IFA tests and certifies 
		
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	hand-operated industrial trucks
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	load handling devices and 
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	machines for
lifting persons. 
The emphasis of the work related to the machinery directive is placed on safety components and various partial tests of machinery. The following are tested:
Partial tests on machinery include tests of:
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	Fluid-technical and electrical equipment and control systems of machines
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	Safety guards on machine tools
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	Mechanical equipment
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	Noise
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	Vibration (both hand-arm and total-body vibration)
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	Hot surfaces
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	Electromagnetic fields (immunity and emission)
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	Hazardous substance emissions and
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	Interference by operating conditions and from environment.