Standards poster

Setting the criteria for a safe machine, the Machinery Directive is supported by the following groups of European harmonised standards:

• A-type standards specify basic concepts, terminology and design principles applicable to all categories of machinery

• B-type standards deal with specific aspects of machinery safety or specific types of safeguard that can be used across a wide range of categories of machinery

• C-type standards provide specifications for a given category of machinery

The new poster, entitled Safeguards for plant and machinery, offers an overview of the standards, while also highlighting Pilz products that can help machine builders comply with the standards. In addition, webcodes provide quick access to further, more detailed information on the Pilz website.