At the same time, there is increasing regulatory pressure on existing machinery and equipment builders to consider the application of safety-related control systems that meet the requirements for the various categories of Safety Integrity Levels (SILs). Effective functional safety standards, such as IEC 61508 or IEC 62061, help manufacturers ensure that safety is designed into equipment from the beginning. http://www.pilz.com
These standards describe the various design requirements that must be met depending on the equipment’s safety function and the associated risk. Also, standards such as EN ISO 13849-1 make assessments related to machine safety system design simple by clearly defining the principles and specifications for safety-related parts of control systems. Safety system assessment is the first phase of designing a safety system.
ILO annual figures on occupational accidents between 1999 and 2003 suggest that the number of both fatal and non-fatal accidents fell by about 20 percent overall in both the industrialized and developing countries during this time period. However, the improvement stopped after 2003, suggesting that the economic slowdown may have stymied investments in workplace safety. http://www.pilz.com
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