The standards and directives on machine safety provide an important foundation for the selection of safety switchgear. We work closely with the standardisation authorities and are happy to support them in the design of protective equipment in accordance with the relevant national and international standards. For this purpose we have initiated a network of competent engineering offices who advise manufacturers and users of machinery and plant also in special questions of machine safety.
On 2009.12.18, the European Commission has published the list of titles and references of harmonised standards for Machinery under Directive 2006/42/EC in the Official Journal of the European Union C 309/29. more
This 1st Edition of the Guide to application of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC includes comments on the Preamble, on the legal provisions set out in the Articles, on the essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I and on the requirements for Declarations set out in Annex II. more
On December 7/8, the European Machinery Committee has decided after a controversial discussion between the Member States, that the transition period for the EN 954-1 is extended. more
Simplification of the risk analysis to DIN EN ISO 13849-1
In order to further facilitate this task for the engineers and to provide for a clear and praxis-oriented valuation base for the safety of machine controls, the Schmersal Group has created a library for its products, which can be directly imported into SISTEMA. more
With the standards EN ISO 13 849-1:2006 and EN IEC 62 061:2005 coming into force the subject of designing safety-related parts of control systems takes on a new shape, in which a SRP/CS in future is composed of a combination of deterministic(1) and probabilistic(2) approaches. Added to this are a few equally important new requirements under the keyword “Systematic Faults” and “Software”. This paper is intended to provide you with background information. on the subject of the “New SRP/CS standardisation” which will be useful for your everyday work. more
The "category principle" for Safety-Related Parts of Control Systems (SRP/CS) of machinery belongs in the past: The familiar control unit categories of EN 954-1:1996 have been replaced by performance levels of EN ISO 13849-1:2005 and must be applied by the end of 2009. What now changes for the designers and safety engineers? more
The EN 954-1 standard and its classification into control categories are common stuff to machinery and plant builders when they need to assess the risks and select the appropriate safety-related parts of control systems. In the future, a new approach however will have to be used to determine the safety of machine controls: the DIN EN ISO 13849-1 is coming into force. The basic approach however has not changed. more
2006/42/EC was finally adopted on 25th April 2006, and was published in the Official Journal of the EU (L157) in June. more