What is ISO 13854- Minimum gaps for machinery safety about?
ISO 13854 discusses minimum gaps for the safety of machinery. ISO 13854 is an international standard that provides for the safety of machinery to avoid the crushing of parts of the human body.
ISO 13854 is a type-B-1 standard that specifies minimum gaps relative to parts of the human body and is applicable when adequate safety can be achieved by this method.
Note 1: ISO 13854 applies to risks from crushing hazards only and does not apply to other possible hazards like impact, shearing, drawing-in.
Who is ISO 13854- Minimum gaps for machinery safety for?
ISO 13854 on minimum gaps for the safety of machinery is applicable to:
Stakeholder groups representing the market players about machinery safety
- Machine manufacturers (small, medium, and large enterprises)
- Health and safety bodies (regulators, market surveillance, etc.)
Others can be affected by the level of machinery safety
- Machine employers (small, medium, and large enterprises)
- Machine employees (e.g., trade unions)
- Service providers like for maintenance (small, medium, and large enterprises)
Why should you use ISO 13854- Minimum gaps for machinery safety?
A general, machinery is said to be safe if it can perform its function, be transported, installed, adjusted, maintained, dismantled, and disposed of under the conditions of its intended use without causing injury or damaging health.
ISO 13854 enables the people involved in using the machinery to avoid hazards from crushing zones by specifying minimum gaps relative to parts of the human body.
ISO 13854 assists in reducing risk-assessing the design of safe machinery by providing minimum gaps to avoid crushing parts of the body.
By adopting ISO 13854 the user can enhance the safety of its machinery by avoiding crushing of parts of the human body due to crushing zones.