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Learning outcomes

The course aims to provide students with basic knowledge of the legal and technical legislation on machinery and work equipment and tools which enable the identification of hazards , risk assessment and the adoption of appropriate prevention actions and protection .

Program in summary form

Technical / legal regulations on the safety of machinery .
Basic safety concepts , design criteria , basic terminology , methodology , technical principles , principles for risk assessment. Risk assessment by the user and the adoption of technical , organizational, information and training . CE certification , principles , procedures , harmonized standards , stages , correlation with the social legislation ( TUSL ) .

Program

The concepts of prevention, hazard and risk.
Definition involved, scope
legal, hierarchy sources, legislative and jurisprudential principles of safety at work.
social legislation and product: national and EU legal regulations.
Social legislation, the Consolidated Decree. 81/2008 as amended by Legislative Decree 106/09
Detailed analysis of Title III of the TU.
The original Directive 89/392 / EEC implemented by Legislative Decree no. 459/96.
The new Machinery Directive (Directive 2006/42 / EC) implemented by Legislative Decree no. 17/2010.
The essential safety requirements (RES)
The technical standards and their classification: Type A standards, B and C
The technical standards will apply to type A and B machines.
The identification of hazards generated by machines: mechanical, electrical, thermal, slip, stumble, fall, generated by noise, vibration, radiation, materials and substances processed, used, produced or discharged, generated by failure of ergonomic principles .
The identification of the hazards associated with the environment in which the machine is used.
Estimation, analysis, risk assessment. Strategies for risk reduction.
Protective measures and means of protection (guards and protection devices)
the protective measures taken by the designer (protective measures integrated into the design, protections and complementary protective measures, information for use)
Measures of protection taken by the user (organization, supply and use of additional protection, use of personal protective equipment, information, training, training of workers, business climate).
The guards and protection devices (types, requirements and characteristics). Control systems related to security. Criteria for the choice of means of protection depending on the type of risk
The residual risk. The machine of the accompanying documents. The instruction manual
Examples of the most common machines. Aspects of criminal liability.
Non-compliance with RES and withdrawal from the market of the machine

Examination Methods

Study materials :
 Lecture notes
 Legal Statement and from time to time indicated technique
 put Material provided by the teacher

Reference books to supplement and complete :
 " The new Machinery Directive " Ernesto Cappelletti . Ed . Il Sole 24 Ore - Milan
 " Essential Guide to the safety of plant and machinery " . Paul Ceriani . Ed. New techniques - Milan
 "Safety on the machines . In the design of new machinery and adapting to the rules of existing machines . " Enrico Grassani . Editorial Delfino - Milano



Examination:
To be clarified with the teaching coordinator and the teachers of the other modules .
Normally the exam is written with open questions , jointly with other teaching module (building ) + oral exam .


Office hours :
at the request of the students by mail of the teacher