EN 614-1:2006+A1:2009
(Main)Safety of machinery - Ergonomic design principles - Part 1: Terminology and general principles
Safety of machinery - Ergonomic design principles - Part 1: Terminology and general principles
This European Standard establishes the ergonomic principles to be followed during the process of design of machinery.
This European Standard applies to the interactions between operators and machinery when installing, operating, adjusting, maintaining, cleaning, dismantling, repairing or transporting equipment, and outlines the principles to be followed in taking the health, safety and well-being of the operator into account. This European Standard provides a framework within which the range of more specific ergonomics standards and other related standards relevant to machinery design should be applied.
The ergonomic principles given in this European Standard apply to all ranges of human abilities and characteristics to ensure safety, health and well-being and overall system performance. Information will need to be interpreted to suit the intended use.
NOTE Although the principles in this European Standard are orientated towards machinery for occupational use, they are also applicable to equipment and machinery for private use.
Sicherheit von Maschinen - Ergonomische Gestaltungsgrundsätze - Teil 1: Begriffe und allgemeine Leitsätze
Sécurité des machines - Principes ergonomiques de conception - Partie 1: Terminologie et principes généraux
La présente Norme européenne donne les principes ergonomiques à suivre pendant le processus de conception des
machines.
La présente Norme européenne s’applique à l’interaction entre l’opérateur et la machine lors des opérations
d’installation, utilisation, réglage, maintenance, nettoyage, démontage, réparation ou transport dudit équipement et
énonce les principes à suivre pour prendre en compte la santé, la sécurité et le bien-être de l’opérateur. La présente
Norme européenne fournit un cadre dans lequel il convient d'appliquer les normes d'ergonomie plus spécifiques et
autres normes associées traitant de la conception des machines.
Les principes ergonomiques donnés dans la présente Norme européenne s’appliquent à toute l’étendue des
capacités et caractéristiques humaines, afin d'assurer la sécurité, la santé et le bien-être de l'opérateur,
ainsi qu'une bonne efficacité globale du système. Les informations nécessiteront une interprétation pour convenir
à l’usage envisagé.
NOTE Même si les principes de la présente Norme européenne sont destinés aux machines à usage professionnel, ils sont
également applicables aux équipements et machines à usage privé.
Varnost strojev - Načela ergonomskega načrtovanja - 1. del: Terminologija in splošna načela
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Safety of machinery - Ergonomic design principles - Part 1: Terminology and general
principles
Sicherheit von Maschinen - Ergonomische Gestaltungsgrundsätze - Teil 1: Begriffe und
allgemeine Leitsätze
Sécurité des machines - Principes ergonomiques de conception - Partie 1: Terminologie
et principes généraux
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 614-1:2006+A1:2009
ICS:
13.110 Varnost strojev Safety of machinery
13.180 Ergonomija Ergonomics
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 614-1:2006+A1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
February 2009
ICS 13.110; 13.180
English Version
Safety of machinery - Ergonomic design principles - Part 1:
Terminology and general principles
Sécurité des machines - Principes ergonomiques de Sicherheit von Maschinen - Ergonomische
conception - Partie 1: Terminologie et principes généraux Gestaltungsgrundsätze - Teil 1: Begriffe und allgemeine
Leitsätze
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 13 December 2008.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
standards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as the
official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
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Contents Page
Foreword .3
Introduction .4
1 Scope .5
2 Normative references .6
3 Terms and definitions .6
4 General principles.9
4.1 General .9
4.2 Accessible design for people with special requirements .9
4.3 Taking account of people's body dimensions, postures, body movements, and physical
strength . 10
4.4 Taking account of people's mental abilities . 13
4.5 Taking account of the influence of the physical work environment on people . 14
5 Incorporating ergonomic principles into the design process of machinery . 15
5.1 General . 15
5.2 Ergonomics tasks to be performed during the design process of machinery . 16
Annex A (informative) Guidelines for the use of the 3-zone rating system . 20
A.1 Introduction . 20
A.2 Definition and use of the 3-zone rating system . 20
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 98/37/EC, amended by 98/79/EC . 22
Annex ZB (informative) !!!!Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC"" . 23
""
Bibliography . 24
Foreword
This document (EN 614-1:2006+A1:2009) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 122
“Ergonomics”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by July 2009, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the
latest by December 2009.
This document includes Amendment 1, approved by CEN on 2008-12-13.
This European Standard supersedes !EN 614-1:2006".
The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags ! ".
This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission
and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EC Directive(s).
!For relationship with EC Directive(s), see informative Annexes ZA and ZB, which are integral parts of this
European Standard.
EN 614 consists of the following Parts, under the general title Safety of machinery – Ergonomic design
principles:
− Part 1: Terminology and general principles
− Part 2: Interactions between the design of machinery and work tasks."
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
Introduction
Ergonomically designed work systems enhance safety, improve human working and living conditions and
counteract adverse effects on human health. Also they usually improve the operator-machine system
performance and reliability. In this European Standard the term "ergonomics" refers to a multidisciplinary field
of science and its application. Applying ergonomics to the design of work systems, especially where the
design of machinery is concerned, ensures that human capabilities, skills, limitations and needs are taken into
account.
The work system includes operators, job design, work equipment (e.g. machinery), work space, work
environment, work process and the interactions between them. It can vary in complexity from a workshop with
a single operator using hand held equipment to a process plant and its operators. Good design takes into
account how the operator is expected to interact with the work equipment and how the work equipment fits
into the system as a whole. This is particularly important the more the work equipment is interdependent on
other components of the system. In its whole complexity, the working system is described in generic
standards (e.g. EN ISO 6385).
Compliance with harmonised standards prepared by CEN/CENELEC enables manufacturers and suppliers to
meet requirements of European legislation. EN ISO 12100-1 and EN ISO 12100-2 contain the concepts and
general principles to guide designers in achieving safety for machinery for occupational and private purposes.
Ergonomic principles can be incorporated into the design process by following this standard. In this way both
the technical design and ergonomic principles are considered at the same time. The aim to enhance the
health, safety and well-being of workers is reached by systematically minimising the risks according to !EN
ISO 12100". EN 13861 provides information concerning applicable ergonomic B-type standards related to
specific hazards.
This standard is one of the European Standards covering specific topics identified in EN ISO 12100-1 and EN
ISO 12100-2 as important to the safety of machinery.
1 Scope
This European Standard establishes the ergonomic principles to be followed during the process of design of
machinery.
This European Standard applies to the interactions between operators and machinery when installing,
operating, adjusting, maintaining, cleaning, dismantling, repairing or transporting equipment, and outlines the
principles to be followed in taking the health, safety and well-being of the operator into account. This
European Standard provides a framework within which the range of more specific ergonomics standards and
other related standards relevant to machinery design should be applied.
The ergonomic principles given in this European Standard apply to all ranges of human abilities and
characteristics to ensure safety, health and well-being and overall system performance. Information will need
to be interpreted to suit the intended use.
NOTE Although the principles in this European Standard are orientated towards machinery for occupational use, they
are also applicable to equipment and machinery for private use.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this European Standard. For
dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 894-3, Safety of machinery — Ergonomics requirements for the design of displays and control actuators
— Part 3: Control actuators
!deleted text"
EN ISO 12100-1, Safety of machinery — Basic concepts, general principles for design — Part 1: Basic
terminology, methodology (ISO 12100-1:2003)
EN ISO 12100-2:2003, Safety of machinery — Basic concepts, general principles for design — Part 2:
Technical principles (ISO 12100-2:2003)
!EN ISO 14121-1, Safety of machinery – Risk assessment – Part 1: Principles (ISO 14121-1:2007)"
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this European Standard, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
allocation of functions
process of deciding how system functions shall be implemented, by humans, by equipment and/or hardware
and/or software
[EN ISO 6385:2004, 2.1]
3.2
design population
designated group of workers delimited as a percentile range of the general population, defined according to
relevant characteristics, e.g. gender, age, skill level, etc.
[EN ISO 6385:2004, 2.2]
3.3
ergonomics
study of human factors
scientific discipline concerned with the understanding of interactions among human and other elements of a
system, and the profession that applies theory, principles, data and methods to design in order to optimize
human well-being and overall system performance
[EN ISO 6385:2004, 2.3]
3.4
job
organization and sequence in time and space of an individual's work tasks or the combination of all human
performance by one worker within a work system
[EN ISO 6385:2004, 2.4]
3.5
system function
broad category of activity performed by a system
[EN ISO 6385:2004, 2.5]
3.6
well-being
condition perceived by the operator when using the machine as intended by reducing discomfort, fatigue and
psychological stress to the minimum possible due to ergonomic principles
NOTE Well-being is a part of good health according to the WHO.
3.7
work environment
physical, chemical, biological, organizational, social and cultural factors surrounding a worker
[EN ISO 6385:2004, 2.6]
3.8
work equipment
tools, including hardware and software, machines, vehicles, devices, furniture, installations and other
components used in the work system
[EN ISO 6385:2004, 2.7]
3.9
operator
worker
person or persons given the task of installing, operating, adjusting, maintaining, cleaning, repairing or
transporting, machinery
rd
[EU Directive 98/37/EC, Annex 1, 1.1.1, 3 subclause]
3.10
work fatigue
mental or physical, local or general non-pathological manifestation of excessive strain, completely reversible
with rest
[EN ISO 6385:2004, 2.9]
3.11
work organization
sequence and interaction of work systems fitted together to produce a specific result
[EN ISO 6385:2004, 2.10]
3.12
work process
sequence in time and space of the interaction of workers, work equipment, materials, energy and information
within a work system
[EN ISO 6385:2004, 2.11]
3.13
workstation
combination and spatial arrangement of work equipment, surrounded by the work environment under the
conditions imposed by the work tasks
[EN ISO 6385:2004, 2.12]
3.14
work strain
internal response of the worker to
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