EN 13854 - Safety of machinery - Minimum gaps to avoid crushing of parts of the human body
EN 13854 establishes minimum distance values between moving and fixed surfaces or between two moving surfaces to avoid the risk of crushing parts of the body (head, chest, arms, hands, etc.) during operation of machines.
Aim
Provide reliable minimum dimensions for the safe design of:
- industrial machines;
- motorised doors (e.g. sliding or swing gates);
- mechanical systems with closely moving parts.
Main contents
Reference values depending on the part of the body potentially exposed and the type of dangerous movement. The standard also provides an objective criterion to be applied at the risk assessment stage (as provided by EN 12100).
Safety spaces represented by the EN 13854 standard
