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10.4 Machine safety in Japan

10.4 Machine safety in Japan
The situation in Japan is different from that in Europe and the US. Legislation such as that
prescribed in Europe does not exist. Similarly, product liability does not play such an
important role as it does in the US.
Instead of legal requirements to apply standards have been defined, an administrative
recommendation to apply JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard) is in place. Japan bases its
approach on the European concept and uses basic standards as national standards:
Table 10- 1
ISO/IEC number
ISO12100 (EN 1050)
ISO13849-1
ISO13849-2
IEC 60204-1
IEC 61508-0 to -7
IEC 62061
400
Japanese standards
JIS number
JIS B 9700, JIS B 9702
JIS B 9705-1
JIS B 9705-1
JIS B 9960-1
JIS C 0508
-
Comment
Earlier designation TR B 0008 and
TR B 0009
-
-
Without annex F or route map of the Euro-
pean foreword
-
JIS number not yet assigned
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