Legislation and standards

ScopeCzech implementation of Directive 2006/42/EC for machinery placed on the market up to 19 January 2027. Distinct from operational-safety legislation.

ScopeOperation and use of machinery by an operator; not rules for placing products on the market.

ScopeMachinery Regulation. It generally applies from 20 January 2027 and replaces Directive 2006/42/EC from that date. Certain provisions apply earlier; the Regulation also sets conditions for digital instructions and transitional provisions for products placed on the market under the Directive.

ScopeApplies to machinery placed on the market or put into service before 20 January 2027. It is replaced by Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 from 20 January 2027. It sets the CE process and essential health and safety requirements.

ScopeElectrical equipment of machines, shutdown categories, protection against injury.

ScopeAlternative approach to ISO 13849 for electrical and programmable systems using SIL.

ScopeSafety requirements for industrial robots.

ScopeSafety requirements for robot systems and integration.

ScopeType-A standard. General principles for risk assessment and risk reduction.

ScopeSpecification and verification of performance levels for safety functions.

ScopePrinciples for designing the emergency-stop function and actuators.

ScopePositioning safeguards according to human approach speeds.

ScopePrevents upper and lower limbs from reaching hazard zones.

ScopeSelection, design and protection of interlocks against defeat.

ScopeGeneral requirements for the design of fixed and movable guards.

ScopeGeneral safety requirements common to presses.

ScopeSpecific safety requirements for mechanical presses.

ScopeSpecific safety requirements for hydraulic presses.

ScopeSpecific safety requirements for pneumatic presses.