Harmonized European Standards - Siemens SINAMICS G130 Manual

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Harmonized European Standards

The two Typicals Organizations CEN (Comité Européen de Normalisation) and CENELEC
(Comité Européen de Normalisation Électrotechnique), mandated by the EU Commission,
drew-up harmonized European Typicals in order to precisely specify the requirements of the
EC directives for a specific product. These Typicals (EN Typicals) are published in the official
journal of the commission of the European Parliament and Council and must be included
without revision in domestic Typicals. They are designed to fulfill basic health and safety
requirements as well as the protective goals specified in Annex I of the Machinery Directive.
When the harmonized Typicals are observed, it is "automatically assumed" that the Directive
is fulfilled. As such, manufacturers can assume that they have observed the safety aspects
of the Directive under the assumption that these are also covered in this Typical. However,
not every European standardis harmonized in this sense. Key here is the listing in the official
journal of the commission of the European Parliament and Council.
The European Typicals regarding the safety of machines are structured in a hierarchical
manner as follows:
● A Typicals (basic Typicals)
● B Typicals (group Typicals)
● C Typicals (product Typicals)
Type A Typicals/basic Typicals
A Typicals include basic terminology and definitions relating to all types of machine. This
includes EN ISO 12100-1 (previously EN 292) "Safety of Machines, Basic Terminology,
General Design Principles."
A Typicals are aimed primarily at the bodies responsible for setting the B and C Typicals.
The measures specified here for minimizing risk, however, may also be useful for
manufacturers if no applicable C Typicals have been defined.
Type B Typicals/group Typicals
B Typicals cover all safety-related Typicals for various different machine types. B Typicals
are aimed primarily at the bodies responsible for setting C Typicals. They can also be useful
for manufacturers during the machine design and construction phases, however, if no
applicable C Typicals have been defined.
A further sub-division has been made for B Typicals:
● Type B1 Typicals for higher-level safety aspects (e.g. ergonomic principles, safety
● Type B2 Typicals for protective safety devices are defined for different machine types
Safety Integrated
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clearances from sources of danger, minimum clearances to prevent parts of the body
from being crushed).
(e.g. EMERGENCY STOP devices, two-hand operating circuits, interlocking elements,
contactless protective devices, safety-related parts of controls).
Typicals and regulations
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