Essential requirements (ch. 1)No substantive change
1.4.3 · Special requirements for protective devices
Annex III, 1.4.3 · Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 ·
What it requires
1.4.3 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 requires: protective devices that prevent hazardous functions while they detect persons and whose adjustment requires a voluntary action. It is unchanged in substance compared with Directive 2006/42/EC and applies to machinery placed on the market from 20 January 2027.
What the instruction manual must reflect
Description of light curtains, scanners, pressure mats, etc.
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Protective devices shall be designed and incorporated into the control system in such a way that: (a) moving parts cannot start up while they are within the operator’s reach; (b) persons cannot reach moving parts while the parts are moving, and (c) the absence or failure of one of their components prevents starting or stops the moving parts. Protective devices shall be adjustable only by means of an intentional action.
Source: Regulation (EU) 2023/1230, OJ L 165, 29.6.2023, Annex III, 1.4.3. The sections ‘What it requires’ and ‘What the instruction manual must reflect’ are our own summary and do not replace the official text.