Updated: 08.11.2026
The Risk assessment is the systematic examination of which hazards a machine presents and how they are reduced. For a power-operated window, it is carried out by whoever assembles window and actuator – usually the window or metal fabricator or the installer.
What is checked on the window?
- Can someone reach the window while it is moving?
- Where do crushing and shearing points occur, see crushing point and closing edges?
- Can the sash fall if the hardware fails?
- Who operates the window, and can they see it while doing so?
Typical protective measures
Mounting out of reach, limited force and speed, operation only with a view of the window, edge protection and a safety stay. A detailed list is provided by the risk assessment checklist.
Related terms: Declaration of incorporation · Load cut-off (overload cut-off) · Safety stay · Partly completed machinery
