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ESS BRA Machine Guarding - NR-12
Boilers; conformity assessment; declaration of conformity; legal obligations; lifting accessories; machinery; placing on the market; putting into service; risk assessment; safety components; special equipment; technical documentation

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Anwendungsbereich des Regulatory Essentials

This ESSENTIAL describes the regulatory requirements for machine safety based on - the specific Brazilian laws - Regulatory Standard NR-12 Machinery and Work Equipment Safety - for INMETRO ordinances for specific machines, machine parts and components, see "CRF BRA Machine Safety INMETRO"

Stakeholder:

Operator

Geltende Rechtsvorschriften:

Content of NR-12 Machinery and Work Equipment Safety (2024 version, Portugese version only) 12.1 General principles 12.2 Physical arrangement and facilities 12.3 Electrical Installations and Devices 12.4 Starting, actuation and stopping devices 12.5 Safety systems 12.6 Emergency stop devices 12.7 Pressurized Components 12.8 Material Conveyors 12.9 Ergonomic aspects 12.10 Additional Risks 12.11 Maintenance, inspection, preparation, adjustment, repair and cleaning 12.12 Signaling 12.13 Manuals 12.14 Work and Safety Procedures 12.15 Design, manufacture, import, sale, lease, auction, assignment in any capacity and exhibition 12.16 Capacity Building 12.17 Other Specific Security Requirements 12.18 Final Provisions. Annexes: I - Requirements for the use of optoelectronic presence detectors II - Programmatic content of the training III - Means of access to machinery and equipment IV - Glossary V - Chainsaws VI - Machines for bakery and confectionery VII - Machines for butchers, grocery stores, bars and restaurants VIII - Presses and similar machines IX - Plastic injection machines X - Machines for manufacturing shoes and similar products XI - Machines and implements for agricultural and forestry use XII - Crane equipment for lifting people to carrying out work at height. Ordinance 3.214 approves Brazilian Regulatory Standards (NR) as a consolidation of occupational and health laws: NR-1 General Provisions NR-2 (repealed) NR-3 Embargo and Prohibition NR-4 Specialized Services in Occupational Health and Safety (SESMT) NR-5 Internal commission for Accident Prevention (CIPA) NR-6 Personal Protective Equipment NR-7 Occupational Health Examination Programs - PCMSO NR-8 Buildings NR-9 Environmental Risk Prevention Program (PPRA) NR-10 Safety in Electrical Installations and Services NR-11 Transportation, Movement, Storage and Handling of Materials NR-12 Machinery and Work Equipment Safety NR-13 Boilers and Pressure Vessels NR-14 Furnaces NR-15 Unhealthy Activities and Operations NR-16 Hazardous Activities and Operations NR-17 Ergonomics NR-18 Working Conditions and Environment in Construction Industry NR-19 Explosives NR-20 Flammable and Combustible Liquids NR-21 Open Air Work NR-22 Occupational Health and Safety in Mining NR-23 Fire Protection NR-24 Sanitary and Comfort Conditions in the Workplace NR-25 Industrial Waste NR-26 Safety Signs NR-27 (repealed) NR-28 Enforcement and Penalties NR-29 Health and Saftey at Docks NR-30 Health and Safety at Water Transportation NR-31 Health and Safety in Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Logging and Aquaculture NR-32 Health and Safety at Work in Health Service NR-33 Working in Confined Spaces NR-34 Working Conditions and Environment in Naval Construction and Repair Industry NR-35 Working at Heights NR-36 Health and Safety at Work in Slaughter Houses and Processing Meat and Derivates NR-37 Health and Safety on Oil Platforms NR-38 Health and Safety in Urban Cleaning and Solid Waste Management CLT (Consolidação das Leis do Trabalho) - Consolidation of Labor Laws Chapter V – Occupational Safety and Health SECTION XI – Machinery and Equipment Art.184 Machines and equipment must be equipped with start and stop devices and others that are necessary to prevent accidents at work, especially regarding the risk of accidental activation. Single paragraph. The manufacture, import, sale, rental and use of machines and equipment that do not comply with the provisions of this article is prohibited. Art.185 Repairs, cleaning and adjustments can only be carried out with the machines stopped, unless the movement is indispensable to carry out the adjustment. Art.186 The Ministry of Labor will establish additional rules on protection and safety measures in the operation of machinery and equipment, especially regarding the protection of moving parts, distance between them, access routes to large machines and equipment, use of tools, their suitability and protective measures required when motorized or electric.

Nationale Anwendungsebene:

Brazil, Machine Safety and Guarding, NR-12

Länder:

 

Brazil

Kommentar bezüglich der Vergleichbarkeit mit der EU-Gesetzgebung:

Brazilian NR-12 is not comparable to the EU Machinery Directive....

Status:

Published 2021-07-20 by Anette Dunkel-Reinboth and Michael Loerzer
Last change 2025-11-17 by Anette Dunkel-Reinboth: Source for standards for conformity assessment, Machine safety and guarding

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Inhalt des Regulatory Essentials

Scope of legislation
NR-12:
12.1.1 This Regulatory Standard - NR and its annexes define technical references, fundamental principles and protective measures to safeguard the health and physical integrity of workers and establish minimum requirements for the prevention of accidents and occupational diseases in the design and use phases of machinery and equipment, and also for their manufacture, import, marketing, exhibition and transfer for any reason, in all economic activities, without prejudice to compliance with the provisions of other NRs approved by Ordinance MTb No. 3.214 of 8-JUN-1978, in official technical standards or in applicable international standards and, in the absence or omission of these, optionally, in harmonized European type “C” standards.'

Responsible actors
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Which actor(s) are responsible for compliance with the legal provisions: e. g. - economic operators (manufacturer, importer, distributor, fulfilment service provider), - user (commercial/industrial/professional), - user (private, consumer)?

Regulatory market access conditions for the actor(s)
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What are the main regulatory requirements (e. g. conformity assessment fulfilment of essential requirements of Annex I 2006/42/EC) prior placing on the market, importation and putting into service (brief description)

Penalty by this legislation
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What are the possible penalties (e. g. sales ban, fines) in the case of non-compliance?

Exemption clauses
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Exempted devices/products or industry sectors.

Sub-federal legislation of states/counties
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E. g. by 2019 an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) on governance of the Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS) has been signed by Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania.

FTA/MRA status with EU
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Has the country signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) or a Mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with EU?

Authority
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Name of the authority for approval, registration, market surveillance and/or enforcement

Market surveillance authority
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Name of the authority for market surveillance and/or enforcement

Link/Reference to other reference document(s)
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Comment on the comparability to EU legislation
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Route to compliance

Formal and administrative requirements

Registration at related authority required?
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Product registration? Manufacturer registration? Importer / Representative registration? if required.

Local representative legally required?
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[Yes/No]

Equipment authorization (approval process)

Approval process (conformity assessment procedure)
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Means each legally required approval process prior placing on the market, importation or putting into service

Conformance document(s) to show compliance to the authority
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e. g. SDoC, technical documentation (for 10 years), filled-in approval forms (e. g. ACMA in AUT)

Conformance document validity and renewal
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Validity for Conformance document name mentioned. For mandatory certification validity is important.

Which documents are required by an approval body?
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e .g. formal application

Is a factory inspection legally required
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Hint to voluntary certification scheme
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If a important voluntary certification schemes exists, one link will be given. Important voluntary schemes are for example: UL, CSA, VCCI (Japan)

Testing & Standards

Specific requirements for testing
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e. g. is an accredited test lab. mandatory, limits, test samples, product description

General information to the application of standards
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e. g. China: GB standards are mandatory, EU: harmonized standards shall be published in the OJEU with respect to "presumption of conformity"

Is in-country testing legally required?
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Source for standards for conformity assessment
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National Standardisation Organisation
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Link to organisation

Are national standards based on IEC/ISO standards?
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Undetailed information

Acceptance of foreign test reports
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Regulatory labelling, markings and user information

Regulatory label (mandatory)
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e. g. product label

Required information on the product and/or packaging
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e. g. address of the manufacturer/importer, serial number

User instructions language(s)
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Regulated by the legal provisions

User instruction requirements and specific compliance notes
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Form, sentence inside, simple text. E. g. FCC/ISED compliance information, SAR information, battery, environmental information like waste

Digital user documentation allowed?
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User instructions allowed by QR-Code/internet or digital medium or integrated in device with display? Safety instruction allowed by QR-Code or digital medium?

Warnings, symbols
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e. g. ANSI Z 535.4


Allgemeine Informationen

   
Brazil

Code, Kontinent, Wirtschaftsraum

BRA, South America

Wirtschaftsraum

MERCOSUR/MERCOSUL

Offizielle Amtssprache

Portugese - Constitution of 1988, Article 13 | https://www.jusbrasil.com.br/topicos/10640315/artigo-13-da-constituicao-federal-de-1988

Normen Institut

ABNT (Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas) | https://www.abnt.org.br/

HS Codemitglied

Yes, since 1981

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