BS EN ISO 13857 replaces BS EN 294 and BS EN 811
Posted to News on 21st Apr 2008, 13:45

BS EN ISO 13857 replaces BS EN 294 and BS EN 811

With an official publication date of 30 April 2008, BS EN ISO 13857:2008 Safety of machinery. Safety distances to prevent hazard zones being reached by upper and lower limbs replaces both BS EN 294:1992 Safety of machinery. Safety distances to prevent danger zones being reached by the upper limbs and BS EN 811:1997 Safety of machinery. Safety distances to prevent danger zones being reached by the lower limbs. Both of these former standards are superseded and withdrawn as of 30 April 2008.

BS EN ISO 13857 replaces BS EN 294 and BS EN 811

BS EN ISO 13857:2008 (ISBN 978 0 580 57034 6) is available from BSI priced 114 (or 57 for members of BSI) plus P&P. Alternatively, it can be purchased from British Standards Online (BSOL) as a 912kB PDF file.

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