA
Any zone within and/or around machinery in which a person is subject to a risk to his health or safety;
EXPOSED PERSON
Any person wholly or par�ally in a danger zone;
OPERATOR
The person or persons installing, opera�ng, adjus�ng, maintaining, cleaning, repairing or moving machinery;
RISK
A combina�on of the probability and the degree of an injury or damage to health that can arise in a hazardous situa�on;
GUARD
A part of the machinery used specifically to provide protec�on by means of a physical barrier;
PROTECTIVE DEVICE
A device (other than a guard) which reduces the risk, either alone or in conjunc�on with a guard;
INTENDED USE
The use of machinery in accordance with the informa�on provided in the instruc�ons for use;
REASONABLY FORESEEABLE MISUSE
The use of the machinery in a way not intended in the instruc�ons for use, but which may result from readily predictable
human behaviour.
OTHER DEFINITIONS
MAN-MACHINERY INTERACTION
Any situa�on in which the operator interacts with machinery in any of the opera�ng phases during the life cycle of the
machinery.
OPERATOR QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum level of skill that an operator must have to carry out the described opera�on.
