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)
BS EN ISO 13854:2019 history
2019BS EN ISO 13854:2019 Safety of machinery. Minimum gaps to avoid crushing of parts of the human body