We are often asked what are the key machinery safety standards, whether Harmonised to the Machinery Directive or Designated to the Supply of Machinery Safety Regulations. So we thought we would add a list. Obviously, this is not the full list, however it is a good place to start for frequently used machinery safety standards.
Click on the following links for full lists of Designated and Harmonised Standards:
Machinery Designated Standards. Machinery Harmonised Standards.
The standards below have not been dated, as there are a lot of new versions of standards waiting to be published in the Official Journal, and the list of actual Harmonised Standards may update soon.
Other countries will have a different leading prefix referencing their National Standards Body, the UK is BS.
| Standard reference and description |
| BS EN ISO 12100 |
| Safety of machinery – general principles for design – Risk assessment an risk reduction |
| BS EN ISO 13849-1 |
| Safety of machinery – Safety of machinery. Safety-related parts of control systems. General principles for design |
| BS EN ISO 13849-2 |
| Safety of machinery – Safety-related parts of control systems – Validation |
| BS EN ISO 10218-1 |
| Robots and robotic devices Safety requirements for industrial robots – Robots |
| BS EN ISO 10218-2 |
| Robots and robotic devices Safety requirements for industrial robots – Robot systems and integration |
| BS EN ISO 13854 |
| Safety of machinery – Minimum gaps to avoid crushing parts of the human body |
| BS EN 614-1 |
| Safety of machinery – Ergonomic design principles – Part 1: Terminology and general principles |
| BS EN 614-2 |
| Safety of machinery – Ergonomic design principles – Part 2: Interactions between the design of machinery and work tasks |
| BS EN ISO 14123-1 |
| Safety of machinery – Reduction of risks to health resulting from hazardous substances emitted by machinery. Principles and specifications for machinery manufacturers |
| BS EN ISO 14120 |
| Safety of machinery – Guards. General requirements for the design and construction of fixed and movable guards |
| Standard reference and description |
| BS EN 981 |
| Safety of machinery – System of auditory and visual danger and information signals |
| BS EN ISO 4413 |
| Hydraulic fluid power – General rules and safety requirements for systems and their components |
| BS EN ISO 4414 |
| Pneumatic fluid power – General rules and safety requirements for systems and their components |
| BS EN ISO 14118 |
| Safety of machinery – Prevention of unexpected start-up |
| BS EN ISO 14119 |
| Safety of machinery – Interlocking devices associated with guards – Principles for design and selection |
| BS EN 60204-1 |
| Safety of machinery – Electrical equipment of machines – Part 1: General requirements |
| BS EN ISO 11161 |
| Safety of machinery – Integrated manufacturing systems – Basic requirements |
| BS EN ISO 13850 |
| Safety of machinery – Emergency stop – Principles for design |
| BS EN ISO 13857 |
| Safety of machinery – Safety distances to prevent hazard zones being reached by upper and lower limbs |
| Standard reference and description |
| BS EN ISO 13855 |
| Safety of machinery –Positioning of safeguards with respect to the approach speeds of parts of the human body |
| BS EN ISO 619 |
| Continuous handling equipment and systems. Safety requirements for equipment for mechanical handling of unit loads |
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