Up to standard: a guide to EN 13849-1

摘要

EN 13849-1 puts the onus on machine builders to show that all necessary risk assessments have been completed and documented. Andrew Ryder follows the audit trail. The new EN 13849-1 machinery safety standard may well have passed many machine builders in Europe by, but it would be misguided for them to assume that all responsibility for safety continues to rest with the end-user. EN 13849-1 is a significantly more complex and time consuming standard to administer in comparison to the earlier EN 954-1, particularly in terms of the risk assessment procedures and technical file documentation that machine builders will be required to store and provide to customers on the relevant authorities, when necessary.