SR EN 294:1997

Safety of machinery. Safety distances to prevent danger zones being reached by the upper limbs

This standard establishes values for safety distances to prevent danger zones being reached by the upper limbs of persons of 3 years of age or above. The distances apply when adequate safety can be achieved by distances alone. Note: These safety distances will not provide sufficient protection against certain hazards, for example radiation and emission of substances. For such hazards additional or other measures need to be taken. The safety distances protect those persons who try to reach danger zones without additional aid and under the conditions specified for the different reaching situations. This standard need not be applied to machinery which is covered by certain electrical standards in which specific testing procedures are laid down, e.g. using the test finger. For certain applications there are justifiable reasons to deviate from these safety distances. Standards dealing with these applications shall indicate how an adequate level of safety can be achieved.

General information

Status : Withdrawn
Approval date : 4/16/1997
Publish date : 10/1/1997
Withdrawal date : 8/29/2008
Number of pages : 18
ICS : 13.110 Safety of machinery
Technical Committee : 223 - Safety of machinery

Relations with other standards:

Replaces (partial) STAS 11358-80
Normative reference SR EN 292-1:1996
Replaced by SR EN ISO 13857:2008
Amended by SR EN 294:1997/AC:2004