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    AS 4024.1201-2006

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    Safety of machinery - General principles - Basic terminology and methodology

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    Superseded date:  30-06-2017

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2006

    Publisher:  Standards Australia

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    1 - AS 4024.1201-2006 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - GENERAL PRINCIPLES-BASIC TERMINOLOGY AND METHODOLOGY
    4 - PREFACE
    5 - CONTENTS
    6 - 1 SCOPE
    6 - 2 OBJECTIVE
    6 - 3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
    6 - 4 DEFINITIONS
    6 - 4.1 Common cause failures
    6 - 4.2 Common mode failures
    7 - 4.3 Comparative emission data
    7 - 4.4 Emergency operation
    7 - 4.5 Emergency situation
    7 - 4.6 Emergency stop
    7 - 4.7 Emission value
    7 - 4.8 Failure
    7 - 4.9 Failure to danger
    7 - 4.10 Fault
    8 - 4.11 Guarding
    8 - 4.11.1 Guard
    8 - 4.11.2 Adjustable guard
    8 - 4.11.3 Interlocking guard
    8 - 4.11.4 Interlocking guard with a start function control guard
    8 - 4.11.5 Interlocking guard with guard locking
    8 - 4.11.6 Moveable guard
    9 - 4.12 Harm
    9 - 4.13 Hazard
    9 - 4.14 Hazard zone, danger zone
    9 - 4.15 Hazardous situation
    9 - 4.16 Impeding device
    9 - 4.17 Information for use
    9 - 4.18 Inherently safe design measure
    9 - 4.19 Intended use of a machine
    9 - 4.20 Machinery, machine
    10 - 4.21 Maintainability (of a machine)
    10 - 4.22 Protective devices
    10 - 4.22.1 Protective device
    10 - 4.22.2 Active opto-electronic protective device (AOPD)
    10 - 4.22.3 Enabling device
    10 - 4.22.4 Hold-to-run control device
    10 - 4.22.5 Interlocking device, interlock
    10 - 4.22.6 Limited movement control device
    10 - 4.22.7 Limiting device
    10 - 4.22.8 Mechanical restraint device
    10 - 4.22.9 Sensitive protective equipment (SPE)
    10 - 4.22.10 Two-hand control device
    11 - 4.23 Protective measure
    11 - 4.24 Reasonably foreseeable misuse
    11 - 4.25 Relevant hazard
    11 - 4.26 Reliability (of a machine)
    11 - 4.27 Residual risk
    11 - 4.28 Risk
    11 - 4.29 Risk analysis
    11 - 4.30 Risk assessment
    11 - 4.31 Risk estimation
    11 - 4.32 Risk evaluation
    11 - 4.33 Safeguard
    12 - 4.34 Safeguarding
    12 - 4.35 Safety function
    12 - 4.36 Significant hazard
    12 - 4.37 Unexpected start-up, unintended start-up
    12 - 4.38 Useability (of a machine)
    12 - 5 HAZARDS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN DESIGNING MACHINERY
    12 - 5.1 General
    12 - 5.2 Mechanical hazard
    12 - 5.2.1 Typical hazards
    13 - 5.2.2 Contributing factors
    13 - 5.3 Electrical hazard
    13 - 5.4 Thermal hazard
    14 - 5.5 Hazard generated by noise
    14 - 5.6 Hazards generated by vibration
    14 - 5.7 Hazards generated by radiation
    14 - 5.8 Hazards generated by materials and substances
    14 - 5.9 Hazards generated by neglecting ergonomic principles in machine design
    15 - 5.10 Slipping, tripping and falling hazards
    15 - 5.11 Hazard combinations
    15 - 5.12 Hazards associated with the environment in which the machine is used
    15 - 6 STRATEGY FOR RISK REDUCTION
    15 - 6.1 General provisions
    16 - 6.2 Specification of the limits of the machine
    16 - 6.3 Hazard identification, risk estimation and risk evaluation
    17 - 6.4 Elimination of hazards or reduction of risk by protective measures
    18 - 6.5 Achievement of risk reduction objectives
    21 - APPENDIX A - SCHEMATIC REPRESENTATION OF A MACHINE

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    Specifies the basic terminology and methodology to be used by designers in achieving safety of machinery.

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    This Standard defines the basic terminology and methodology used in achieving safety of machinery.The provisions stated in this Standard are intended for the designer.This Standard does not deal with injury or damage to domestic animals, property or the environment.

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    Committee SF-041
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Standards Australia
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes
    Under Revision

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    Originated as part of AS 4024.1(Int)-1992.Previous edition part of AS 4024.1-1996.Revised in part and redesignated as AS 4024.1201-2006. Originated as part of AS 4024.1(Int)-1992. Previous edition part of AS 4024.1-1996. Revised in part and redesignated as AS 4024.1201-2006.

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    AS 4024.1202-2006 Safety of machinery General principles - Technical principles
    AS 60204.1-2005 Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines General requirements (IEC 60204-1, Ed. 5 (FDIS) MOD)
    AS 4024.1602-2006 Safety of machinery Interlocking devices associated with guards - Principles for design and selection
    AS 4024.1301-2006 Safety of machinery Risk assessment - Principles of risk assessment
    AS 4024.1604-2006 Safety of machinery Design of controls, interlocks and guarding - Emergency stop - Principles for design

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    AS 4024.1501-2006 Safety of machinery Design of safety related parts of control systems - General principles for design (Reconfirmed 2014)
    AS 4024.1702-2006 Safety of machinery Human body measurements - Principles for determining the dimensions required for openings for whole body access into machinery
    AS/NZS 4240.2:2009 Remote control systems for mining equipment Operation and maintenance for underground metalliferous mining (Reconfirmed 2021)
    AS 4024.1803-2006 Safety of machinery Safety distances and safety gaps - Minimum gaps to prevent crushing of parts of the human body
    AS 4024.1301-2006 Safety of machinery Risk assessment - Principles of risk assessment
    AS/NZS 4836:2011 Safe working on or near low-voltage electrical installations and equipment
    AS/NZS 4024.1:2006 Series Safety of machinery Safety of machinery series
    AS/NZS 4240.3:2013 Remote control systems for mining equipment Operation and maintenance for underground coal mining
    AS 4024.1603-2006 Safety of machinery Design of controls, interlocks and guards - Prevention of unexpected start-up (Reconfirmed 2014)
    AS 1210-2010 Pressure vessels (Reconfirmed 2021)
    AS 4024.1202-2006 Safety of machinery General principles - Technical principles
    AS 4024.3002-2009 Safety of machinery Materials forming and shearing - Hydraulic power presses
    AS 4024.2601-2008 Safety of machinery Design of controls, interlocks and guarding - Two-hand control devices - Functional aspects and design principles
    AS 4024.1905-2006 Safety of machinery Displays, controls, actuators and signals - Indication, marking and actuation - Requirements for marking
    AS 2941-2008 Fixed fire protection installations - Pumpset systems
    AS 4024.1302-2006 Safety of machinery Risk assessment - Reduction of risks to health and safety from hazardous substances emitted by machinery - Principles and specifications for machinery manufacturers
    AS 1418.8-2008 Cranes, hoists and winches Special purpose appliances (Reconfirmed 2018)
    AS 4606-2012 Grade S fire resistant and antistatic requirements for conveyor belting and conveyor accessories (Reconfirmed 2024)
    AS 4024.1703-2006 Safety of machinery Principles for determining the dimensions required for access openings
    AS 2941-2013 Fixed fire protection installations - Pumpset systems
    AS 4024.1906-2006 Safety of machinery Displays, controls, actuators and signals - Indication, marking and actuation - Requirements for the location and operation of actuators
    AS 4024.1601-2006 Safety of machinery Design of controls, interlocks and guarding - Guards - General requirements for the design and construction of fixed and movable guards
    AS 4024.2801-2008 Safety of machinery Safety distances and safety gaps - Positioning of protective equipment with respect to the approach speed of parts of the human body
    AS 4024.1101-2006 Safety of machinery Terminology - Terms and definitions
    AS 4024.1801-2006 Safety of machinery Safety distances to prevent danger zones being reached by the upper limbs
    AS 4024.1502-2006 Safety of machinery Design of safety related parts of control systems - Validation (Reconfirmed 2014)
    AS 4024.1802-2006 Safety of machinery Safety distances and safety gaps - Safety distances to prevent danger zones being reached by the lower limbs
    AS 4024.1401-2006 Safety of machinery Ergonomic principles - Design principles - Terminology and general principles
    AS/NZS 4871.6:2007 Electrical equipment for coal mines, for use underground Diesel powered machinery and ancillary equipment
    AS/NZS 1826:2008 Electrical equipment for explosive gas atmospheres - Special protection - Type of protection ‘s’
    AS/NZS 3584.3:2012 Diesel engine systems for underground coal mines Maintenance
    AS/NZS 3007:2013 Electrical equipment in mines and quarries - Surface installations and associated processing plant
    AS 4233.2:2013 High pressure water jetting systems Construction and performance
    AS 4024.1602-2006 Safety of machinery Interlocking devices associated with guards - Principles for design and selection
    AS 4024.3301-2009 Safety of machinery Robots for industrial environments - Safety requirements
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