Abstract

Provides safety requirements and guidance on the principles to be used in the design of the safety related parts of machinery control systems. Categories are specified and the characteristics of the safety functions are described.

RECONFIRMATION NOTICE
Technical Committee SF-041 has reviewed the content of this publication and in accordance
with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation, it has been determined that the
publication is still valid and does not require change.
Certain documents referenced in the publication may have been amended since the original
date of publication. Users are advised to ensure that they are using the latest versions of
such documents as appropriate, unless advised otherwise in this Reconfirmation Notice.
Approved for reconfirmation in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for
reconfirmation on 24 July 2014.
The following are represented on Technical Committee SF-041:
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Australian Industry Group
Australian Manufacturing Workers Union
Engineers Australia
Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia
Institute of Instrumentation, Control and Automation
National Safety Council of Australia
NSW Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services
Safety Institute of Australia
Winery Engineering Association
WorkCover New South Wales
WorkSafe Victoria

Scope

This Standard provides safety requirements and guidance on the principles for the design of safety-related parts of control systems. For these parts, it specifies categories and describes the characteristics of their safety functions, including programmable systems for all machinery and for related protective devices.
This Standard applies to all safety-related parts of control systems, regardless of the type of energy used, e.g. electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical. It does not specify which safety functions and which categories are to be used in a particular case.
This Standard applies to all machinery applications for both professional and non-professional use. Where appropriate, it can also be applied to the safety-related parts of control systems used in other technical applications.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Standards Australia
ProductNote	Reconfirmed 15/08/2014. This standard has been reconfirmed in Australia in 2014 and remains current in New Zealand. Reconfirmation Notice 15/08/2014
Pages
ISBN
Committee	SF-041