15 steps to help with European Union's Machinery Directive, EN/ISO 13849-1

摘要

For machine safety in the U.S., the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) are the primary agencies, while the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) originate in Europe but hold increasingly global influence. All these regulations, standards, and agencies cause confusion for machine builders and end users. Various elements of these standards apply to machine safety. EN ISO 13849-1 Safety- related parts of control systems: Principles for design EN ISO 13849-2 Safety-related parts of control systems: Validation EN ISO 12100 General principles for design - Risk assessment and risk reduction EN IEC 60204-1 General requirement for electrical equipment of machines EN ISO 11161 Integrated manufacturing systems EN IEC 61508 / 62061 Functional safety of electrical/programmable electronic safety related systems EN 13849-1 has wide applicability as it applies to all technologies including electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical. This standard provides requirements for the design and integration of safety-related parts of control systems, including some software aspects. The standard applies to a safety-related system but can also be applied to the component parts of the system.