BS EN ISO 12100-1:2003 + Amendment 1:2009 Safety of machinery. Basic concepts, general principles for design. Basic terminology, methodology
BS EN ISO 12100 provides designers with an overall framework and guidance to enable them to produce machines that are safe for their intended use. It also provides a strategy for standard makers.
The concept of safety of machinery considers the ability of a machine to perform its intended function(s) during its lifecycle where risk has been adequately reduced.
BS EN ISO 12100-1 defines basic terminology and methodology used in achieving safety of machinery. The provisions stated in this standard are intended for the designer. BS EN ISO 12100-1 does not deal with damage to domestic animals, property or the environment.
Amendment 1 affects hazard identification, risk estimation and risk evaluation and adds additional references.
Available to buy now: BS EN ISO 12100:2010 Safety of machinery. General principles for design. Risk assessment and risk reduction
Contents of BS EN ISO 12100-1:
- Scope
- Normative references
- Terms and definitions
- Hazards to be taken into account when designing machinery
- General
- Mechanical hazard
- Electrical hazard
- Thermal hazard
- Hazard generated by noise
- Hazards generated by vibration
- Hazards generated by radiation
- Hazards generated by materials and substances
- Hazards generated by neglecting ergonomic principles in machine design
- Slipping, tripping and falling hazards
- Hazard combinations
- Hazards associated with the environment in which the machine is used
- Strategy for risk reduction
- General provisions
- Specification of the limits of the machine
- Hazard identification, risk estimation and risk evaluation
- Elimination of hazards or reduction of risk by protective measures
- Achievement of risk reduction objectives
- Trilingual index
- Bibliography
- Relationship between this International Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 98/37/EC
- Relationship between this International Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC
