
1.OVERVIEW B-63494EN/02
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1.1 DIRECTIVE AND STANDARDS
1.1.1 Directives
Machine tools and their components must satisfy the EC directives
listed below.
The FANUC CNC systems with the dual check safety function are
compatible with all of these directives.
Directive
Directive 98/37/EC 1998 Safety of machinery (Machine directives)
Directive 89/336/EEC 1989 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC directives)
Directive 73/23/EEC 1973 Low Voltage Requirement (Low voltage directives)
1.1.2 Related Safety Standards
To be compatible with the directives, especially the machine directive,
the international standards and European standards need to be
observed.
Important safety standards
EN292-1/2 1991 Safety of machinery – Basic concepts, general principle for design
Part 1: Basic terminology, methodology
Part 2: Technical principles for design
EN954-1 1996 Safety of machinery – Safety related parts of control systems –
Part 1: General principles for design
EN1050 1996 Safety of machinery – Principles for risk assessment
EN60204-1 1997 Safety of machinery – Electrical equipment of machine
Part 1 : General requirements
DIN V VDE0801 (1990) including
amendment A1(1994)
Principles for computers in safety –related systems
1.1.3 Risk Analysis and Evaluation
According to the machine directive, the manufacturer of a machine or
machine components and a responsible person who supplies a
machine or machine components to the market must conduct risk
evaluation to identify all risks that can arise in connection with the
machine or machine components. Based on such risk analysis and
evaluation, a machine and machine components must be designed and
manufactured. Risk evaluation must reveal all remaining risks and
must be documented.