This International Standard specifies requirements and makes recommendations for the
design, integration and validation of safety-related electrical, electronic and programmable
electronic control systems (SRECS) for machines (see Notes 1 and 2). It is applicable to
control systems used, either singly or in combination, to carry out safety-related control
functions on machines that are not portable by hand while working, including a group of
machines working together in a co-ordinated manner.
This standard is an application standard and is not intended to limit or inhibit technological
advancement. It does not cover all the requirements (e.g. guarding, non-electrical interlocking
or non-electrical control) that are needed or required by other standards or regulations in
order to safeguard persons from hazards. Each type of machine has unique requirements to
be satisfied to provide adequate safety.
This standard:
– is concerned only with functional safety requirements intended to reduce the risk of injury
or damage to the health of persons in the immediate vicinity of the machine and those
directly involved in the use of the machine;
– is restricted to risks arising directly from the hazards of the machine itself or from a group
of machines working together in a co-ordinated manner;
– does not specify requirements for the performance of non-electrical (e.g. hydraulic,
pneumatic) control elements for machines;
– does not cover electrical hazards arising from the electrical control equipment itself (e.g.
electric shock – see IEC 60204–1).
BS EN 62061:2005 history
1970BS EN 62061:2005+A2:2015 Safety of machinery — Functional safety of safety - related electrical, electronic and programmable electronic control systems
2005BS EN 62061:2005+A1:2013 Safety of machinery - Functional safety of safety-related electrical, electronic and programmable electronic control systems
2005BS EN 62061:2005 Safety of machinery - Functional safety of safety-related electrical, electronic and programmable electronic control systems