The Ministry of Labor promotes machine safety certification to construct a high quality and safe working environment
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The Ministry of Labor promotes machine safety certification to construct a high quality and safe working environment
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News From：Department of Labor Safety and Health
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Date：2006-11-22
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| The Ministry of Labor promotes the three-year plan for machine safety certification to construct a high quality and safe working environment by active measures, and includes a plan dealing with the major issues of occupational disaster prevention and the priority subsidy items as the key issue, while welcoming relevant groups to provide proposals for application. The Plan expects to enhance machine safety inspection domestic capacity with the estimate of input amounting up to NT 20 million dollars, with which all machine inspections and certifications shall be completed, and safety labels attached before they are sold on the market. Practice of management on the source end, associated with the inspection and auditing of randomly selected items, is surely helpful in decreasing occupational disaster occurrences and saving on insurance benefits. According to the statistical data of the Bureau of Labor Insurance, the insurance benefits realized for occupational disasters remain a large amount, although declining since 2000. Taking the year 2005 as an example, benefits amounted to NT 4 billion dollars and became a significant burden on public finances. Observing the frequent occurrence of occupational injury due to the significant danger faced by machine operators, it is necessary to face and resolve the issue. However, there is no machine safety certification system that can be used to set up the basic safety requirements for the machines used domestically, although the CE certification system has been practiced in the EU, and export manufacturers can produce qualified mechanical equipment, proving the irrational and diverse standards for import and export items. Some developed and industrial countries have recognized that machine safety qualification can secure the lives of operators, and furthermore, require liability on the part of manufacturers. Sales marketing, and the use of machine products without safety quality certification, are prohibited. As our nation is striding toward becoming a fully developed country, the establishment of a safety control system for machines is obligatory, and machine management and prevention of occupational disasters caused by machines need further enhancement. The Plan requires machine manufacturers and import agents to be liable, in order to ensure safety design and protection measures during design and prior-use periods, to secure operators’ safety and family happiness in consideration of modern trends and international status. |
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