For whom
Works managers, production managers and Geschäftsführer of owner-managed metal-working companies who are procuring a new or substantially modified machine and taking delivery from the supplier – from the order through installation and commissioning to formal acceptance. No legal background required; practical experience in metal processing helps when placing the examples in context.
What you will be able to do afterwards
- Distinguish formal acceptance and technical commissioning as two separate but related processes
- Follow the typical sequence of a machine procurement from order to productive operation, and structure an acceptance checklist correctly
- Check the CE marking and declaration of conformity for completeness and plausibility at the point of handover
- Understand your own operator obligations under the Betriebssicherheitsverordnung before first use (risk assessment, inspection by a competent person)
- Recognise when a modification becomes a "substantial modification", and respond correctly to defects at acceptance (reservation of rights, notice of defect, deadlines)
How the course works
Eight lessons with approximately 120 minutes of reading time, completable in as many sessions as required: from the order through installation and CE verification to operator obligations, documentation and defects at acceptance. Both legal frameworks governing machine safety – the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, which applies until 19.01.2027, and the EU Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230, which becomes binding from 20./21.01.2027 – are addressed, as a machine ordered today may already fall under the new regulation depending on the delivery date. A self-test at the end: 16 questions, for self-assessment, repeatable as often as required. On completion, a certificate of participation is available as a PDF.
What the course does not cover
No maintenance check – the ongoing, recurring maintenance of a machine park already in operation is covered by the separate Instandhaltungs-Check. No in-depth risk assessment under the Machinery Regulation, no manufacturer-side CE conformity assessment, and no legal review of supply or works contracts in individual cases.