• BS EN 292-2:1991

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    Safety of machinery. Basic concepts, general principles for design Technical principles and specifications

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  07-11-2003

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  20-12-1991

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    0. Introduction
    1. Scope
    2. Normative references
    3. Risk reduction by design
    3.1 Avoiding sharp edges and corners, protruding
          parts, etc.
    3.2 Making machines inherently safe by virtue of...
    3.3 Taking into account design codes, data about
          material properties, etc.
    3.4 Using inherently safe technologies, processes,
          energy supplies
    3.5 Applying the principle of the positive mechanical
          action of a component on another component
    3.6 Observing ergonomic principles
    3.7 Applying safety principles when designing control
          systems
    3.8 Preventing hazards from pneumatic and hydraulic
          equipment
    3.9 Preventing electrical hazard
    3.10 Limiting exposure to hazards through reliability
          of equipment
    3.11 Limiting exposure to hazards through mechanization
          and automation of loading/unloading operations
    3.12 Limiting exposure to hazards through location of
          the majority of setting and maintenance points
          outside the danger zones
    4. Safeguarding
    4.1 Selection of guards and safety devices
    4.2 Requirements for the design and construction of
          guards and safety devices
    5. Information for use
    5.1 General requirements
    5.2 Location and nature of information for use
    5.3 Signals and warning devices
    5.4 Markings, signs (pictograms), written warnings
    5.5 Accompanying documents
    6. Additional precautions
    6.1 Precautions in view of emergency situations
    6.2 Equipment, systems and arrangements contributing
          to safety
    Annex A (informative) Annex I of the "Machinery Directive"
    A.1 Annex I of the Council Directive of 14 June 1989 on
          the approximation of the laws of the Member States
          relating to machinery (89/392/EEC): Essential health
          and safety requirements relating to the design and
          construction of machinery
    A.2 Amendments to Annex I of the Directive 89/392/EEC
          according to Directive 91/368/EEC published on
          22 July 1991
    Annex B (informative) Bibliography
    Annex C (informative) Main terminological discrepancies
          between EN 292 and Machinery Directive (89/392/EEC)
    Annex D (informative) Trilingual alphabetical index

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    Intended to help designers and manufacturers achieve safety in the design of machinery.

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    Committee MCE/3
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

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    PD 6585-1:1996 Hand-arm vibration. Guidelines for vibration hazards reduction. Engineering methods by design of machinery
    95/107917 DC : 0 MACHINERY AND PLANT FOR THE PREPARATION OF CONCRETE AND MORTAR - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
    BS EN 708:1997 Agricultural machinery. Soil working machines with powered tools. Safety
    BS EN 292-1:1991 Safety of machinery. Basic concepts, general principles for design Basic terminology, methodology
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    PD 6576:1995 Memorandum on health and safety standardization in support of \'New Approach\' Directives. Application in the field of machinery
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    EN 50020:2002 Electrical apparatus for potentially explosive atmospheres - Intrinsic safety 'i'
    EN 292-1 : 1991 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - BASIC CONCEPTS, GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGN - BASIC TERMINOLOGY, METHODOLOGY
    ISO 447:1984 Machine tools Direction of operation of controls
    EN 60204-1 : 2006 COR 2010 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT OF MACHINES - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
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