Maskinen skal konstrueres og fremstilles således, at den kan fungere og kan betjenes, indstilles og vedligeholdes, uden at personer udsættes for risiko, når disse operationer foretages på de betingelser, der er foreskrevet, men også under enhver forkert brug heraf, der med rimelighed kan forudses.
Machinery must be designed and constructed so that it is fitted for its function, and can be operated, adjusted and maintained without putting persons at risk when these operations are carried out under the conditions foreseen but also taking into account any reasonably foreseeable misuse thereof.