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ISO 12100:2010
Risk assessment and risk reduction
Basic terminology, principles and methodology for machinery risk assessment and risk reduction.
Current; confirm any project-specific Type-C standardOfficial record ↗
Current reference map
Machinery Safety Standards Used in Guarding Projects
A project may draw on horizontal standards for risk, guards, distances and control systems, plus a machine-specific Type-C standard where one exists.
How to use this page
Standards are a design framework—not a substitute for risk assessment.
The applicable set depends on the machine type, hazards, protective measures, safety functions and market context.
Always verify the current edition, amendments, national adoption, designated or harmonised status, and any relevant Type-C standard before relying on a reference.
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ISO 14120:2015
Fixed and movable guards
General requirements for guard design, construction and selection.
Current edition shown by ISOOfficial record ↗
03
ISO 13857:2019
Safety distances for protective structures
Distances intended to prevent upper and lower limbs reaching hazard zones.
Confirmed by ISO in 2025Official record ↗
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ISO 14119:2024
Interlocking devices associated with guards
Principles for selection, design and measures to minimise foreseeable defeat.
Current edition; 2013 edition withdrawnOfficial record ↗
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ISO 14118:2017
Prevention of unexpected start-up
Designed-in means to prevent unexpected start-up during human intervention.
Confirmed by ISO in 2023Official record ↗
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ISO 13855:2024
Positioning of safeguards
Positioning and dimensioning of protective devices and certain guards relative to approach.
Current edition published November 2024Official record ↗
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ISO 13849-1:2023
Safety-related parts of control systems
Methodology and requirements for safety-related control-system design and integration.
Current Part 1; 2015 edition withdrawnOfficial record ↗
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IEC 62061:2021
Functional safety of machinery control systems
Design, integration and validation of safety-related control systems for machines.
Check applicable amendments, including AMD1:2024 and AMD2:2026Official record ↗
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ISO 10218-1:2025 / ISO 10218-2:2025
Industrial robots and robot cells
Requirements for industrial robots and for integration of industrial robot applications and cells.
2025 editions replace the 2011 editionsOfficial record ↗
Typical project logic
From risk to a testable safeguarding system.
- 01Risk assessment
Define limits, hazards, tasks and required risk reduction.
- 02Protective measure
Choose guard, access, presence sensing and other measures.
- 03Safety function
Define the safe response, architecture, reset and faults.
- 04Validation
Test the implementation against the agreed requirements.
Edition note
Reference status checked 225 August 2026.
This page links to official ISO and IEC catalogue entries. Standards are copyrighted publications and must be obtained through authorised channels. A title’s current status does not by itself establish which standard applies to a particular machine.
