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TERMINOLOGY AND ACRONYMS USED
EXPOSED PERSON: (Annex I, 1.1.1 Directive 2006/42/EC).
Any person wholly or partly in a danger zone.
INTENDED USE: (Annex I, 1.1.1 Directive 2006/42/EC).
Use of the product in accordance with the information provided in the instructions for use.
DANGER ZONE: (Annex I, 1.1.1 Directive 2006/42/EC).
Any zone within and/or around the product in which a person is subject to a risk to his/her health or
safety.
RISK: (Annex I, 1.1.1 Directive 2006/42/EC).
Combination of the probability and the degree of an injury or damage to health that can arise in a
hazardous situation.
RESIDUAL RISK (Ref. UNI EN ISO 12100:2010).
Hazard that could not be eliminated or reduced by design, against which protections are not (partially or
totally) effective.
The manual (chapter 4) contains the residual risks and the information, instructions and
warnings/requirements for the management of these residual risks, which must be considered, taken care
of and managed by the customer/user.
PROTECTIVE DEVICE: (Annex I, 1.1.1 Directive 2006/42/EC).
Device (other than a guard) that reduces the risk, either alone or in conjunction with a guard.
GUARD: (Annex I, 1.1.1 Directive 2006/42/EC).
Part of the product used specifically to provide protection by means of a physical barrier.
The Manual (Safety Chapter) provides the residual risks and the information, instructions and warnings/requirements
for the management of residual risks to be taken care of by the user (Ref. EN ISO 12100:2010).
For a full description of the terminology used, please refer to the definitions in Annex I of the Machinery Directive
2006/42/EC and EN ISO 12100:2010.
➢ PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
Personal protective equipment means any equipment intended to be worn and/or used by the worker for the
purpose of protecting him/her against one or more risks likely to threaten safety or health at work, and any
element or accessory intended for that purpose.
The following are not personal protective equipment:
Ordinary work clothes and uniforms not specifically intended to protect the safety and health of the
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worker;
The equipment of the emergency and rescue services;
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The personal protective equipment of the armed forces, police forces and service personnel for
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maintaining public order;
The identifiable protective equipment specific to road transport vehicles;
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Sports materials;
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Materials for self-defence or deterrence;
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Portable devices for detecting and reporting hazards and harmful factors.
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➢ USER
The user (employer, company, personnel, etc.) is the person who uses the product as intended, or who entrusts
its use to competent and specially trained persons.
In this manual the term machine as defined in Article 2 of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, product or
equipment are used as synonyms.
CAUTION!
Reading this manual, although exhaustive, can in no case replace adequate operator experience,
and is therefore only a useful reminder of the technical characteristics and main operations to be
performed.
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