Introduction to Health and Safety at Work

17.30.4 Exceptions
The Regulations do not apply to machinery or safety 
components:
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listed in Annex A
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previously used in the European Community or, 
since 1 January 1994 the European Economic Area 
(e.g. secondhand)
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for use outside the European Economic Area which 
does not carry CE marking
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where the hazards are mainly of electrical origin (such 
machinery is covered by the Electrical Equipment 
(Safety) Regulations 19941)
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to the extent that the hazards are wholly or partly 
covered by other Directives, from the date those 
other Directives are implemented into UK law
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machinery 
fi rst supplied in the European Community 
before 1 January 1993
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safety components or machinery for lifting persons 
fi rst supplied in the European Economic Area before 
1 January 1995.
The Regulations do not apply to safety components and 
machinery for lifting persons fi rst supplied in the European 
Economic Area before 1 January 1995. Such products 
fi rst supplied on or after 1 January 1995 must comply 
either
with the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 
or the UK health and safety legislation in force relating to 
these items on 14 June 1993. All such products fi rst sup-
plied after 1 January 1997 must comply with the Supply 
of Machinery (Safety) Regulations.
17.30.5
Machinery excluded – Appendix A to 
the Regulations
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Machinery whose only power source is directly 
applied manual effort, unless it is a machine used 
for lifting or lowering loads.
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Machinery for medical use used in direct contact 
with patients.
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Special equipment for use in fairgrounds and/or 
amusement parks.
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Steam boilers, tanks and pressure vessels.
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Machinery specially designed or put into service for 
nuclear purposes, which, in the event of failure, may 
result in an emission of radioactivity.
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Radioactive sources forming part of a machine.
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Firearms.
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Storage tanks and pipelines for petrol, diesel fuel, 
highly fl ammable liquids and dangerous substances.
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Means of transport, i.e. vehicles and their trailers 
intended solely for transporting passengers by air or 
on road, rail or water networks. Also, transport, which 
is designed for transporting goods by air, on public 
road or rail networks or on water. Vehicles used in 
the mineral extraction industry are not excluded.
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Sea-going vessels and mobile offshore units together 
with equipment on board, such as vessels or units.
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Cableways, including funicular railways, for the pub-
lic or private transportation of people.
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Agriculture and forestry tractors, as defi ned by cer-
tain European Directives.
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Machines specially designed and constructed for 
military or police purposes.
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Certain goods and passenger lifts.
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Means of transport of people using rack and pinion 
rail mounted vehicles.
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Mine winding gear.

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