‘en1050’

An Engineeringtalk guide

Start with the news release Machine guarding standards - the top ten tips from Procter Machine Guarding, which we summarised at the time by saying "This article presents ten things that machine specifiers and designers should know about machine guarding standards.". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release Safeguarding machinery in schools and colleges from Procter Machinery Guarding: "Jeremy Procter, Convenor of the European Standards Committee responsible for Machine Guards, reviews the updated BS4163:2007 code of practice relating to machine safeguarding.".

In September 2005, we covered the news from Elite Control Systems - take a look at Safety consultancy services cover all standards which says: "Elite Control Systems, one of the UK's leading system integrators, is launching Elite Safety Consultancy as part of the company's consultancy division.".

Take a look also at the news release from Pilz Automation Technology, Course explains machinery safety legislation, as well as Software assesses machinery risks from Industrial Safety Integration, and More to be done to safeguard paper mills from Procter Machinery Guarding.

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Package deal on machinery safety standards (September 2004)

A pack of 12 BSI harmonised machinery safety standards priced at just GBP 850 offers a significant saving over the total cost of purchasing the standards individually.

Free software assesses machinery risks (July 2004)

Procter Machinery Guarding is giving away a free Risk Assessment Calculator based on the requirements of BS EN1050, the standard for machinery risk assessments.

Machine guarding standards and how to meet them (April 2004)

Jeremy Procter, Convenor of the European Standards Committee responsible for Machine Guards, presents guidelines for conforming with machinery guarding standards.

How to comply with machinery guarding standards (April 2004)

Jeremy Procter, Convenor of the European Standards Committee responsible for Machine Guards, presents some practical guidelines for complying with machinery guarding standards.

A designer's guide to machinery guarding standards (April 2004)

This guide seeks to direct the reader towards the main machinery guarding standards, as well as providing some advice on how the standards can be applied.

Designers' guide to guarding standards (April 2004)

This guide directs readers towards the main machinery guarding standards, as well as providing some advice on how the standards can be applied.

BSI publications join safety portfolio (February 2004)

Pilz Automation Technology has been appointed a distributor for BSI publications.

New standard on safety-related control systems (January 2004)

Anyone involved in the specification, design, manufacture, procurement, installation, commissioning, operation, maintenance or modification of machinery should be aware of the new IEC62061 standard.

Understanding EN1050

Risk assessment is key to machinery safety, and in Europe we are encouraged to carry out risk assessments in line with the harmonised standard EN1050:1997.