How to design safe machine control systems – a guideline to EN ISO 13849-1 SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden Our work is concentrated on innovation and the development of value-adding technology. Using Johan Hedberg Sweden’s most extensive and advanced resources for technical evaluation, measurement technolo- Andreas Söderberg gy, research and development, we make an important contribution to the competitiveness and sus- Jan Tegehall tainable development of industry. Research is carried out in close conjunction with universities and institutes of technology, to the benefit of a customer base of about 10 000 organisations, ranging from start-up companies developing new technologies or new ideas to international groups. SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden SP Technical SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden Box 857, SE-501 15 Borås, SWEDEN Telephone: +46 10 516 50 00 SP Electronics Telefax: +46 33 13 55 02 SP REPORT 2011:81 E-mail:
[email protected] ISBN 978-91-87017-14-8 www.sp.se ISSN 0284-5172 SP Electronics More information about publications published by SP: www.sp.se/publ SP REPORT 2011:81 How to design safe machine control systems – a guideline to EN ISO 13849-1 Johan Hedberg Andreas Söderberg Jan Tegehall 4 5 Abstract The aim of this report is to give guidance when applying EN ISO 13849-1:2008 in projects, both for companies developing subsystems and for companies that are developing complete machines. The report will give support in different areas in EN ISO 13849-1:2008 that are difficult to understand or parts that are described briefly.