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

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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 JISs (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/IEC number
ISO12100–1
ISO12100–2
ISO14121 (EN1050)
ISO13849–1 (Ed. 1)
ISO13849–2 (Ed. 2)
IEC60204–1
IEC61508–1 to 7
IEC 62061
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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 haz-
ardous 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
Regulations and Standards
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