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Category: Machinery Directive

Machinery Directive

New Harmonised standard list for the Machinery Directive

Updated on date by author

Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC)

There is a new publications in the OJEU of standards harmonised under the Machinery Directive:

  • 9th June 2017                      2017/C 183/02 26 standards added

This is broken down as:

  • B-type standards                 1 standard added
  • C-type standards                 25 standards added
Posted in Machinery Directive, News |

New List of Harmonised Standards for the Machinery Directive published in the Official Journal

Updated on date by author

A new list of Harmonised Standards for the Machinery Directive, (2006/42/EC + 95/16/EC) was published in the Official Journal on May 13, 2016 – OJ C 173

25 new standards have been added:

  • EN ISO 13849-1:2015 (new) Safety of machinery – Safety-related parts of control systems – Part 1: General principles for design (ISO 13849-1:2015)
  • EN ISO 13850:2015 (new) Safety of machinery – Emergency stop function – Principles for design (ISO 13850:2015)
  • EN ISO 14120:2015 (new) Safety of machinery – Guards – General requirements for the design and construction of fixed and movable guards (ISO 14120:2015)
  • EN ISO 14123-1:2015 (new) Safety of machinery – Reduction of risks to health resulting from hazardous substances emitted by machinery – Part 1: Principles and specifications for machinery manufacturers (ISO 14123-1:2015)
  • EN ISO 14123-2:2015 (new) Safety of machinery – Reduction of risks to health resulting from hazardous substances emitted by machinery – Part 2: Methodology leading to verification procedures (ISO 14123-2:2015)
  • EN 1570-1:2011+A1:2014 (new) Safety requirements for lifting tables – Part 1: Lifting tables serving up to two fixed landings
  • EN 1808:2015 (new) Safety requirements for suspended access equipment – Design calculations, stability criteria, construction – Examinations and tests
  • EN 1870-17:2012+A1:2015 (new) Safety of woodworking machines – Circular sawing machines – Part 17: Manual horizontal cutting cross-cut sawing machines with one saw unit (radial arm saws)
  • EN ISO 3266:2010/A1:2015 (new) Forged steel eyebolts grade 4 for general lifting purposes (ISO 3266:2010)
  • EN ISO 3691-6:2015 (new) Industrial trucks – Safety requirements and verification – Part 6: Burden and personnel carriers (ISO 3691-6:2013)
  • EN ISO 4254-1:2015 (new) Agricultural machinery – Safety – Part 1: General requirements (ISO 4254-1:2013)
  • EN 12779:2015 (new) Safety of woodworking machines – Chip and dust extraction systems with fixed installation – Safety requirements
  • EN 13020:2015 (new) Road surface treatment machines – Safety requirements
  • EN 14973:2015 (new) Conveyor belts for use in underground installations – Electrical and flammability safety requirements
  • EN 15503:2009+A2:2015 (new) Garden equipment – Garden blowers, vacuums and blower/vacuums – Safety
  • EN ISO 16089:2015 (new) Machine tools – Safety – Stationary grinding machines (ISO 16089:2015)
  • EN ISO 28927-8:2009/A1:2015 (new) Hand-held portable power tools – Test methods for evaluation of vibration emission – Part 8: Saws, polishing and filing machines with reciprocating action and saws with oscillating or rotating action (ISO 28927-8:2009)
  • EN 60335-2-8:2015 (new) Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety – Part 2-8: Particular requirements for shavers, hair clippers and similar appliances
  • EN 60745-2-3:2011/A13:2015 (new) Hand-held motor-operated electric tools – Safety – Part 2-3: Particular requirements for grinders, polishers and disk-type sanders
  • EN 62841-2-2:2014/AC:2015 (new) Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery – Safety – Part 2-2: Particular requirements for hand-held screwdrivers and impact wrenches (IEC 62841-2-2:2014, modified)
  • EN 62841-2-4:2014/AC:2015 (new) Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery – Safety – Part 2-4: Particular requirements for hand-held sanders and polishers other than disc type (IEC 62841-2-4:2014, modified)
  • EN 62841-2-14:2015 (new) Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery – Safety – Part 2-14: Particular requirements for hand-held planers
  • EN 62841-3-1:2014/AC:2015 (new) Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery – Safety – Part 3-1: Particular requirements for transportable table saws (IEC 62841-3-1:2014, modified)
  • EN 62841-3-9:2015 (new) Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery – Safety – Part 3-9: Particular requirements for transportable mitre saws
  • EN 62841-3-10:2015 (new) Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery – Safety – Part 3-10: Particular requirements for transportable cut-off machines
Posted in Machinery Directive, News |