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SICK Safety Guide
Let the safety experts at SICK help you stay up-to-date with safety regulations and standards. The requirements for protecting machinery and people are changing more and more with the increased use of automation. From risk assessments… to safe design… to machine validation, SICK’s easy-to-use guide offers comprehensive information in six steps. Inside SICK’s 116-page, illustrated guide you will find:
laws, regulations, standards
application examples
technical information
selection and use of protective devices
additional resources
European safety standards are set to change December 29, 2009. Machinery Directive 2006/42/EG and the new EN ISO 13849-1 and EN 62061 safety standards have been updated. New or amended standards include the scope of application, definition of a machine, conformity process, EC Declaration of Conformity, operating instructions and labelling of machines.
Are your machines in compliance? Download SICK's European safety guide to learn more.
Features
Content:
Legislation, directives, standards
European directives
Duties of the machine producer
Standards
The various types of standards
Notified bodies, insurance & authorities
Six steps to safe machines
1.) Risk assessment
The risk assessment process
Machine functions
Identifying hazards
Risk determination & risk evaluation
Documentation
Risk assessment with Safexpert
2.) Safe design
Mechanical construction
Operating and maintenance concept
Electrical equipment
Downtimes
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
Fluid technology
Use in potentially explosive areas
3.) Technical protective measures
Defining the safety functions
Determining the necessary level of safety
Implementing the safety functions:
-Designing the safety function
-Creating the safety concept
-Selecting the protective equipment
-Positioning/dimensioning the protective equipment
-Integrating the protective equipment in the control system
-Product selection
-Verification of the safety function
-Validating all safety functions
4.) User information on residual risks
5.) Overall validation of the machine
6.) Placing the machine on the market
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