Overview and comparison between EN ISO 13849-1 and EN IEC 62061
The new editions of EN ISO 13849-1:2023 and EN IEC 62061:2021 have similar scopes and content, and they both aim to achieve the same risk reduction. However, they use different methodologies for the design of safety related control systems.
The existence of these two functional safety standards can cause confusion amongst users – especially when certain machinery standards (C-type standards) offer the possibility to use either of the standards. With the main focus on manufacturers and users of CAPIEL products, the purpose of this document is therefore to explain the similarities and differences between EN ISO 13849-1 and EN IEC 62061 to explore if a future merger of the two standards now is possible.
Safety of machinery
Information on the application and delimitation of the standards EN 62061 and EN ISO 13849
Functional Safety
"Functional Safety is a subject that is important in many areas such as machine safety and process safety. CAPIEL products are used in this type of applications, This presentation explains the basics of Functional Safety."
Low voltage controlgear products and functional safety.
CAPIEL Project Group n° 5 has prepared a position paper to inform the CAPIEL members and machine builders the interpretation of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC to provide default values for reliability which can be used when making functional safety calculations.
Low voltage switchgear and controlgear - functional safety aspects
Functional safety is an important part of machine safety. The European Machinery Directive together with the harmonized standards EN 62061 and EN ISO 13849-1 gives the requirements.
This brochure provides information concerning the application of these standards and the European Machinery Directive, relevant to the implementation of low voltage switchgear and control gear in functional safety applications. Together with important facts it gives examples of low and high demand mode.
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