The international standard EN ISO 12100-1 “Safety of machinery - Basic concepts, general principles for design” provide the design engineer with detailed assistance in the identification of hazards and the resulting risks to be assessed.

This therefore lays down the technical measures for the reduction of hazards.

The parts of machine control systems that handle safety tasks are defined as the “safety-related parts of control systems” (SRP/CS). Safety-related control systems comprise the entire safety function consisting of the input level (sensor), the logic (safety signal processing) and the output level (actuator).

For reducing risks by means of SRP/CS, Moeller offers the right components with safety technology in accordance with the most stringent requirements stipulated in the safety standards EN 954-1, EN ISO 13849-1 and EN IEC 62061/61508. The appropriate safety functions are used according to the application field and the necessary hazard protection.

Further information on the previous and the new international safety standards as well as circuit examples for a wide range of applications are provided in the latest version of the Moeller Safety Applications Technical Guide TB0200-009.

The safety manual helps you by means of practical safety circuit examples and the associated calculations to determine safety performance in accordance with EN ISO 13849-1 and EN IEC 62061.

Further technical information on the individual safety products is provided at www.moeller.net/Safety.