MACHINERY RISK ASSESSMENTS

Complementary Services

Within Machinery Risk Assessment, we offer a variety of complementary services such as:

Structural & Mechanical Calculations
Approvals
Validation
Compliance
Certification
Integration of Machinery and Controls
Functional Safety Assessments
H&S of Machinery Install and Use
Technical Writing
Training and Education

What is a machinery risk assessment and why do you need it?

If you’re a manufacturer of stage machinery or control systems or a system integrator or end user, then during your product’s life cycle a stage machinery risk assessment will be required by law and must follow Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC or EN 17206:2020. Not only is a risk assessment required, but it’s also the core of the machinery’s technical file.

A risk assessment is composed of a risk analysis where you identify the stage machinery’s related hazards, their potential consequences and the initial risk estimation. To reduce any risks noted in the risk analysis, you must carry out the risk reduction process in order to establish the protective measures needed to decrease the risks.

At BLUMANO, we use the principals and methodology of EN ISO 12100:2010 to conduct risk assessments and risk reductions. Our extensive experience in the entertainment industry makes us specialists in assessing machinery, machinery assemblies, flying performer installations, scenic movements and lifting operations. Additionally, we will consider all applicable variables such as access to the machinery, adverse weather affects or unintentional movements.

We’ve also developed exclusive tools to efficiently deliver complete, clear and concise risk assessments.

Since the entertainment industry is always changing and adapting, conducting a thorough risk assessment is a crucial step in providing a safe work environment for performers, technicians and the audience.

Click on the button below for more information on BLUMANO’s exclusive risk assessment tools and training. Our products will give you and your organisation an in-depth understanding of the fundamental steps of the process and will teach you how to carry out a risk assessment.

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What We Can Offer

Our services include

Risk Analysis

Our expert consultants will identify the relevant hazards related to the machinery, its causes and the potential consequences.

Hazards Identification and Allocation – In this step, we’ll identify what can go wrong and look for potential hazardous events and situations and who is at risk.

Initial Risk Estimation – For this task, we’ll establish how bad or likely the harm will be in relation to the risk. All the risk elements will be assessed and awarded a ‘ʼscoreʼʼ value to establish their respective magnitude.

Risk Evaluation and Safety Strategy – BLUMANO will formulate a safety strategy in order to reduce the risk to a tolerable level . This should help us determine which selection of technology or risk reduction approaches need to be undertaken.

Risk Reduction Measures for Validation – Our trained experts will determine if the risk reduction measures (protective measures), whether inherent, complementary or informative, are sufficient enough to mitigate the related risks and will validate them if they are.

Residual Risk Estimation – In the final step, we’ll estimate the residual risks and ascertain if any risk of harm still exists and whether it’s acceptable or needs to be reduced further following the same methodology and process. 

Scenic Motion Risk Assessment

Thanks to our experience in the industry, BLUMANO is the designated expert for conducting risk assessments of simple and complex scenic movements for single or multiple axes, following a similar process to risk analysis.

We often perform scenic motion risk assessments for theatres when a guest company asks for atypical scenic movements using in-house stage machinery, like flying performers on fly bars or using stage lifts in a particular manner.

Our service is also provided to installers and system integrators when they use existing equipment to perform lifting operations with people inside the hazard zone.

WHO IS THIS SERVICE FOR?

R&D Department
Engineer / Engineering Company
Machinery Manufacturer
Machinery Installation Manufacturer
Contractor
Systems Integrator
Project Manager
End User / Operator
Technical Director
Production Company

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What we offer

BLUMANO will help you determine what deliverables may be necessary within the scope of this service.

  • Risk Analysis – EN 12100

  • Risk Assessment – Validation – EN 12100

  • Risk Assessment – Compilation – EN 12100

  • 3rd Party Risk Assessment Evaluation

  • Handover Reports

  • Gap Analysis – Related to the Machinery Directive

  • Safeguarding and Complementary Measures – EN 12100 Safety Recommendations

  • EHSR – Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC

  • Compliance – European – EN 17206

  • Method Statements

  • Safe Installation and Commissioning Guidelines