Advice from Pilz as the transition period for EN 954-1 is extended

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17th December 2009

Source: Pilz Automation Safety L.P.

At the meeting of the European Machinery Working Group on 7./8.12.2009 in Brussels, the EU Commission again discussed the request from the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) to extend EN 954-1’s presumption of conformity.

According to information from a representative of the CEN, the majority of member states were in favour of an extension and the extension will be granted. However, the Commission has still to define an exact timescale for this extension. For this the relevant announcement in the Official EU Journal, which will be published December 15th or 16th 2009, has to be awaited.
Only once this has been published we will finally know how much longer the presumption of conformity for EN 954-1 in parallel with EN ISO 13849-1 and EN/IEC 62061 will apply.

“As safety experts in automation and machinery, there are various reasons why we can only recommend that manufacturers and operators apply the successor standards EN ISO 13849-1 and EN/IEC 62061 as early as possible”, says John McAuliffe, Head of the International Services Group and General Manager of Pilz Ireland.

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