欧洲委员会给制造商更多时间符合新安全标准

European Commission allows more time to meet new safety standards 

欧洲委员会给制造商更多时间符合新安全标准

The European Commission recently extended the deadline for transition from EN 954-1 until Dec. 31, 2011. This extension provides an additional 24 months for machine builders to meet the new standards, EN ISO 13849-1 and EN/IEC 62061.

最近，欧洲委员会延长从EN 954-1标准过渡的期限至2011年12月31日。这一决定为机器制造商提供多了24个月以符合新的EN ISO 13849-1和 EN/IEC 62061标准。

EN 954-1, formerly the main standard for the design of safety-related control systems in the "machinery safety" sector, traditionally has been followed for presumption of conformity to European Machinery Directive 98/37/EC. Newer standards EN ISO 13849-1 or EN/IEC 62061 – which provide for use of more advanced safety-control systems technologies – are in place, applicable now, and will fully replace EN 954-1 on Dec. 31, 2011. At that time, the new control system standards will become the only ones accepted under the new European Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. This widely anticipated change was first published in 2006. This two-year period should be viewed as a transition period to fully comply with the new standards rather than as an extension of the old standard.

原为“机械安全”领域安全相关控制系统设计主要标准的EN 954-1，传统上作为符合欧洲机械指令98/37/EC的认定而被遵循。新的EN ISO 13849-1或者 EN/IEC 62061标准，为更先进的安全控制系统技术提供应用，现已颁布、可用，并在2011年12月31日全部替换原先的EN 954-1标准。到其时，新控制系统标准将成为新版欧洲机械指令2006/42/EC接受的唯一标准。这一被人普遍预期到的改变是在2006年被首次提出。这两年时段该被看作是完全符合新标准的一个过渡期，而不是作为旧标准的一个延长。

Rockwell Automation is encouraging machine builders to comply with EN ISO 13849-1 as soon as possible.

罗克韦尔自动化鼓励机器制造商尽快遵从EN ISO 13849-1标准。

"Early adopters not only will move ahead of the competition, but also help better protect workers and machinery,” said Dan Hornbeck, safety market development manager, Rockwell Automation. “These new standards provide functional safety guidance that helps improve safety, efficiency and sustainability – while reducing development and operational costs.”

罗克韦尔自动化安全市场拓展经理Dan Hornbeck表示：“先期的采用者不仅将在竞争中领先，而且有利于更好地保护工人和机器。这些新标准提供不同功能的安全指导，帮助提高安全性、效率和可持续性，同时降低开发和运营成本。“

Many global manufacturers already specify compliance with the new standards, and Rockwell Automation is helping customers meet them with technologies, products and the necessary functional safety data. Functional safety data is available in multiple forms, including a data library for use with the SISTEMA calculation tool from the BGIA (Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance), and a PDF file providing data for manual calculation.

许多全球性的制造商已经阐述要遵从新标准，而罗克韦尔自动化正在通过技术、产品以及必要的功能安全数据，帮助客户满足新标准。功能安全数据可以从多种方式得到，包括一个与来自BGIA（德国社会意外保险职业安全及健康研究所）SISTEMA计算工具使用的数据资料库，以及一个提供手工计算数据的PDF文件。

As the global leader in safety solutions for manufacturing, Rockwell Automation provides integrated, programmable or component-based safety solutions based on the requirements and complexity of the application. 

作为制造业安全解决方案的全球领导者，罗克韦尔自动化根据需求和应用的复杂性，提供集成的、可编程或基于组件的安全解决方案。