SIST EN 547-1:1998+A1:2008

Safety of machinery - Human body measurements - Part 1: Principles for determining the dimensions required for openings for whole body access into machinery

This European Standard specifies the dimensions of openings for whole body access as applied to machinery as defined in EN 292-1. It provides the dimensions to which the values given in EN 547-3 are applicable. Values for additional space requirements are given in annex A. This European Standard has been prepared primarily for non-mobile machinery, there may be additional specific requirements for mobile machinery.
Dimensions for passages are based on the values for either the 95th or the 99th percentile of the expected user population. Values for the 99th percentile apply to emergency egress routes.
The anthropometric data given in EN 547-3 originate from static measurements of nude persons and do not take into account body movements, clothing, equipment, machinery operating conditions or environmental conditions.
This European Standard shows how to combine the anthropometric data with suitable allowances to take these factors into account.
Situations where people are to be prevented from reaching a hazard are dealt with in EN 294.

Sicherheit von Maschinen - Körpermaße des Menschen - Teil 1: Grundlagen zur Bestimmung von Abmessungen für Ganzkörper-Zugänge an Maschinenarbeitsplätzen

Diese Europäische Norm legt die Maße von Öffnungen für Ganzkörper-Zugänge an Maschinenarbeitsplätzen fest, wie sie in EN 292-1 definiert sind. Sie gibt Abmessungen an, für die die in EN 547-3 enthaltenen Werte anwendbar sind. Werte für zusätzliche Raumanforderungen sind im Anhang A angegeben. Diese Europäische Norm wurde primär für stationäre Maschinenarbeitsplätze erarbeitet, für mobile Maschinen können sich zusätzliche Anforderungen ergeben.
Maße für Durchgänge beruhen je nach Anwendung entweder auf Werten für das 95. oder 99. Perzentil der zu erwartenden Benutzerpopulation. Werte für das 99. Perzentil gelten für Fluchtwege.
Die Körpermaße in EN 547-3 stammen aus statischen Messungen an unbekleideten Menschen und berücksichtigen weder Körperbewegungen, Kleidung, Ausrüstung, maschinenspezifische Bedingungen oder die jeweiligen Umgebungsbedingungen.
Diese Europäische Norm zeigt, wie die anthropometrischen Daten mit geeigneten Zuschlägen kombiniert werden können, damit diese Faktoren berücksichtigt werden.
Situationen, in denen Menschen daran gehindert werden sollen, Gefahrenstellen zu erreichen, werden in EN 294 behandelt.

Sécurité des machines - Mesures du corps humain - Partie 1: Principes de détermination des dimensions requises pour les ouvertures destinées au passage de l'ensemble du corps dans les machines

La présente norme européenne spécifie les dimensions des ouvertures destinées au passage de l'ensemble du corps
telles qu'appliquées aux machines suivant la définition de l'EN 292-1. Elle offre des dimensions auxquelles les valeurs
données dans l'EN 547-3 sont applicables. Les valeurs d'espaces supplémentaires figurent dans l'annexe A.
La présente norme européenne a été préparée en priorité pour les machines non mobiles, il peut avoir lieu d'y ajouter
certaines exigences spécifiques pour les machines mobiles.
Les dimensions des passages sont basées respectivement sur les valeurs du 95e et du 99e percentile de la
population d'utilisateurs concernés. Les valeurs pour le 99e percentile s'appliquent aux issues de secours.
Les données anthropométriques de l'EN 547-3 sont issues de mesures statiques de personnes dévêtues et ne
tiennent donc pas compte des mouvements du corps, des vêtements, de l'équipement, des conditions
de fonctionnement de la machine ni des conditions environnementales.
La présente norme européenne explique comment combiner les données anthropométriques aux espaces
supplémentaires correspondants pour prendre ces facteurs en considération.
Les situations dans lesquelles il est nécessaire d'éviter l'accès des zones dangereuses aux personnes sont traitées
dans l'EN 294.

Varnost strojev - Mere človeškega telesa - 1. del: Načela določanja priporočenih mer odprtin za dostop celega telesa k stroju

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 02-Nov-2008
• ICS: 13.110 - Safety of machinery
• ICS: 13.180 - Ergonomics
• Technical Committee: VSN - Safety of machinery
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 29-Oct-2008
• Due Date: 03-Jan-2009
• Completion Date: 03-Nov-2008
• Directive: 2006/42/EC - Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast)
• Directive: 98/37/EC - Machinery
• Directive: EUR-PUB - European Union - Public Standards
• Mandate: M/079 - Mandate to CEN and CENELEC for standardization in the field of machines
• Mandate: M/396 - Mandate to CEN and Cenelec for standardisation in the field of machinery
• Ref Project: EN 547-1:1996+A1:2008 - Safety of machinery - Human body measurements - Part 1: Principles for determining the dimensions required for openings for whole body access into machinery

Relations

• Consolidates: SIST EN 547-1:1998 - Safety of machinery - Human body measurements - Part 1: Principles for determining the dimensions required for openings for whole body access into machinery
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2008

Overview

EN 547-1:1996+A1:2008 - Safety of machinery - Human body measurements - Part 1: Principles for determining the dimensions required for openings for whole body access into machinery is a CEN harmonized standard that defines how to size openings that permit whole-body entry to machinery. It links anthropometric data (see EN 547-3) to practical opening dimensions and prescribes how to add allowances for clothing, tools, movement and emergency egress. The standard is primarily intended for non‑mobile machinery and supports compliance with the Machinery Directive.

Key topics and technical requirements

• Scope and basis: Specifies minimum dimensions for passage openings based on anthropometric percentiles (P95 or P99). P99 values are required for emergency egress routes.
• Dimensioning formulas: Typical expressions include:
  • Opening height A = h(P95 or P99) + x
  • Opening width B = a(P95 or P99) + y where h = body height, a = elbow‑to‑elbow breadth, x and y = allowances.
• Anthropometric data source: Values in EN 547-3 are derived from static measurements of nude persons and therefore require allowances to account for real-world conditions (clothing, movement, PPE, tools).
• Allowances (Annex A): Practical additions to anthropometric values. Examples:
  • Height allowances: basic movement +50 mm; fast walking/running or frequent use +100 mm; shoes +40 mm; helmets +60 mm.
  • Width allowances: basic movement +50 mm; heavy winter clothing or protective clothing +100 mm; transportation of an injured person +200 mm.
  • Vertical duct/ladder allowances: basic movement +100 mm; PPE or heavy clothing +100 mm.
• Types of openings covered: forward horizontal passage, sideways movement, vertical duct access (ladder), manholes for rapid movement, kneeling entry.
• Design guidance: Specifies minimum (not optimal) sizes and recommends increasing dimensions where safety, egress speed or ergonomic tasks require it.

Applications and users

Who uses EN 547-1:

• Machine designers and mechanical engineers sizing access panels, manholes, inspection ports and maintenance hatches
• Safety engineers and ergonomists evaluating access and egress routes
• Compliance officers validating conformity with the Machinery Directive (and national implementations)
• Asset owners, maintenance teams and plant layout planners

Practical uses:

• Designing safe maintenance access and inspection openings
• Sizing emergency egress routes and manholes
• Assessing access for personnel wearing PPE or carrying tools
• Integrating human factors into machinery layout to reduce injury and improve efficiency

Related standards

• EN 547-3 (anthropometric data)
• EN 292-1 (safety of machinery - basic concepts)
• EN 294 (preventing reach to hazards)
• EN 614-1 (ergonomic design principles)
• Harmonized with the EU Machinery Directive (see informative Annexes ZA/ZB)

Keywords: EN 547-1, safety of machinery, human body measurements, openings for whole body access, anthropometric data, passage openings, ergonomics, Machinery Directive, emergency egress, allowances.

Standards Content (Sample)

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Safety of machinery - Human body measurements - Part 1: Principles for determining the
dimensions required for openings for whole body access into machinery
Sicherheit von Maschinen - Körpermaße des Menschen - Teil 1: Grundlagen zur
Bestimmung von Abmessungen für Ganzkörper-Zugänge an Maschinenarbeitsplätzen
Sécurité des machines - Mesures du corps humain - Partie 1: Principes de détermination
des dimensions requises pour les ouvertures destinées au passage de l'ensemble du
corps dans les machines
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 547-1:1996+A1:2008
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 547-1:1996+A1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
September 2008
ICS 13.110; 13.180 Supersedes EN 547-1:1996
English Version
Safety of machinery - Human body measurements - Part 1:
Principles for determining the dimensions required for openings
for whole body access into machinery
Sécurité des machines - Mesures du corps humain - Partie Sicherheit von Maschinen - Körpermaße des Menschen -
1: Principes de détermination des dimensions requises Teil 1: Grundlagen zur Bestimmung von Abmessungen für
pour les ouvertures destinées au passage de l'ensemble du Ganzkör per Zugänge an Maschinenarbeitsplätzen
corps dans les machines
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 15 November 1996 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 14 August 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
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Contents Page
Foreword.3
Introduction .4
1 Scope.4
2 Normative references.4
3 General requirements.4
4 Passage openings.5
Annex A (normative) Application of the measurements in practice.10
A.0 Introduction.10
A.1 Principles for determining additional space.10
A.2 Additional space requirements for openings .11
A.2.1 Opening for horizontal forward movement in upright posture (see 4.1) .11
A.2.2 Opening for horizontal sideways movement over short distances in upright posture (see
4.2).11
A.2.3 Vertical movement through a duct, using a ladder (see 4.3) .11
A.2.4 Manhole through which rapid active movement needs to be possible (see 4.4).12
A.2.5 Opening for entry in kneeling posture (see 4.5).12
Annex B (informative) Notations for dimensions and anthropometric body measurements .13
Annex ZA (informative) !!!!Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 98/37/EC, amended by 98/79/EC"""" .15
Annex ZB (informative) !!!!Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC"""".16
Bibliography .17

Foreword
This document (EN 547-1:1996+A1:2008) 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 March 2009, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at
the latest by December 2009.
This document includes Amendment 1, approved by CEN on 2008-08-14.
This document supersedes EN 547-1:1996.
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 EU Directive(s).
!For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annexes ZA and ZB, which are integral parts of this
document."
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
This European Standard is one of several ergonomics standards for the safety of machinery. EN 614-1
"Safety of machinery – Ergonomic design principles – Part 1: Terminology and general principles" describes
the principles designers should adopt in order to take account of ergonomic factors.
This European Standard describes how these principles should be applied to the design of openings which
will allow whole body access. This standard has been prepared to be a harmonized standard in the sense of
the Machinery Directive and associated EFTA regulations.
1 Scope
This European Standard specifies the dimensions of openings for whole body access as applied to machinery
as defined in EN 292-1. It provides the dimensions to which the values given in EN 547-3 are applicable.
Values for additional space requirements are given in annex A. This European Standard has been prepared
primarily for non-mobile machinery, there may be additional specific requirements for mobile machinery.
th th
Dimensions for passages are based on the values for either the 95 or the 99 percentile of the expected user
th
population. Values for the 99 percentile apply to emergency egress routes.
The anthropometric data given in EN 547-3 originate from static measurements of nude persons and do not
take into account body movements, clothing, equipment, machinery operating conditions or environmental
conditions.
This European Standard shows how to combine the anthropometric data with suitable allowances to take
these factors into account.
Situations where people are to be prevented from reaching a hazard are dealt with in EN 294.
2 Normative references
This European standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications.
These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed
hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications apply to
this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references the
latest edition of the publication referred to applies.
EN 292-1, Safety of Machinery - Basic concepts, general principles for design - Part 1: Basic terminology,
methodology.
EN 294, Safety of Machinery - Safety distances to prevent danger zones being reached by the upper limbs.
EN 547-3, Safety of Machinery – Human body measurements – Part 3: Anthropometric data.
EN 614-1, Safety of Machinery - Ergonomic design principles – Part 1: Terminology and general principles.
3 General requirements
This European Standard specifies the relevant dimensions of openings with respect to different body
positions.
In arriving at values for these dimensions, in addition to the basic anthropometric data it is necessary to add
allowances to permit unhindered and safe entry and working, taking into account aspects specific to the
operator and to the operating conditions.
In this respect the following criteria are of particular significance:
a) Ease of passage of a person is influenced by:
 The type of clothing, e.g. light or heavy clothing;
 Whether tools are being carried, e.g. for maintenance or repair purposes;
 Whether additional equipment such as personal protective equipment (including protective clothing),
or portable lighting, is being carried or worn;
 The demands of the task, e.g. posture, nature and speed of movement, lines of sight, application of
force;
 Frequency and duration of task;
 Length of passage, e.g. through a relatively thin wall (wall of a vessel) where there is space for
movement at the exit or through a channel type passage;
 amount of space available to allow for the dynamic nature of movement to escape from danger;
 the position and size of supports for the body, e.g. foot support, hand holds;
b) environmental conditions (e.g. darkness, heat, noise, moisture);
c) level of risk during the task
The allowances to be made for these items will depend on the particular machinery concerned and its
application.
Annex A gives the application on how to apply this European standard in practice.
Annex B gives information on the use of notations for dimensions and anthropometric measurements.
4 Passage openings
A passage opening is an opening which allows the movement or the entry of a person's entire body, to enable
the person to carry out measures such as operating of control actuators, monitoring of work processes and
inspection of work results.
This European Standard specifies minimum, not optimum, dimensions for openings. Wherever possible from
the safety point of view the dimensions should be increased.
Furthermore, passage openings should be sufficiently large to allow rapid egress in the event of danger.
The allowances x and y in sub-clauses 4.1 to 4.5 are given in annex A. The values for a , h etc. are given in
1 1
EN 547-3.
No Notations Explanation of measurement
1)
1)
4.1 Opening for horizontal forward
A = h (P95 or P99 )+ x
movement in upright posture
B = a (P95 or P99) + y
Opening height
A
Opening w
...