Posted to News on 12th Mar 2012, 11:10
Machine risk assessments and the EN ISO 13849-1 risk graph
David Collier of the Machinery Safety Alliance has written an article that dispels the myth that machine risk assessments are covered by the risk graph in EN ISO 13849-1 (or EN 954-1 as was).
The new article article introduces EN ISO 12100:2010, which is the current standard used for risk assessment and risk reduction on machines. It explains that a systematic technical Risk Assessment should be conducted and documented as required by the Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC) and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (MHSWR 1999).
As well as outlining the risk assessment and risk reduction process, the article includes a very useful flow chart to help readers see what they need to do.
Follow the link to read the article Safe machine design starts with Risk Assessment.
