Safemech Links Page

• LinkedIn discussion groups
• IEC 62061 and ISO 13849 machinery functional safety
• Discussions about EN13849 and EN62061
• Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
• Discussions about content and interpretation of Machinery Directive.
• Machinery Safety
• Administered by Pilz. Good if you want a quick competent response to a technical question.
• Standards Bodies
• BSI Shop
• Best first approach to BSI site if you are looking for standards rather than information about BSI.
• IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
• The international body responsbile for electrical standards. You can buy standards on this site as well as finding information.
• ISO - International Organization for Standardization
• The international co-ordinating body for standards.
• CEN
• CEN, the European Committee for Standardization, draws up voluntary technical specifications to help achieve the Single Market in Europe, promoting the welfare of citizens and sustainable development
• CENELEC
• European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization.
• American National Standards Institute - ANSI
• The body responsible for standards in USA
• DIN
• German Institute for Standardisation
• AFNOR French standards organisation
• Similar operation to BSI in France
• EU organisations
• NANDO
• The EU organisation which co-ordinates Notified Bodies
• EUR-Lex
• EUR-Lex provides direct free access to the text of all European Union law.
• RAPEX
• Lists of unsfae products for which enforcement action has been taken.
• UK organisations
• UK Government Health and Safety Executive
• The UK Government body responsible for Health and Safety
• BIS - UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
• UK government department responsible for CE marking Directives.
• LACORS
• The UK government body responsible for co-ordinating Trading standards departments.
• Safety Equipment manufacturers
• Pilz
• One of the biggest names in Safety related control equipment.
• Rockwell
• Very large control gear manufacturer covering all aspects of electrical systems as well as safety components.
  Guardmaster are now part of Rockwell.
• Schmersal
• A wide range of safety components, particularly switches and relays.
• Omron
• Some good products but a rather unco-ordinated range
• Schneider
• Very large control gear manufacturer with a good range of safety products.