Machinery at work: why it’s vital to only select plant that offers suitable ingress protection

Machinery can deteriorate, malfunction or become unsafe when water or dust enters or if operators wrongly insert tools into the enclosure. It’s therefore vital to purchase plant that has been independently assessed to ensure it is robust enough to cope with the environment and the ways in which it will be used.

By Darren Hugheston-Roberts, TÜV SÜD on 10 March 2025