For safety technology to be implemented properly, it must comply with the safety standards of the country in which the machine or plant is operated. As part of Safety Integrated, we support you to make the application of safety standards much easier and quicker — from planning and engineering to approval and beyond.

A partner for all aspects of safety

With Safety Integrated the requirements of the machinery directive can be put into practice noticeably more quickly. What we have to offer supports you right from the planning stage with customized training, certified products, function examples and the Safety Evaluation Tool.

CE mark

The CE conformity process according to the machinery directive is structured in a number of phases and describes individual activities which must be performed before the CE mark is applied.

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Example: Implementation of the CE mark in 9 phases

For the individual phases we offer a coordinated range of training. You can find an overview at www.siemens.com/sitrain-safetyintegrated.

Performing a risk assessment

The EU machinery directive demands 100% documentation of the risk assessment. Only with this can the directives, conformity assessments and standards drawn up in Phases 1-3 be appropriately applied to the machine. The first step on the way to a safe machine is thus the risk assessment – in the very planning phase of the machine. With our TÜV-inspected method of CE-conforming performance of the risk assessment in accordance with the machinery directive you will arrive with minimal effort at a safe machine, thanks to one-day training and professional documentation help.

Recognize, control and continuously document risk

Conformity with the new machinery directive, and thus exportability and security against liability, can be achieved by machine manufacturers through application of the EN ISO 13849-1 and EN 62061 standards. These have introduced not only qualitative observations but also quantitative aspects, whereby “functional safety” and the “safety function” play an important part. Risk-reducing protective measures described by way of safety functions can be derived from the risk evaluation process. The safety function solution is then checked and evaluated with hardware and possibly software components until the level of safety integrity specified in the risk assessment has been attained.

Siemens offers the Safety Evaluation Tool for evaluation and documentation of safety functions. Numerous examples of safety concepts assessed according to the new standards are additionally available under Function Examples . 

Functional Safety Services – our offer for you!

Our service portfolio is as broad and varied as your requirements. For example, we support you during Risk assessment. Also, for your existing concept, we can perform SIL - or PL verification (calculation of the probability of a dangerous failure), programming of the individual safety function, or verification of the engineering.

More information is available under www.siemens.com/safety-services.

Global harmonization of standards

To help make designing safe machines faster and easier and to promote the free exchange of goods among global markets, we have long promoted harmonization of safety standards. Our success is demonstrated by the wide acceptance of European directives outside of Europe, and by the compatibility of international safety standards IEC 61508, IEC 62061 and ISO 13849-1. This helps machine manufacturers and system operators fulfill their safety standards requirements more easily and efficiently.