Machine Safety In Japan; Equipment Regulations - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Function Manual

Regulations and Standards

1.4 Machine safety in Japan

1.4 Machine safety in Japan
The situation in Japan is different than that in Europe and the US. Comparable leg-
islation regarding functional safety such as in Europe does not exist. Further, prod-
uct liability does not play a role such as it is in the US.
There are no legal requirements to apply Standards but an administrative recom-
mendation to apply JIS (Japanese Industrial Standards):
Japan bases its approach on the European concept and uses basic Standards as
its National Standards (see Table 1-1).
Table 1-1 Japanese Standards
ISO number
ISO12100–1
ISO12100–2
ISO14121–1/EN1050
ISO13849–1
ISO13849–2
EN 60204–1
EN 61508–0 to –7
EN 62061
1.5

Equipment regulations

In addition to the requirements specified in Directives and Standards, company–
specific requirements should also be carefully taken into account. Especially large
corporations – e.g. automobile manufacturers – place high requirements on the
automation components, that are then often listed in their own equipment specifi-
cations.
Safety–related subjects (e.g. operating modes, operator actions with access to
hazardous areas, Emergency Stop concepts) should be clarified with customers at
an early phase so that they can be integrated in the risk assessment/risk reduction.
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JIS number
JIS B 9700–1 Earlier designation TR B 0008
JIS B 9700–2 Earlier designation TR B 0009
JIS B 9702
JIS B 9705–1
JIS B 9705–1
JIS B 9960–1 Without Annex F or Route Map of the European Foreword
JIS C 0508
A JIS number has still not been assigned
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