AS 4024.2802:2017 PDF

Adopts IEC TS 62046:2008 to specify the requirements for the selection, positioning, configuration and commissioning of protective equipment to detect the presence of persons in order to protect those persons from dangerous part(s) of machinery in industrial applications.

This Technical Specification provides information on the application of protective equipment, which employs a sensing device(s) to detect person(s) in or approaching an area, in order to reduce or minimize a risk from hazardous parts of machinery, without providing a physical

barrier.

The objective of this specification is to assist: standards writing committees responsible for developing machine standards ("C" Standards), machine designers, manufacturers and refurbishers, machine safety certification organizations, workplace authorities and others on the proper application of protective equipment to machinery.

Figures 1 and 2 show the general context and the intended use of this specification. Clauses 1 to 5, 7 and 8 of this specification apply to all protective equipment included in the scope, Clause 6 contains guidance for the application of specific kinds of protective equipment.