SAFETY OF MACHINERY - VISUAL DANGER SIGNALS - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, DESIGN AND TESTING

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BS EN 842:1996+A1:2008

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Hardcopy , PDF

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English

Published date

01-01-1996

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Safety and ergonomic requirements
   4.1 General
   4.2 Detectibility
   4.3 Discriminability
   4.4 Glare
   4.5 Distance
   4.6 Duration
5 Physical measurements
6 Subjective visual check
Annex A (informative) - Bibliography
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this European
         Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU
         Directive 98/37/EC, amended by 98/79/EC
Annex ZB (informative) - Relationship between this European
         Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU
         Directive 2006/42/EC

Explains criteria for the perception of visual danger signals in the area that people are intended to perceive and to react to such a signal. It also specifies the safety and ergonomic requirements and the corresponding physical measurements and subjective visual check.

Committee	PH/9/1
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes 92/45098 DC (09/2005) 1996 Edition Re-Issued in June 2009 & incorporates AMD 1 2008. (06/2009)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	16
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current
Supersedes	92/45098 DC : SEP 92

Standards	Relationship
UNE-EN 842:1997	Identical
I.S. EN 842:1997	Identical
EN 842:1996+A1:2008	Identical
NF EN 842 : 1996 + A1 2008	Identical
NS EN 842 : 1996 + A1 2008	Identical
UNI EN 842 : 2009	Identical
NBN EN 842 : 1996 + A1 2009	Identical
SN EN 842+A1:2008	Identical
NEN EN 842 : 1997 + A1 2008	Identical

DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC1-7/1(2008) : 2008	HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTIONS 1-7 - OVERALL CONTENTS/SCOPE
DEFSTAN 00-250(PT1)/1(2008) : 2008	HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 1: OVERARCHING PEOPLE-RELATED REQUIREMENTS
DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC11/1(2008) : 2008	HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 11 - TRAINING
DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC15/1(2008) : 2008	HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 15 - WORK EQUIPMENT
DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC8/1(2008) : 2008	HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 8 - PEOPLE IN SYSTEMS
DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC9/1(2008) : 2008	HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 9 - PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS
DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC10/1(2008) : 2008	HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 10 - SYSTEMS SAFETY
DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC13/1(2008) : 2008	HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 13 - THE WORKPLACE
DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC12/1(2008) : 2008	HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 12 - OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT
DEFSTAN 00-250(PT2)/1(2008) : 2008	HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 2: PARTICULAR PEOPLE-RELATED REQUIREMENTS
DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC14/1(2008) : 2008	HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 14 - THE ENVIRONMENT
DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC16/1(2008) : 2008	HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 16 - LIVING SPACES
DEFSTAN 00-25(PT21)/1(2004) : 2004	HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 21: SYSTEM SAFETY DOMAIN
DEFSTAN 00-25(PT19)/1(2004) : 2004	HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 19: HUMAN ENGINEERING DOMAIN

EN 981:1996+A1:2008	Safety of machinery - System of auditory and visual danger and information signals
IEC 60073:2002	Basic and safety principles for man-machine interface, marking and identification - Coding principles for indicators and actuators
EN 60073:2002	Basic and safety principles for man-machine interface, marking and identification - Coding principles for indicators and actuators
IEC 60050-845:1987	International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 845: Lighting
ISO 8995-3:2006	Lighting of work places Part 3: Lighting requirements for safety and security of outdoor work places
EN 292-2 : 91 AMD 1 95	SAFETY OF MACHINERY - BASIC CONCEPTS, GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGN - TECHNICAL PRINCIPLES AND SPECIFICATION
IEC 61310-1:2007	Safety of machinery - Indication, marking and actuation - Part 1: Requirements for visual, acoustic and tactile signals
ISO 3864:1984	Safety colours and safety signs
EN 61310-1:2008	Safety of machinery - Indication, marking and actuation - Part 1: Requirements for visual, acoustic and tactile signals
ISO 8995-1:2002	Lighting of work places Part 1: Indoor

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