The manufacturers of different heavy machines, complicated equipment, machine tools and other similar things are aware that their equipment might be dangerous. For the supply, manufacture or use of equipment on the territory of the Customs Union, the equipment must be accompanied by the Justification of Safety. This document guarantees the safety of your equipment complies with established standards. It is necessary for getting a document of conformity to the Technical Regulation TR CU 010/2011 “On safety of machinery and equipment” (Declaration or Certificate) and the Technical Regulation TR CU 032/2013 “On safety of equipment working with excessive pressure”. The Justification of Safety should be prepared by a specialized expert, who will analyze the potential hazards of the equipment, review the equipment documentation, and establish sufficient measures to prevent them.
5 main sections of the Justification of Safety
- General description and technical parameters of the equipment
- General principles of organization of safety
- Reliability requirements
- The requirements to the staff that is authorized to work with the equipment
- Risk analysis
General description and technical parameters of the equipment
General principles of organization of safety
Reliability requirements
This section makes sure that the device is going to operate properly during its service life claimed by the manufacturer, and the ways of maintaining the equipment so that it could work properly during its service life.
The requirements to the staff that is authorized to work with the equipment
It usually says that only properly qualified people can work with the machine. Many requirements are listed.
Risk analysis
This important section reveals the information about the risk that may be caused by the equipment. The risks may include vibration, dangerous parts, pressure that’s too high for the equipment, possible damages, mechanisms and similar risks. The likeliness of the failure in equipment’s operation in different cases is presented too.
Expert advice
- If the equipment comes under both TR CU 010 and TR CU 032, the Justification of Safety may be applied in both regulations. Actually these two regulations are the only ones where this document is necessary. It is crucial that this document is provided by the manufacturer for issuing the documents in accordance with this regulation.
- The Justification of Safety is designed by the Manufacturer regardless of the country and must be in Russian.
- If the manufacturer wants to import several types of its equipment (for example different types of valves), it all may come under one Justification of Safety. The document is designed for one type of products.
By Dmitry Kondratsky
Certification Specialist. EAEU / CIS Department