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SOMAS - The Supply of Machinery Advisory Service

The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 1992 are the UK regulations which implement the EU Machinery Directive. Machinery supplied before 1st January 1995 which met UK Health and Safety legislation, was exempt from the requirements of the Regulations.

The Supply of Machinery Advisory Service provides assistance to the "person" responsible for ensuring compliance of machinery to meet the requirements of the Regulations. The services provided include:

General Advice on the Regulations and Compliance; covering:

• Scope of the Regulations
• Annex 4 Machines which require special attestation processes
• The application of Harmonised Standards
• Essential Health and Safety Requirements
• Technical Files

Services

Assessment of machinery against the Essential Health and Safety Requirements and appropriate Harmonised Standards

Management of the Nominated Body Assessment Process

Preparation of Technical Files

We normally provide these services by one of the following means:

• Provision of an experienced consultant on a daily rate basis
• Undertaking specified services on a fixed fee basis
• Provision of an experienced consultant to run an in-house seminar for staff who need to be aware of the Regulations