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Applicable standards usually have the prefix EN (“European Norm”),
but most also have international – ISO/IEC – equivalents. There are
different types of standards:
–
A-type standards are basic safety standards applicable to all ma-
chinery, e.g. EN/ISO 14121
–
B1-type standards set out special safety aspects and procedures,
e.g. EN/ISO 13849-1
–
B2-type standards set rules on safety equipment design, e.g. EN/
IEC 61496-1, EN/TS/IEC 61496-2/-3
–
C-type standards set safety requirements for a specific machine or
type of machine
EXAMPLES OF SAFETY STANDARDS
In addition to the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and the Work Equip-
ment Directive 89/655/EEC, there are standards that specifically focus
on protective equipment, such as:
TYPE
SCOPE
CE
STANDARDS
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARDS
A
Safety of machinery
Basic principles
EN 12100-1
EN 12100-2
ISO 12100-1
ISO 12100-2
Risk assessment
EN 14121-1
EN 14121-2
ISO 14121-1
ISO 14121-2
B
Interlocking devices
EN 1088
ISO 14119
Guards
EN 953
Safety related parts of
control systems
EN 13849-1
EN 13849-2
ISO 13849-1
ISO 13849-2
Safety of machines:
Electro-sensitive
protective equipment
EN 61496-1
CLC/TS 61496-2
CLC/TS 61496-3
CEI 61496-1
CEI 61496-2
CEI 61496-3
Safety distance details
EN 13855
ISO 13855
Positioning of protective
equipment
EN 13855
ISO 13855
TABLE 1: EXAMPLES OF SOME APPLICABLE SAFETY STANDARDS
For additional information regarding European standards, please refer
to, www.cenorm.be, www.cenelec.be, www.din.de, www.iec.ch, www.
iso.ch.
AN APPROACH TO EUROPEAN STANDARDS
The European Union has chosen to regulate the production, installation
and use of old, modified and new machines within the European Union
territory by approaching the parties concerned separately, i.e. one legal
framework has been created for users and another for manufacturers.
