Industrial Factory Automation

As its official partner for regulatory affairs, the Laidler Group will be supporting PPMA (Process and Packaging Machinery Association) at the next Total Processing and Packaging exhibition. Experts from Laidler Associates, a UK-based safety and compliance consultancy, will join those from Safety Systems, the independent machinery safety design and installation specialist, on the PPMA stand (number 5532), where they will be available to answer questions. The Laidler Group is the PPMA's preferred supplier of technical consultancy services relating to regulatory matters and as such it offers a range of advisory and consulting services including free telephone/email support for members of the PPMA. Visitors to the stand will be able to pick up a free copy of the book 'A Practical Guide to Machinery Safety' as well as learn about the Mcom risk management software system. The latest version of the Mcom software has been updated to cover the requirements of the new Machinery...

Laidler Associates will launch the latest version of its Risk Management software system on Stand 10 at Health and Safety 2010 - South. The software gives up-to-the-minute guidance on risk assessments for the working environment, CE marking to the Machinery Directive and Puwer 98. The Risk Management software system simplifies and speeds the process of assessment, as well as ensuring that no vital steps are missed. The latest version has been updated to cover the requirements of the new Machinery Directive, 2006/42/EC, compliance with which became mandatory on 29 December 2009. Other enhancements include an option for users to decide whether they work to ISO EN 13849-1 or EN954-1 for the safety of machinery and an on-disk copy of the Health and Safety Executive's new Puwer Approved Code of Practice. The software covers Puwer 98 requirements and CE marking for machines. However, it can be readily expanded with extra modules to suit the needs of individual users. All modules guide t...